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{{Short description|Psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese}}
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'''''Cape Fear''''' is a 1991 American ] film directed by ] and a remake of the ]. It stars ], ], ] and ] and features cameos from ], ] and ], who all appeared in the 1962 original film.


'''''Cape Fear''''' is a 1991 American ] film directed by ]. It is a ] of the ], which was based on the 1957 novel '']'' by ]. The film stars ], ], ], ], and ]. ] has a small role in the film, while ] (in his ]) and ] make ] appearances, all three having starred in the original film.<ref>{{cite book |first=Kirsten |last=Thompson |author-link=Kirsten Moana Thompson |chapter=Chapter 6: ''Cape Fear'' and Trembling: Familial Dread |title=Literature and Film: A Guide to the Theory and Practice of Film Adaptation |editor1-first=Robert |editor1-last=Stam |editor1-link=Robert Stam |editor2-first=Alessandra |editor2-last=Raengo |publisher=] |date=2005 |isbn=0631230556 |pages=126–147}}</ref>
The film tells the story of a convicted rapist who, using mostly his newfound knowledge of the law and its numerous loopholes, seeks vengeance against a former ] whom he blames for his 14-year imprisonment due to purposefully faulty defense tactics used during his trial.


The film tells the story of a ] violent ] who, by using his newfound knowledge of the law and its numerous ], seeks vengeance against a former ] whom he blames for his 14-year imprisonment due to purposefully faulty defense tactics used during his trial.
The film marks the ], following '']'' (1973), '']'' (1976), '']'' (1977), '']'' (1980), '']'' (1983), '']'' (1990), and ending with '']'' (1995).


The film received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for Best Actor (De Niro) and Best Supporting Actress (Lewis). ''Cape Fear'' marks the ]. The film was a commercial success and received generally positive reviews from critics. It was nominated for several awards, including the ] and ]s for Best Actor (De Niro) and Best Supporting Actress (]).


==Plot== ==Plot==
Sam Bowden (]) is a lawyer in the quiet town of New Essex, North Carolina. ] (]) is a former client whom Bowden defended fourteen years earlier when he was working as a ] in ]. Cady was being tried for the rape and battery of a young woman. Bowden, appalled by Cady's crime, buried crucial evidence about the victim which might have lightened Cady's sentence or even secured his acquittal, violating his ethical and professional duty as a defense attorney. Cady was ] at the time and unaware of Bowden's actions. After his release from prison, Cady tracks down Bowden. The former convict learned to read and studied law in prison, and even assumed his own defense, unsuccessfully appealing his conviction several times. Cady hints strongly that he has learned about Bowden burying the report, stating that the judge and prosecutor in his case did their jobs while Bowden betrayed his own client.


In 1977 in ], ], a ]ic rapist, was on trial for the ] and ] of a 16-year-old girl. His ], Samuel "Sam" Bowden, was so appalled by Cady's crimes that he hid a report stating that the victim was ], which might have lightened Cady's sentence or even acquitted him altogether. Cady was ultimately convicted and sentenced to 14 years in prison. Bowden assumed that Cady, who was ] at the time of the trial, would never become aware of the report.
Several incidents involving Cady begin to impact the Bowden family, which consists of Bowden's wife Leigh (]) and their teenage daughter Danielle (]). The family dog, Ben, is mysteriously poisoned. Cady is seen at night perched on the wall just outside the Bowden property limits. Bowden attempts to have Cady arrested, but local police lieutenant Elgart (]) reminds Bowden that there is no evidence Cady has committed any crime. At a bar, Cady meets Lori Davis (]), a female colleague of Bowden with whom Bowden may or may not be having a love affair. Later at her house, Cady cuffs her hands behind her back, breaks her arm, bites a chunk of flesh from her cheek and brutally rapes her. Lori refuses to press charges against Cady, fearful that she will be publicly questioned about her sexual history. Cady next approaches Danielle at her school by pretending to be her new drama teacher and goes as far as kissing her.


