In which the Mister and the Monsters join me in reviewing SLEEPY HALLOW (1999), currently streaming on Netfix. Based off Wahington Irving's story "The Legend of Sleepy Hallow" and directed by Tim Burton, this film tells the story of a New York Constable, Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) who is sent by his superiors to the Upstate town of Sleep Hallow, to investigate the beheadings of some townsfolk by the Headless Horseman, a legendary figure of the town's history who came here to fight to appease a bloodlust that followed into the next life where he's an apparition who is now terrorizing the town's residents. The stellar cast is rounded out by Christina Ricci (Katrina), Natasha Richardson (Lady Van Tassel), Michael Gambon (Baltus Van Tassel), Jeffrey Jones (Reverend Steenwyck), Richard Griffiths (Magistrate Philipse), Ian McDiarmid (Dr. Lancaster), Michael Gough (Notary Hardenbrook) and Marc Pickering (Young Masbath). Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.
Opening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library
