The Legend of Sleepy Hollow (1980)
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.
Director: Henning Schellerup
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Jeff Goldblum as Ichabod Crane |
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Dick Butkus as Brom Bones |
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Meg Foster as Katrina Van Tassel |
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Paul Sand as Frederic Dutcher |
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Laura Campbell as Thelma Vanderhoof Dumke |
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James Griffith as Squire Van Tassel |
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Michael Ruud as Winthrop Palmer |
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Karin Isaacson as Jenny |
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H.E.D. Redford as Karl |
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Tiger Thompson as Jan Van Tassel |
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Michael Witt as Ted Vanderhoof |
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Jean Coulter as Singer |
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John Sylvester White as Fritz Vanderhoof |
| Directing | Henning Schellerup | Director |
| Crew | Allan Graf | Stunt Double |
| Writing | Malvin Wald | Teleplay |
| Writing | Jack Jacobs | Teleplay |
| Writing | Thomas C. Chapman | Teleplay |
| Writing | Washington Irving | Story |
| Production | James L. Conway | Producer |
| Production | Charles E. Sellier Jr. | Executive Producer |
| Production | Stan Siegel | Associate Producer |
| Editing | Michael Spence | Editor |
| Production | Samantha Mansour | Casting |
| Art | Paul Staheli | Production Design |
| Art | John David Peters | Art Direction |
| Crew | Jim Bryan | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Morris Chapnick | Production Manager |
| Sound | Don Perry | Music Supervisor |
| Directing | Judi Brown | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Paul Hipp | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Bob Summers | Original Music Composer |