The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980)

  • NR
  • 10/31/1980 (US)
  • Horror, Comedy, TV Movie
  • 1h 44m

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.

Henning Schellerup

Director

Washington Irving

Story

Cast

Jeff Goldblum's headshot

Jeff Goldblum

Ichabod Crane
Dick Butkus's headshot

Dick Butkus

Brom Bones
Meg Foster's headshot

Meg Foster

Katrina Van Tassel
Paul Sand's headshot

Paul Sand

Frederic Dutcher
Laura Campbell's headshot

Laura Campbell

Thelma Vanderhoof Dumke
James Griffith's headshot

James Griffith

Squire Van Tassel
Michael Ruud's headshot

Michael Ruud

Winthrop Palmer
Karin Isaacson's headshot

Karin Isaacson

Jenny

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