After finishing his sentence and being released from prison, Cady tracks down Bowden who is now a private practice attorney living in New Essex, ], with his wife Leigh and their teenage daughter Danielle ("Danny"). Cady moves to New Essex and quickly makes his presence known to Bowden. He tells Bowden that he learned to read in prison, studied law and attempted several unsuccessful appeals of his case ], implying that he knows that Bowden hid the report. Soon after, he begins to stalk and terrorize the Bowden family. After their dog is mysteriously poisoned, Bowden tries to have Cady arrested, but Police Lieutenant Elgart states that there is no evidence of Cady committing any crime.
Bowden, finally having had enough, hires ] Claude Kersek (]) to follow Cady. Bowden also approaches Cady in a restaurant and gives him a firm warning to leave him and his family alone or suffer the consequences. Cady refuses to give in, and he secretly tapes the conversation with a recorder hidden under the table. Kersek eventually persuades Bowden to hire three men to beat Cady in an effort to intimidate him but, as Bowden watches from a hiding place, Cady quickly turns the tide on his attackers and viciously beats them. Cady hears Bowden from behind his hiding spot and steadily approaches him, intimidating him with psychotic ramblings and a literary quote, but decides to leave. Cady uses the recording of Bowden's threat and an exaggerated display of his own injuries to file for a restraining order against Bowden. Cady's new lawyer, Lee Heller (]), also files a complaint with the North Carolina State Bar, vowing to have Bowden ].


Cady meets Lori Davis, a courthouse clerk who is attracted to Bowden. Cady rapes and nearly beats her to death. Davis refuses to press charges out of fear that her ongoing flirtation with Bowden will become public. Bowden hires private investigator Claude Kersek to follow Cady.
Kersek reasons that Cady may try to enter the Bowden house during Bowden's appearance at a bar hearing out of town. They fake Bowden's departure and hide in the house, hoping that Cady will break in so that he can be shot in self-defense. As they wait, Cady, disguised as the maid Graciella (]), attacks and kills Kersek in the kitchen. Bowden, Leigh, and Danielle discover his body, as well as that of Graciella. Horrified, they flee in their car to their house-boat, which is docked upstate along ]. Cady follows them by tying himself to the chassis of the Bowdens' car. That night, he attacks the family on the boat, beating and tying up Bowden, and prepares to rape both Leigh and Danielle while Bowden watches. When Leigh offers herself in Danielle's place, Danielle sprays Cady with lighter fluid while he lights a cigar, engulfing him in flames and causing him to jump off the boat in order to extinguish the fire. However, Cady clings to a rope tied to the boat and pulls himself back on board.


Impersonating her new drama teacher, Cady approaches Danny and kisses her. When Bowden learns of this, he agrees with Kersek to have Cady beaten up to intimidate him and coerce him into leaving town. Before the beating, Bowden gives Cady a final warning to leave him and his family alone and to leave New Essex, threatening physical harm against Cady if the warning is not heeded. Cady has a hidden ] which recorded the threat.
As the boat is rocked by a violent storm, Cady ferociously confronts Bowden with a mock trial. Bowden finally admits to having buried the potentially exculpatory report but counters that the woman's promiscuity was no justification to defend a rape. An enraged Cady prepares to kill Bowden, but the storm and the river's harsh current knocks Cady off his feet, allowing Bowden to gain the upper hand once the women make it to shore. The two men fight furiously, until Bowden finally manages to use Cady's handcuffs to shackle Cady to the boat. When the boat hits a stationary rock and is destroyed, the fight continues on shore. Bowden almost crushes Cady's head with a large stone; however, a raging tide carries Cady away, as he is madly ]. Bowden watches as the piece of boat sinks to the bottom of the river, taking the still-shackled Cady with it, and then performs a cathartic washing of his blood from his hands before rejoining Leigh and Danielle further up the riverbank.

Kersek's hired thugs ambush Cady, but Cady manages to fight back and viciously beat them instead. Cady uses his recording of Bowden and exaggerations of his injuries to file for a restraining order against him, which is granted. Cady's attorney petitions the ] Ethics Committee for Bowden's ], triggering a two-day emergency meeting in ].

Thinking that Cady might break into the Bowden home while Bowden is away, Kersek and Bowden fake his departure. They wait to see if Cady will break in at which point they intend to shoot him in self-defense. Cady sneaks in undetected and kills the housekeeper, Graciela. Donning her clothes, he blindsides and kills Kersek before fleeing. After discovering the bodies, the Bowdens flee to their ] docked upstate along the ], not knowing that Cady has strapped himself to their car's undercarriage and tracks down their houseboat.

While Bowden is on ] and Leigh and Danny are in the ], Cady boards the boat and attacks Bowden, choking him unconscious before tying him up. He then severs the rope that was keeping the boat docked, setting it adrift into a violent thunderstorm. He drags Bowden (who has since regained consciousness) into the cabin and prepares to rape Leigh and Danny while forcing Bowden to watch. Danny sets Cady on fire by squirting ] onto him as he lights a cigar, causing him to jump off the boat to extinguish the flames. Leigh and Danny untie Bowden who attempts to steer the boat back to shore. Cady, however, manages to grab a rope attached to the boat and pulls himself back on board.

As the boat is rocked by the storm, a badly burned Cady puts Bowden on a ] at gunpoint. Beating Bowden and eventually getting him to confess to hiding the report 14 years earlier, Cady scolds him for ] before sentencing him "to the ]." The storm knocks Cady off his feet, allowing Bowden to gain the upper hand. As Leigh and Danny jump off the boat and swim to shore, Bowden cuffs Cady to the boat with his own handcuffs. When the boat hits a rock and is destroyed, the fight continues on shore. The current carries the severely damaged boat away from the shore, with Cady still cuffed to it. As the boat sinks, Cady ] and sings the hymn "On Jordan's Stormy Banks I Stand." Cady exchanges a final glare with Bowden before being pulled underwater and drowning. Bowden wipes Cady's blood from his hands and joins Leigh and Danny on shore. In narration, an adult Danny states that the family was irreparably changed by the experience and never spoke about it again.


==Cast== ==Cast==
{{cast list|
* ] as ] * ] as ]
* ] as Sam Bowden * ] as Sam Bowden
* ] as Leigh Bowden * ] as Leigh Bowden
* ] as Danielle Bowden * ] as Danielle "Danny" Bowden
* ] as Claude Kersek * ] as Claude Kersek
* ] as Lt. Elgart * ] as Lieutenant Elgart
* ] as Lee Heller * ] as Lee Heller
* ] as Lori Davis
* ] as Tom Broadbent
* ] as Graciella
* ] as Fruitstand Customer
* ] as Judge * ] as Judge
* ] as Lori Davis
* ] as Tom Broadbent
* ] as Graciela
* ] as Danny's girlfriend
}}


==Background== ==Production==
The film was adapted by ] from the original ] by ], which was an adaptation from the novel '']'' by ]. The film's screenplay was adapted by ] from the original screenplay by ], which was based on the novel '']'' by ].


It was originally developed by ], who eventually decided it was too violent and traded it to Scorsese to get back '']'', which Scorsese had decided not to make. Spielberg stayed on as a producer, through his ], but chose not to be credited personally on the finished film.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D0CEED9113FF933A25752C1A967958260 | work=The New York Times | first=Janet | last=Maslin | title=FILM; Martin Scorsese Ventures Back To 'Cape Fear' | date=1991-11-10}}</ref> Originally developed by ], he eventually decided it was too violent and traded it to Martin Scorsese in exchange for '']'', which Scorsese had decided not to make. Scorsese agreed to direct ''Cape Fear'' out of gratitude, as Universal had supported Scorsese during the controversy over ''].''<ref>{{cite web |date=October 22, 2010 |title=Tom Pollock Interview |url=https://www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/MIP_TomPollock_Interview.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211003040133/https://www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/MIP_TomPollock_Interview.pdf |archive-date=3 October 2021 |access-date=11 January 2022 |website=www.carseywolf.ucsb.edu}}</ref>
Although Spielberg stayed on as a producer through his company ], he chose not to be credited personally on the finished film.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9D0CEED9113FF933A25752C1A967958260 | work=The New York Times | first=Janet | last=Maslin | title=FILM; Martin Scorsese Ventures Back To 'Cape Fear' | date=1991-11-10}}</ref>


Although Scorsese had previously worked with Nolte in '']'' (1989), he originally envisioned ] in the role of Sam Bowden. However, Ford was only interested in playing Max Cady. Nick Nolte, who by contrast was more interested in playing Bowden, convinced Scorsese to cast him instead. ] and ] both auditioned for the part of Danielle Bowden and Spielberg reportedly wanted ] to play Cady.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Cormier|first=Roger|title=15 Intense Facts About ''Cape Fear''|date=November 16, 2016|magazine=]|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/88173/15-intense-facts-about-cape-fear|access-date=2 June 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=30 August 1997 |title=This Ford's not for crossing |newspaper=] |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/this-ford-s-not-for-crossing-1.101818}}</ref>
It was nominated for ]s for ] (Robert De Niro, lost to ] for '']'') and ] (Juliette Lewis, lost to ] for '']'').


