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Published on Thursday, August 12, 1999 - 11:06pm |
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The Testing of the Next SLEEPY HOLLOW trailer
Hey folks, Harry here with a couple of bits. First up is this poster compliments of this fantastic SLEEPY HOLLOW fan-site, followed by a look from our wonderful low level NRG guy on the testing of trailers to come! Are you excited about this film yet? BTW... The Headless Horseman on this poster... the original one sheet as submitted to MPAA reportedly used this illustration... him on the horse rearing back as the foreground image... They've digitally included him here... albeit smaller and with some... enhancements I'm told. So... There ya have the MPAA approved poster. And... while it kicks ass, I would still love to see the original.
Well, it's the low level NRG guy again with probably my next to last look
ahead at trailers.
First off, this is a theatrical trailer, and in VERY rough form. The
headless horseman still has a head covered in a blue ski mask for most of his
scenes. It starts out with a shot of a dark house on a hill with a steady
drum beat and a wolf howling in the background. Quick flashes to Johnny Depp
as he runs through trees as the drum beats speed up. Just as the beats can't
go any faster, you see a view of Depp running from behind and into the shot
comes a huge gloved right hand that twirls a sword. He rears back and swings
down at Depp's neck. Right before the blow hits, a Paramount ( I think) shot
comes up showing the company putting it out.
There's then a lot of quick takes of Depp walking into town, pulling out
his contraptions from his bag, and talking to two old guys in a roo, as his
voiceover says "We have hundreds of murders in New York City every year, and
not sorcery is involved." A close up on one of the old guys as he says,
"You're a long way from New York City, Mr. Crane." It then shows a dead body
in the woods, as Depp denounces the headless horseman. While his voice over
is saying the horseman doesn't exist, you see some kick ass shots of the
horseman, walking around his castle, a sword fight, while townspeople are
shooting at him in a graveyard, him flying through a stained glass window,
and the best one, him hurling a flaming jack o lantern.
There's a few quips from Christina Ricci in it between her and Depp. He
tells her he thinks she's a witch because she has him enchanted, and then
they're lying together in bed when he tells her there's no reason to fear the
headless horseman.
The whole trailer ran about two and a half minutes, and it's been getting
phenominal responses. I've never seen so many people give such high marks to
something so rough. You can see the cables on the actor when the horseman is
hurled through the window, the headless horseman has a head, and at one point
you can hear off camera directions from Burton. But all in all, this movie
is going to kick ass.
Oshwitz
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Reader Talkback
I'm first! by DarthRavage | Aug 13th, 1999 01:50:24 AM | but does it have a plot... by assmonkey | Aug 13th, 1999 01:56:59 AM | Ving V's Depp by Dirtfish | Aug 13th, 1999 04:49:34 AM | Johnny Boy by Zcarstheme | Aug 13th, 1999 04:56:23 AM | A Hollow Sleep by Morbid Spice | Aug 13th, 1999 05:36:48 AM | Final word on Depp! by Dirtfish | Aug 13th, 1999 07:56:08 AM | Why do they have to change
things? by Mally | Aug 13th, 1999 08:25:53 AM | Good script by The Thin Man | Aug 13th, 1999 08:27:50 AM | Dirtfish--you don't know jack! by Col. Mandrake | Aug 13th, 1999 08:43:44 AM | Oh, goody, another piece of
trash by KingKrypton | Aug 13th, 1999 09:09:51 AM | The script if friggin great!! by Mean Ween | Aug 13th, 1999 09:14:56 AM | sellout? by VelvetJones | Aug 13th, 1999 09:51:25 AM | Nick of Time? by Prankster | Aug 13th, 1999 10:11:56 AM | Sleepy Hollow got me hyped! by DiscoBean | Aug 13th, 1999 10:38:41 AM | stupid trailers by JetAlone | Aug 13th, 1999 11:04:53 AM | It's worth a look... by JON1969 | Aug 13th, 1999 11:40:43 AM | A little movie called Dead Man by Samthelion | Aug 13th, 1999 12:21:13 PM | burton isn't a hack YET.......
by mackalicious | Aug 13th, 1999 12:21:37 PM | This movie sounds really good by RadRacing | Aug 13th, 1999 01:33:19 PM | This movie by beaumon | Aug 13th, 1999 01:56:06 PM | About the original Legend vs.
this version... by Prankster | Aug 13th, 1999 03:05:20 PM | About the Sleepy Hollow script by vesterdal | Aug 13th, 1999 03:15:06 PM | The script... by Funmazer | Aug 13th, 1999 04:28:20 PM | I DID cry out! by Mally | Aug 13th, 1999 05:11:28 PM | Depp has sold out! by Dirtfish | Aug 13th, 1999 05:46:13 PM | dirtfish is reachin' by VelvetJones | Aug 13th, 1999 06:05:48 PM | Dirtfish is clearly insane... by Prankster | Aug 13th, 1999 09:32:10 PM | Depp a sellout? I THINK NOT! by Spell Checker | Aug 13th, 1999 09:34:17 PM | Am I the only one that like
Batman Returns? by Spell Checker | Aug 13th, 1999 09:50:42 PM | Depp & Burton: What's the
problem? by HIFIDOGSC | Aug 13th, 1999 10:46:39 PM | I think Burton's a hack too,
but.... by Dr.Drake Ramoray | Aug 14th, 1999 03:45:46 AM | SELLING OUT by burningbroadway | Aug 14th, 1999 10:21:34 AM | Re: Burton & Depp by W. Leach | Aug 14th, 1999 12:14:54 PM | Re: Burton & Depp by W. Leach | Aug 14th, 1999 12:35:13 PM | If you don't like Tim Burton,
you don't have a soul by Future-boy | Aug 14th, 1999 02:31:21 PM | Depp wasn't Burton's choice
for Batman or Superman by KingKrypton | Aug 14th, 1999 05:12:53 PM | would you like fries with
that? by 3jane | Aug 14th, 1999 06:37:12 PM | Back at ya by Samthelion | Aug 14th, 1999 09:28:14 PM | POSTER rules! Burton Rules! by Darth Siskel | Aug 15th, 1999 12:50:27 AM | Tim Burton by Chris83 | Sep 11th, 1999 07:55:49 AM | The big hairballs are always
the worst. by Wolfpack | Aug 24th, 2006 08:27:36 AM |
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