After nearly 20 years with The Walt Disney Company, Tim Burton shook Roy E Disney's hand and left the only employer he ever knew.
In June of 1998, New Line Cinema hired Burton to direct a spookier, scarier adaptation of the classic Washington Irving short story, the
Legend of Sleepy Hollow.
Instead of a school teacher, Ichabod Crane (Johnny Depp) is a constable for New York City's police force assigned to investigate a series of brutal murders in the Westchester County town of Sleepy Hollow.
Rick Heinrichs, who had worked with Burton in the past, served as production designer on the film.
Released on Veteran's Day '99, Sleepy Hollow would go on to gross $200 million on a $70 million budget and receive modest reviews.
CAST
Johnny Depp as Ichabod Crane
Christina Ricci as Katrina Van Tassel
Michael Gambon as Baltus Van Tassel
Christopher Walken and Ray Park as The Headless Horseman
Paul Gleason as Reverend Steenwyck
Casper Van Dien as Brom Van Brunt
Ian MacDiarmid as Dr Thomas Lancaster
Michael Gough as Notary James Hardenbrook
Martin Landau as Peter Van Garrett