The Night of the Headless Horseman is a computer animated one-hour TV special that aired on Fox on October 28, 1999. It was a retelling of Washington Irving's 1820 short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". It told the story the same way, but at the end, it is revealed that Brom actually made a deal with the Headless Horseman to take his place to get Ichabod out of the way. The production utilized motion capture and featured numerous celebrity voices.
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| Directed by | Shane Williams |
| Written by | Washington Irving John Shirley |
| Based on | "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" by Washington Irving |
| Produced by | Trent DiGiulio (producer) Jay Gillian (executive producer) Kenny Saylors (co-producer) Kyle Saylors (co-producer) |
| Starring | William H. Macy Jeff Bennett Clancy Brown Tia Carrere Mark Hamill Debi Derryberry Bill Fagerbakke Luke Perry Shawn Pyfrom |
| Edited by | Cj Niehoff |
| Music by | Simon Sargon |
Production companies | Computer Animated Technologies Studios Cinematek Productions |
| Distributed by | Fox Television Studios |
Release date | October 28, 1999 |
Running time | 63 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Voice castEdit
- William H. Macy – Ichabod Crane
- Jeff Bennett – Baltus Van Tassel / Washington Irving
- Clancy Brown – Hessian Trooper
- Tia Carrere – Katrina Van Tassel
- Mark Hamill – Van Ripper
- Debi Derryberry – Mrs. Van Ripper
- Bill Fagerbakke – Dolphus
- Luke Perry – Brom Bones
- Shawn Pyfrom – Schoolboy
Home mediaEdit
On September 5, 2000, a VHS tape of the special was released.[1]
ReferencesEdit
External linksEdit
- The Night of the Headless Horseman at IMDb
- The Night of the Headless Horseman at AllMovie
- The Night of the Headless Horseman at Rotten Tomatoes
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