The legend of sleepy hollow disney mini classics vhs. The legend of sleepy hollow is actually the second half of a film called the adventures of ichabod and mr. Erdman penner, joe rinaldi, washington irving, winston hibler. Toad, the legend of sleepy hollow on october 29, 2018 by film music central. The legend of sleepy hollow johns disney movie year. The legend of sleepy hollow 1980, a television film directed by henning schellerup and filmed in utah, starring jeff goldblum, meg foster, and dick butkus as brom bones. At the time the film was made, the village in which it is set was officially known only as north tarrytown. The legend of sleepy hollow letterboxd social film. With brent carver, rachelle lefevre, vlasta vrana, kathleen fee.
Toad, i remember seeing most of the legend of sleepy hollow on halloween specials that disney would put out on tv as part of the magical world of disney, specifically in the special disneys halloween treat a special hosted by a. The title of this movie is called the legend of the sleepy hollow. You can rent the film through the disney movies anywhere app or. The legend of sleepy hollow audiobook full cast audio drama. The legend of sleepy hollow project by caden cummins.
More like the love triangle buffet of sleepy hollow. It was reissued as a standalone short on november 26, 1958. Sleepy hollow international film festival the legend of. The narrating voice was bing crosby and the directors were clyde geronimi and jack kinney. Original motion picture soundtrack for the movie the legend of sleepy hollow composed by various artists, billy bletcher, oliver wallace, released by disneyland records in 1969. Tim burtons sleepy hollow begins with a story that would not have distinguished one of the lesser films from the hammer horror franchise and elevates it by sheer style and acting into something entertaining and sometimes rather elegant. Speaking of fabulous characters, england has produced a bumper crop. This is a very, very gory movie, with many headless corpses, lots of spurting blood, heads being sliced off and bouncing. The experience will include a group viewing of the 1949 disney animated classic film the legend of sleepy hollow inside the resorts historic tricircled ranch stables. As with a number of irvings stories, the plot is based on german legend particularly in the retold versions. The legend of sleepy hollow is a 1980 television film on nbc filmed in utah, loosely based on washington irvings short story. New disney liveaction, animation, pixar, marvel, and more. Oct 14, 2019 my favorite story and disney movie see more ideas about legend of sleepy hollow, sleepy hollow and disney movies.
An original photostat model sheet from the walt disney studios package film the adventures of ichabod and mr. The film consists of two segments the first is based on the 1908 childrens novel the wind in the willows by british author kenneth grahame, and the second is based on the 1820 short story the legend of sleepy hollow, named ichabod crane in the disney film by. Ichabod crane, a yankee wanderer, arrives in sleepy hollow and becomes the new schoolmaster. The legend of sleepy hollow tv film complet vf en ligne hd 720p. Legend of sleepy hollow, the film theatrical release of the segment from the adventures of ichabod and mr. Opening to disneys the legend of sleepy hollow 1983 vhs. Things you dont know about the legend of sleepy hollow. This one definitely took some liberties, but, for a lot of film fans, this is the definitive version of the tale.
Executive producer charles sellier was nominated for an. She loves this movie and would watch it constantly if i would let her. The styles of each are different too, though overall less visually sophisticated than previous disney animated films. Walt disneys ichabod or the legend of sleepy hollow. Publication date 1949 usage attributionnoderivatives 4. When i was little, i used to very often check out a vhs copy of the adventures of ichabod and mr. The animation is great and has a real walt disney family feel to it. In disneys the legend of sleepy hollow sometimes billed as the adventures of ichabod, the story follows lanky schoolmaster ichabod crane as he attempts to woo the beautiful and very rich katrina van tassel, to the increasing chagrin of brom bones, the town hero. Through awardwinning golden globe, best cinematography, 1950 disney animation wizardry, the wind in the willows and the legend of sleepy hollow come together in one fabulous adventure in its original theatrical format. Any screenwriter should be allowed license to expand the story as needed, as what. Comparing washington irvings sleepy hollow the movie to. Toad part or id even just skip straight to the legend of sleepy hollow.
Disneys 11th animated feature, consisting of the wind in the willows and the legend of sleepy hollow, is no failure by any means, and in my opinion can hold its own with the best of the rest. Friends and filmfans since second grade in somers, new york, matt and dale have long yearned to give westchester the film celebration it deserves. Back in 1949, disney produced an animated sleepy hollow film that is spot on, and ichabod resembles every bit of his original character description. But here in the colonies, we have a few of our own. Not only the fact that its a straight up horror scene in a disney movie in fact, its a lot like the horror movies at the time. The film consists of two segmentsthe first of which is based on the 1908 childrens novel the wind in the willows by british author kenneth grahame, and the second is based on the 1820 short story the legend of sleepy hollow, called ichabod. Of course, most people who lived through the late 90s will immediately associate the legend of sleepy hollow with the 1999 tim burton film sleepy hollow. Paul bunyan, pecos bill, johnny appleseed, black bart, davy crockett, daniel boone. First is the wind in the willows, narrated by actor basil rathbone. He was tall and exceedingly lank, with narrow shoulders, long arms and legs, hands that dangled a mile out of his sleeves, and feet that might have served for shovels. The film consists of two segments the first is based on the 1908 childrens novel the wind in the willows by british author kenneth grahame, and the second is based on the 1820 short story the legend of sleepy hollow, named ichabod crane in. The photostat on paper print was created in the studio and used by animators to ensure.
