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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

1980 · 104 min

A cozy, gently spooky TV-movie lark with broad comic performances and a Halloween campfire mood that never gets truly scary.

Overview: A TV adaptation of Washington Irving's classic ghost story. Humor is the drawing card in this version, with Jeff Goldblum a nerdish Ichabod Crane, Dick Butkus an appropriately nasty Brom Bones, and Meg Foster as spirited Katrina van Tassel. Angered that Katrina has grown fond of schoolmaster Crane, Brom Bones determines to scare off the interloper by filling his head with spooky tales of a Headless Horseman. Crane pooh-poohs the legends, until one fateful ride home in the dark of night.
How it feels: Whimsical, light, eerie and campy. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Love, revenge, fate, freedom
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 1 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
revenge
fate
freedom
identity
Places: small town
countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: family
Form: twist ending
true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild