A Weird Take on an Old Tale.Tim Burton and Johnny Depp John Christopher Depp II[1] (born June 9 1963) is an American actor. Biography Early life Depp was born in Owensboro, Kentucky, to John Christopher Depp Sr., a city engineer, and Betty Sue (Wells), a waitress. reimagine a classic ghost story Dressed in a black suit, black-and-white striped socks, and windshield-size black sunglasses--his hair a nest of gravity-defying tendrils--Tim Burton looks as if he had been sewn together by a very chic Dr. Frankenstein. Burton does not mind jokes about his hair looking as if it had been combed with a Mixmaster. He's just glad he has a head. By the end of his new film, Sleepy Hollow, so few cast members do. Based on Washington Irving's classic ghost story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, the film is about Ichabod Crane, a poor schoolmaster SCHOOLMASTER. One employed in teaching a school. 2. A schoolmaster stands in loco parentis in relation to the pupils committed to his charge, while they are under his care, so far as to enforce obedience to his, commands, lawfully given in his capacity of , and his encounter one dark night with a headless horseman. The film reteams Burton for the third time with Johnny Depp, who plays Ichabod Crane. The character is now a constable instead of a teacher, but his jitteriness jit·ter·y adj. jit·ter·i·er, jit·ter·i·est 1. Having or feeling nervous unease: a jittery vigil in the dark. 2. remains. "It's a guy who's living in his head versus a guy with no head," Burton says. Christina Ricci plays Katrina Van Tassel, a beautiful young heiress and the object of Crane's affections. With Sleepy Hollow, as with all his work, Burton is drawn most often to material in which a misfit mis·fit n. 1. Something of the wrong size or shape for its purpose. 2. One who is unable to adjust to one's environment or circumstances or is considered to be disturbingly different from others. triumphs. "I'm still a teenager in many ways," he admits. "That's where I'm at. I still can't get over feeling different or feeling separate." While there are special effects, Burton has kept computer-generated images to a minimum. He remembers seeing the 1998 version of Godzilla and thinking how much better the low-tech original was. "I'd rather see the guy in the suit," Burton says. Asked about the gore in a film whose posters bear the slogan "Heads Will Roll," Burton laughs and says, "He's a headless horseman, not an Avon lady." The film, however, is more bewitching be·witch tr.v. be·witched, be·witch·ing, be·witch·es 1. To place under one's power by or as if by magic; cast a spell over. 2. To captivate completely; entrance. See Synonyms at charm. than terrifying ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. . In Burton's hands, the story is retold re·told v. Past tense and past participle of retell. as a battle between intellect and evil. Burton says he was worried that he might not be able to surprise audiences who knew his techniques from his other movies, such as Batman. Ricci, 19, says she, too, fretted about the movie not living up to its hype. "But it did," Ricci says. "My friend was writhing in her seat and doing all the normal horror-movie things." (Sleepy Hollow is rated `R') |
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