Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Washington Irving's tale of Ichabod Crane and the Headless Horseman gets a few new twists in a screen adaptation directed by Tim Burton. In this version, Ichabod (Johnny Depp) is a New York City detective whose unorthodox techniques and penchant for gadgets make him unpopular with is colleagues. He is sent to the remote town of Sleepy Hollow to investigate a series of bizarre murders, in which a number of people have been found dead in the woods, with their heads cut off. Local legend has it that a Hessian ghost rides through the woods on horseback, lopping off the heads of the unsuspecting and unbelieving. Ichabod refuses to believe in this legend, convinced that there must be a logical explanation for the murders. In time, Ichabod becomes smitten with a local lass, Katrina Van Tassel (Christina Ricci), who is the sweetheart of the burly Brom Bones (Casper Van Dien), and he becomes determined to capture the murderer to prove his bravery and win her heart. Christopher Walken, Jeffrey Jones, and Christopher Lee highlight the supporting cast; Lee's appearance is particularly apt, since Burton has cited the Hammer films of the 1960s as a major influence in making this film. Andrew Kevin Walker and Tom Stoppard contributed to the screenplay.

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*Johnny Depp在本片,以及From Hell (2001)和今年的巧克力中,都用了許多的"回憶"和"夢境"來貫穿劇情;From Hell中,他也是化身為警察,在倫敦街頭尋找開瞠手傑克的蹤跡~
*導演Tim Burton與Johnny Depp合作愉快,從Edward Scissorhands (1990), Ed Wood (1994), 1999的此部,2005的Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,和Tim Burton's Corpse Bride,兩位的交情匪淺吧;Depp在03和04年連續被提名最佳男主角,可惜都未能抱回小金人,看來還有得煮啦~
*Tim Burton不能不提的作品,便是Big Fish (2003)囉...這是一部從故事中,闡述人生哲理的電影;當年獲得最佳導演的提名~