Walker found other success in 1999, as he penned uncredited rewrites to the critical hits "Stir of Echoes" and "Fight Club", now considered a cult classic. Walker's adaptation of Washington Irving's short story "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" also wrapped up production as "Sleepy Hollow", directed by Tim Burton. While Burton admired Walker's original script, he hired the playwright and Academy Award-winning screenwriter Tom Stoppard to tone down the violence. The film, starring Johnny Depp, was still a box office and critical success.