Nolte lost weight for the film while Robert De Niro gained muscle; this ensured that De Niro, who was noticeably shorter than Nolte, still came across as physically threatening on screen.
Nick Nolte is taller than Robert De Niro, but for the movie Nolte lost weight and De Niro developed muscles until De Niro appeared to be the stronger man. De Niro reportedly took his body fat down to four percent.<ref>http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity-photos/juliette-lewis/?photo=c1048d1f-6e00-4876-b8f8-cfd730ace34d&gallery=22181</ref> De Niro also paid a doctor $20,000 to grind down his teeth for the role to give the character a more menacing look.<ref>{{cite web|title=Stars who went too far for movie roles|url=http://uk.movies.yahoo.com/stars-who-went-too-far-for-movie-roles.html|publisher=Yahoo!}}</ref>


The work of ] was a significant influence on the style of ''Cape Fear''. As with ], where director ] specifically acknowledged Hitchcock's influence and employed ] to write the score, Scorsese also adopted Hitchcock's style, using unusual camera angles, lighting, and editing techniques. The opening credits were designed by ], a frequent collaborator of Hitchcock, and the link to Hitchcock was further cemented by the reuse of Herrmann's original score, albeit reworked by ].<ref>{{cite web |title=Cape Fear, film score |url=http://www.allmusic.com/composition/cape-fear-film-score-mc0002394599 |work=]}}</ref> Portions of Bass's title sequences were reused from the unreleased ending to his film '']''.
Although a remake of the original ''Cape Fear'', Scorsese's update is also greatly influenced by another Mitchum-starring film, '']'',{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} in which a religiously fanatical criminal has tattoos on his hands reading "Love and Hate", Cady's body is tattooed with various biblical verses such as "vengeance is mine saith the Lord", and he tells Sam to read the ] (in which the sins of the father will be visited upon the wife and daughter) and so on. Mirroring the long journey downriver in ''The Night of the Hunter'' as Mitchum follows the children is the voyage down ] in the houseboat in ''Cape Fear''.


==Reception==
The work of ] was also influential on the style of ''Cape Fear''. As with the 1962 film version, where director J. Lee Thomson specifically acknowledged Hitchcock's influence, strove to use Hitchcock's style, and had Bernard Hermann write the score, (see ]), Scorcese made his version in the Hitchcock manner, especially through the use of unusual camera angles, lighting and editing techniques. Additionally, Scorcese's version has opening credits designed by regular Hitchcock collaborator ] and the link to Hitchcock is cemented by the reuse of the original score by ]), albeit reworked by ].<ref>www.allmusic.com/composition/cape-fear-film-score-mc0002394599</ref> The scene where Cady murders with the piano wire while dressed as the maid Graciella also recalls Hitchcock, specifically the psychosexual crossdressing in female clothing which forms a core theme of Hitchcock's ] (although here Cady merely uses the woman's clothing as a deceptive disguise).


===Box office===
Cady's character has educated himself while in prison regarding not just legal procedures, but also literature. In the scene where he lures Danielle to the drama theatre, he references Henry Miller's trilogy ''Nexus'', ''Sexus'' and ''Plexus'' and later gifts her with a copy of one of these novels, which for Cady represent his point of view that the daughter is being controlled by her parents and should liberate herself. Danielle is reading Thomas Wolfe's ] and Cady is able to show his familiarity with its themes. Furthermore, during the scene in which Cady is beaten by three men hired by Kersek on Sam's behalf to put Cady to put him in hospital, he quotes a 17th century writer; and in the final scenes on the house boat Cady frequently refers to the Ninth Circle of Hell, representing Treachery - a concept derived from Dante's book ], specifically from ].
''Cape Fear'' collected $10.5 million during its opening weekend, ranking in first place at the box office, beating out '']''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113715892/cape-fear-debuts-at-no-1/ |title='Cape Fear' debuts at No. 1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127155612/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113715892/cape-fear-debuts-at-no-1/ |newspaper=] |page=46 |date=November 19, 1991 |access-date=November 27, 2022 |archive-date=November 27, 2022 |via=] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> It would be overtaken by '']'' a week later, but still made another $10 million while staying ahead of '']''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Horn |first=John |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113715008/addams-family-scares-up-huge-box/ |title='Addams Family' scares up huge box office |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127153534/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/113715008/addams-family-scares-up-huge-box/ |date=November 26, 1991 |access-date=November 27, 2022 |archive-date=November 27, 2022 |page=29 |work=The Associated Press |publisher=] |via=] |url-status=live}} {{Open access}}</ref> The film was a box-office success, making $182,291,969 worldwide<ref>{{cite web |title=Cape Fear (1991) |url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=capefear.htm |access-date=2010-01-24 |website=]}}</ref> on a $35-million budget.


