Product Details

• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Original recording reissued, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Rabbit Ears
• VHS Release Date: February 15, 2000
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0778607704
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #291,894 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply, SLEEPY HOLLOW at it's element!, September 14, 2000

By 

Ladd Wendelin "[e-mail]" (in NE USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Legend of Sleepy Hollow [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Glenn Close does a FLAWLESS narration of Irving's classic spooky tale! Truly, Rabbit Ears brings the actual story to it's full glory with stunning images, music, and timeless storytelling. I have watched this video annually every October. Perfect for a windy Fall evening or a Halloween party! Woderful, I can't say enough about it! So enchanting, you will be drawn as much into the story as your kids!

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply, THE BEST telling of "SLEEPY HOLLOW", September 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Legend of Sleepy Hollow [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Glenn Close... A name sinonymous with talent in the performing arts. "Sleepy Hollow"... That chilling tale about a decapitated demon horseman, perfect for a windy fall evening.

The Rabbit Ears production of "THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW" is superb in all it's tastes. It combines the vivid imagery present in the actual W. Irving story, strong music, and Glenn Closes' wonderful narration. I have annually watched this 30 minute show EVERY October just around twilight on a windy evening. So spooky, it's wonderful, and there's no doubt that, just as it captures adults, but children's attention as well.

Make this video a part of your Halloween collection! IT'S PERFECT!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting version..., September 9, 2005

By 

microjoe - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Legend of Sleepy Hollow [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is another version of the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow", or the Headless Horseman, based on a short story from Washington Irving that was published in his book "The Sketch Book of Washington Irving".
Rabbit Ears is a production company that used to produce audio stories in the 1980's for the radio, using famous actors to do naration. They were high quality productions, featuring classic stories, and folk tales. In addition, they went to great lengths to locate just the right composers and music artists to fit each tale. Very enjoyable.

Many of those Rabbit Ears shows were released on audio cassettes. Later they produced a combined package of the tape and a new book to accompany it, finding unique authors to give the stories a new look. Finally they decided to merge the books with the audio into a video.

So basically, this is a book on tape, with still illustrations set to outstanding music by Tim Story. The narration is by Glenn Close, and she manages to hit just the right tone of spookiness. The audio on this VHS is an exact copy of the original radio show that Glenn Close did for Rabbit Ears in the 1980's.

It is very well done, a half hour in length.