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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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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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