===Critical response===
This is also the first film Scorsese shot in the wider ] aspect ratio,{{citation needed|date=November 2012}} as opposed to the smaller ] ratio in which he had filmed all his previous works (excluding '']'', which was shot in ]).
On ] website ] the film holds an approval rating of 75% based on 57 reviews, with an average score of 6.8/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Smart and stylish, ''Cape Fear'' is a gleefully mainstream shocker from Martin Scorsese, with a terrifying Robert De Niro performance."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1037581-cape_fear/ |title=Cape Fear (1991) |website=Rotten Tomatoes |access-date=October 29, 2023}}</ref> On ], the film has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/cape-fear |title=Cape Fear Reviews |website=Metacritic |access-date=June 11, 2016}}</ref> Audiences polled by ] gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="CinemaScore">{{cite web |url=https://m.cinemascore.com |title=CinemaScore |work=cinemascore.com}}</ref>


] gave the film three stars, commenting:{{blockquote|''Cape Fear'' is impressive moviemaking, showing Scorsese as a master of a traditional Hollywood genre who is able to mold it to his own themes and obsessions. But as I look at this $35 million movie with big stars, special effects and production values, I wonder whether it represents a good omen from the finest director now at work.<ref>{{cite news|date=November 13, 1991|title=''Cape Fear'' |website=RogerEbert.com|url= https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/cape-fear-1991}}</ref>}}
], ] and ] appear in supporting roles, Peck as Cady's lawyer, Balsam as the judge and Mitchum as the police detective who suggests to Bowden the possibility of using "alternative" means to stop Cady.


===Awards and honors===
==Reception==
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The film was a box-office success, making $182,291,969 worldwide<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=capefear.htm | title=Cape Fear (1991) - Box Office Mojo | publisher=] | accessdate=2010-01-24}}</ref> on a $35 million budget. The film also received critical acclaim, and has a 76% on ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.rotten-tomatoes.com/m/1035781-cape_fear/ | title=''Cape Fear'' Movie Reviews Pictures&nbsp;— Rotten Tomatoes | publisher=] | accessdate=2010-01-24}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
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! Award
! Category
! Subject
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|rowspan=2|]<ref>{{cite web |title=64th Academy Awards |url=https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1992 |website=oscars.org |date=October 9, 2014 |access-date=28 June 2023}}</ref>
|]
|]
|{{nom}}
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|]
|]
|{{nom}}
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|rowspan=2|]<ref>{{cite web |title=Winners and Nominees 1992 |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/1992 |website=goldenglobes.com |access-date=28 June 2023 |archive-date=January 19, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119120424/https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/1992 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|]
|Robert De Niro
|{{nom}}
|-
|]
|Juliette Lewis
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=2|]<ref>{{cite web |title=Film in 1993 |url=http://awards.bafta.org/award/1993/film |website=bafta.org |access-date=27 June 2023}}</ref>
|]
|]
|{{nom}}
|-
|]
|]
|{{nom}}
|-
|]<ref name="Berlinale">{{cite web |title=Berlinale: 1992 Programme |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1992/02_programm_1992/02_Programm_1992.html |access-date=2011-05-22 |work=berlinale.de |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050508064411/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1992/02_programm_1992/02_Programm_1992.html |archive-date=May 8, 2005}}</ref>
|]
|]
|{{nom}}
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|]
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|]
|{{won}}
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|rowspan=3|]<ref>{{cite web |title=1991 - Winners of the 4th Annual Chicago Film Critics Awards |url=https://chicagofilmcritics.org/awards-blog/archives |website=chicagofilmcritics.org |date=January 2013 |access-date=28 June 2023}}</ref>
|]
|Martin Scorsese
|{{nom}}
|-
|]
|rowspan=2|Juliette Lewis
|{{nom}}
|-
|Most Promising Actress
|{{won}}
|-
|]
|Best Foreign Actor
|rowspan=2|Robert De Niro
|{{nom}}
|-
|]
|Best International Actor
|{{won}}
|-
|Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards
|Best Supporting Actress
|rowspan=2|Juliette Lewis
|{{won}}
|-
|rowspan=4|]<ref>{{cite web |title=1992 MTV Movie Awards |url=http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/1992/ |website=] |access-date=28 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423094751/http://www.mtv.com/ontv/movieawards/1992/ |archive-date=April 23, 2008}}</ref>
|rowspan=2|]
|{{nom}}
|-
|rowspan=3|Robert De Niro
|{{nom}}
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|]
|{{nom}}
|-
|]
|{{nom}}
|-
|]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Fox |first1=David J. |title='Sweet' Takes Honors From Film Critics |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-01-06-ca-1199-story.html |access-date=27 June 2023 |work=] |date=1992-01-06}}</ref>
|]
|rowspan=2|Juliette Lewis
|{{won|2nd place}}
|-
|rowspan=2|]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maslin |first1=Janet |title=Film Critics Honor 'Silence of Lambs' |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/18/movies/film-critics-honor-silence-of-lambs.html |access-date=27 June 2023 |work=The New York Times |date=December 18, 1991}}</ref>
|]
|{{won|2nd place}}
|-
|]
|Freddie Francis
|{{won|2nd place}}
|}


