Rating: R
Genre:
Thriller
Theatrical Release: 11/13/1991(USA)
Release Date: 10/06/2009
Flags: Graphic Violence, Adult Situations, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Not For Children
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
Martin Scorsese's remake of
Cape Fear provided the director with a box-office success to follow up the critical success of the previous year's
Goodfellas. After serving a lengthy prison sentence for a sexual assault,
Max Cady (
Robert De Niro) comes calling on the man who served as his public defender,
Sam Bowden (
Nick Nolte).
Max begins a campaign of harassment against the man and his family because
Bowden buried a report that would have in all likelihood acquitted
Cady of the charges against him.
Bowden's shaky ethics continue in his personal life as he is considering beginning an extramarital affair with colleague
Lori Davis (
Illeana Douglas), since he and his wife,
Leigh (
Jessica Lange) have had a difficult time coming back together since he has admitted to previous indiscretions.
Cady infiltrates the family most insidiously by cultivating a relationship with the
Bowden's troubled teenage daughte,
Danielle (
Juliette Lewis), who is all the more susceptible to
Cady's advances because of her parents' problems.
Robert Mitchum and
Gregory Peck, the stars of the original film, have cameo appearances in this version of
Cape Fear.
De Niro and
Lewis were both nominated for Academy Awards for their work in the film.
~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
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