The Hollow (film)
| The Hollow | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Kyle Newman |
| Produced by |
Daniel Levin Mason Novick |
| Written by | Hans Rodionoff |
| Starring |
Kevin Zegers Kaley Cuoco Nick Carter Stacy Keach |
| Music by | Todd Haberman |
| Cinematography | Scott Kevan |
| Edited by | Brian Anton |
Production company |
Platform Entertainment Seed Productions (II) |
| Distributed by |
ABC Family Audio Visual Enterprises DEJ Productions Eagle Entertainment First Look Home Entertainment Home Entertainment Corporation PLC ITV LNK Filmes Laptv Lightning Entertainment MPA Limited Menara Media New World Pictures Paradiso/MS Trading Prooptiki Quality Films SAV Ster-Kinekor Home Entertainment Universal Home Video e-m-s the DVD-Company |
Release dates |
August 25, 2004 (Spain) October 24, 2004 (USA) October 25, 2004 (UK) May 4, 2005 (Russia) January 18, 2006 (Italy) |
Running time | 83 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $900,000 (estimated) |
The Hollow is a 2004 teen horror film, starring Kevin Zegers, Kaley Cuoco, Nick Carter and Stacy Keach.[1] The film premiered on the ABC Family Channel, on October 24, 2004.
Plot
The Hollow tells the story of Ian Cranston, a high school teen who has just found out he is the descendant of Ichabod Crane. With the help of his girlfriend Karen, a local bully named Brody, and the old cemetery caretaker Claus Van Ripper, Ian now must stop the newly resurrected Headless Horseman.
Cast
- Kevin Zegers - Ian Cranston
- Kaley Cuoco - Karen
- Nick Carter - Brody
- Ben Scott - The Headless Horseman
- Stacy Keach - Claus Van Ripper
- Judge Reinhold - Carl Cranston
- Lisa Chess - Helen Cranston
- Nicholas Turturro - Sheriff Duncan
- Eileen Brennan - Joan Van Etten
- Joseph Mazzello - Scott
- Shelley Bennett - Erica
- Melissa Schuman - Amber
- Zen Gesner - Marcus
- Natalia Nogulich - Nancy Worthen
- Blake Shields - Rob
Alternate versions
When it premiered in October 2004 on ABC Family channel The Hollow was trimmed slightly to eliminate the violence of the Headless Horseman's attacks, and several of the lines had to be re-dubbed to eliminate promiscuous references and graphic profanity. The entire sequence of Rob and Erica's liaison and attack had several different cuts. Rob's severed head was also edited out of frame. The deaths of Erica, Sheriff Duncan, and Marcus were toned down slightly eliminating their bodies' blood flow, but leaving the sound of the Horseman's sword slashing at their throats. Karen's discovery of all the severed heads also had an alternate shot to not show the gore dripping from them.
Another version of The Hollow has been shown on the Syfy Channel. This version is sparingly cut and remains almost completely intact.