==In popular culture==
The film received generally positive reviews by critics. It currently has a 76% "fresh" rating on the film aggregator website ], with an average score of 7.1 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1037581-cape_fear/ |title=''Cape Fear'' at RottenTomatoes.com |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |date= |accessdate=2011-11-01}}</ref> Roger Ebert gave the film three stars, commenting "''Cape Fear'' is impressive moviemaking, showing Scorsese as a master of a traditional Hollywood genre who is able to mold it to his own themes and obsessions. But as I look at this $35 million movie with big stars, special effects and production values, I wonder whether it represents a good omen from the finest director now at work"<ref>{{cite news|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19911113/REVIEWS/111130301/1023|title=''Cape Fear'' at RogerEbert.com |publisher=Roger Ebert |date=November 13, 1991 |accessdate=2010-10-13}}</ref>
The film was parodied in the 1993 '']'' episode "]", with ] in the role of Cady stalking ]. The episode parodies several scenes from the 1991 film. This parody was itself the basis for ]'s play '']'', which imagines post-apocalyptic theatre troupes attempting to recreate the episode, and by extension the two films and the novel.


In the 2003 film '']'', the Seamus O'Grady prison introduction scene is a direct reference to Max Cady's prison-set intro.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mitchell|first=Elvis|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/27/movies/film-review-the-strained-family-ties-of-three-athletic-angels.html |title=Film Review; The Strained Family Ties Of Three Athletic Angels|work=]|date=June 27, 2003|access-date=June 30, 2013|quote=Seamus O'Grady (Justin Theroux), a color Xerox of Max Cady from ''Cape Fear''}}</ref>
===Awards nominations and honors===
Robert De Niro was nominated for both the ] and the ]. Juliette Lewis received nominations for the ] and the ]. The film was nominated for the ] at the ].<ref name="Berlinale">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1992/02_programm_1992/02_Programm_1992.html |title=Berlinale: 1992 Programme |accessdate=2011-05-22 |work=berlinale.de}}</ref>


The film was parodied as ''Cape Munster'' in the premiere episode of '']'', with ] playing an adult ].<ref>{{cite news |last=Jicha |first=Tom |date=September 26, 1992 |title=Too Much TV as a Kid Was Good for Ben Stiller |work=] |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-1992-09-26-9201230763-story.html |access-date=June 4, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=October 7, 1992 |title='Ben Stiller Show' may become best-kept secret on TV |work=] |url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1992-10-07-1992281114-story.html |url-status=dead |access-date=June 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230627234158/https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1992-10-07-1992281114-story.html |archive-date=June 27, 2023 |via=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=King |first=Susan |title=A two-disc treasure for 'Pirates' lovers |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-dec-04-wk-video4-story.html |access-date=June 4, 2021 |work=] |date=December 4, 2003}}</ref>
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The film was the inspiration for ] ]'s character Waylon Mercy in the ] (now WWE) in 1995, and subsequently for professional wrestler ]'s original ] character in WWE in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |last=Scharf |first=Kyle |date=January 29, 2022 |title=The Ballad of Waylon Mercy |url=https://www.thesignaturespot.com/articles/the-ballad-of-waylon-mercy |website=thesignaturespot.com}}</ref>
==Cultural references==
The film was parodied in the 1993 '']'' episode, "]". In 1995, The ] (WWF) debuted a character named Waylon Mercy, portrayed by ], who was based on De Niro's portrayal of Max Cady. Spivey only lasted a few months with the company due to injury, and the character was abandoned. They developed another, similar, character based on De Niro's portrayal of Max Cady in 2013, ].<ref>{{cite web|title=Critics, not fans, should bite their tongues|url=http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Wrestling/MatMatters/2013/07/15/pf-20975591.html|publisher=Slam! Wrestling|accessdate=22 November 2013}}</ref> In the ] episode "]", as Elaine's boyfriend rampages through her office to get revenge on Jerry for making him lose his Job, Elaine proclaims "It's Cape Fear!".