In late 1947, disney decided to pair the legend of sleepy hollow with the wind in the willows into a singular package film as neither part was long enough to be. Not that the legend of sleepy hollow is appropriate source material for a featurelength film in and of itself. A good portion of the film focuses on why exactly a headless horseman is taking out certain members of the sleepy hollow community, with johnny depps ichabod crane at the center of the investigation. Featuring brom bones and tilda, the model sheet was created at the studio and used during the animation process for the legend of sleepy hollow segment of the movie. The legend of sleepy hollow by the walt disney company. When the stars aligned in 2019, with the 200th anniversary of washington irvings story, the seventieth anniversary of disneys the legend of sleepy hollow, and the twentieth anniversary of tim.
The legend of sleepy hollow 1949 the legend of sleepy. It is an animated cartoon adaptation of the story, paired with a similar treatment of kenneth grahames the wind in the willows. The legend of sleepy hollow katrina 1949 film music. Ichabods horse is a character in the adventures of ichabod and mr. Her suitor brom bones, the blacksmith, wants to scare him away and dresses up. The legend of sleepy hollow is a segment of the adventures of ichabod and mr. Also shown under this title on television, airing on october 26, 1955. Washington irvings classic story comes alive in this wonderful little film, originally the second half of the adventures of ichabod and mr. With bing crosby, pinto colvig, jud conlons rhythmaires, clarence nash. Toad is a 1949 american animated package film produced by walt disney productions and released by rko radio pictures. Even though the legend of sleepy hollow was released with the wind and the willows as part of the animated feature film the adventures of ichabod and mr.
Disneys fort wilderness and campground will once again be offering the return to sleepy hollow experience this fall. Parents need to know that sleepy hollow is a 1999 tim burtondirected horror movie in which johnny depp plays an ichabod crane reimagined as an 18thcentury detective sent to investigate a series of mysterious decapitations taking place in a rural upstate new york village. He is a horse that ichabod borrows to travel to the van tassel farm for the halloween party and back home. Walt disneys the legend of sleepy hollow and rip van winkle presented by filmscore fantastic by filmscore fantastic. The crosby narration is much in keeping with irvings leisurely storytelling style, and the story unfolds with a few disney embellishments but essentially.
In the original short story by washington irving, his given name was gunpowder. The legend of sleepy hollow also known informally and somewhat incorrectly as the headless horseman is a short story by american author washington irving, first published in february 1820 as part of a series of stories later collected as the sketchbook of geoffrey crayon, gent. Cinderella alice in wonderland fantasia the legend of sleepy hollow. Toad, presents two unforgettable childrens classics. However, whenever i read washington irvings classic story the legend of sleepy hollow, i always recall walt disneys cartoon of the same name. The adventures of ichabod and mr toad is a curious twostory feature, from 1949, that pairs a tale with characters from wind in the willows alongside a retelling of the legend of sleepy hollow.
The legend of sleepy hollow film comparison 528 words. The legend of sleepy hollow about the headless hessian who rides at night seeking his lost head is about to terrify another victim on halloween night. It was originally released in 1949 as part of the feature. Film music site the legend of sleepy hollow soundtrack. The legend of sleepy hollow1949 the headless horseman. Toad, an overall unusual little film that retains a. The legend of sleepy hollow headless horseman 1949. This is a small, charming, funny, and even for a little animated short from 40. It was rereleased individually in 1958 as the legend of sleepy hollow. Its also noteworthy that among film adaptations of legend of sleepy hollow the only one so far that i have discovered that hews close to the original irving story is disneys.
Released in 1949, the short was originally paired up with a retelling of the wind in the willows under the title the adventures of ichabod and mr. He meets katrina van tassel, and blissfully fantasizes about how can marry her, ultimately, inherit her fathers rich estate. The legend of sleepy hollow and recycling in the disney. Toad, a 1949 animated adaptation produced by walt disney, and narrated by bing crosby. Executive producer charles sellier was nominated for an emmy award for his work on the movie. Bing crosby provided the narration and voices for the films main characters. Ichabod crane 1949 based on the legend of sleepy hollow by washington irving script 1 narrator 2.
The movie has surprisingly no speaking except for a few words here. Despite the fact that ichabod crane is kind of a foodie jerk, this movie is still one of our. It is one thing to see a frightened lawyer being taken for a ride in a carriage by a driver who has lost his head along the way. Toad from my local library, and more often than not, i either wouldnt pay attention to the mr. In truth, katrina is only paying attention to ichabod to make brom work harder to secure her affections, but neither man knows. Ichabod is first seen riding the horse to the party and then at the end, ichabod is seen riding the horseback home through sleepy. Comparing tim burtons sleepy hollow with washington irvings the legend of sleepy hollow in examining washington irvings the legend of sleepy hollow alongside tim burtons film adaption of the story, titled sleepy hollow, a number of fascinating similarities and differences emerge. In a small town, a brewing romantic rivalry with a local tough and a schoolteacher culminates in a terrifying ride in the night. Sleepy hollow international film festival events by dknickerbock3r february 15, 2018 the stars aligned in 2019, with the 200th anniversary of washington irvings story, the seventieth anniversary of disneys the legend of sleepy hollow, and the twentieth anniversary of tim burtons sleepy hollow. The many adaptations of the legend of sleepy hollow. This entry was posted in disney, films, soundtracks and tagged disney, film, ichabod crane, katrina, the adventures of ichabod and mr.