''Seinfeld'' also parodied the film with the 1998 episode "]".<ref>{{cite episode|title=] |date=April 9, 1998 |series=] |network=NBC |season=9 |number=17}}</ref>
== See also ==


==Television adaptation==
On November 21, 2023, a television adaptation was announced, with several networks in a bidding war to air it. Spielberg and Scorsese are signed on as executive producers while the showrunner is ].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2023/11/cape-fear-series-nick-antosca-steven-spielberg-martin-scorsese-ucp-1235630325/|title= 'Cape Fear' Series From Nick Antosca, Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese & UCP Heats Up TV Marketplace|date= November 21, 2023|first= Nellie|last= Andreeva|access-date= November 21, 2023|work= Deadline Hollywood}}</ref> The series will be released on ].<ref>{{cite web|last=Siegel|first=Tatiana|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/news/martin-scorsese-frank-sinatra-biopic-dicaprio-jennifer-lawrence-1235973769/|title=Ageless Auteurs: Scorsese Eyes Frank Sinatra Biopic With Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence, Spielberg Tackling UFO Movie and More|website=Variety|date=April 17, 2024|access-date=April 17, 2024}}</ref> On November 18, 2024, it was revealed that ] was cast as Max Cady.<ref>{{cite web|last=Otterson|first=Joe|url=https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/javier-bardem-cape-fear-tv-series-apple-steven-spielberg-martin-scorsese-1236213106/|title=Javier Bardem to Star in 'Cape Fear' TV Series at Apple, Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese to Produce|website=Variety|date=November 18, 2024|access-date=November 18, 2024}}</ref>

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* {{cite book|last=Thain |first=Gerald J. |year=2001 |chapter=Cape Fear, Two Versions and Two Visions Separated by Thirty Years |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E9snGGV1X5MC |title=Law and Film: Representing Law in Movies |editor-first1=S. |editor-last1=Machura |editor-first2=P |editor-last2=Robson |location=Cambridge |publisher=] |isbn=0-631-22816-0}}
* . Thain, Gerald J., "Cape Fear, Two Versions and Two Visions Separated by Thirty Years." ISBN 0-631-22816-0, ISBN 978-0-631-22816-5 176 pages.


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Psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese This article is about the 1991 film. For other uses, see Cape Fear (disambiguation).

Cape Fear
Theatrical release poster by John Alvin
Directed byMartin Scorsese
Screenplay byWesley Strick
Based on
Produced byBarbara De Fina
Starring
CinematographyFreddie Francis
Edited byThelma Schoonmaker
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • November 15, 1991 (1991-11-15)
Running time128 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35 million
Box office$182.3 million

Cape Fear is a 1991 American psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese. It is a remake of the 1962 film, which was based on the 1957 novel The Executioners by John D. MacDonald. The film stars Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Joe Don Baker, and Juliette Lewis. Robert Mitchum has a small role in the film, while Gregory Peck (in his final theatrical film role) and Martin Balsam make cameo appearances, all three having starred in the original film.

The film tells the story of a convicted violent rapist who, by using his newfound knowledge of the law and its numerous loopholes, seeks vengeance against a former public defender whom he blames for his 14-year imprisonment due to purposefully faulty defense tactics used during his trial.

Cape Fear marks the seventh collaboration between Scorsese and De Niro. The film was a commercial success and received generally positive reviews from critics. It was nominated for several awards, including the Oscars and Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor (De Niro) and Best Supporting Actress (Juliette Lewis).

Plot

In 1977 in Atlanta, Maximilian "Max" Cady, a psychopathic rapist, was on trial for the rape and battery of a 16-year-old girl. His public defender, Samuel "Sam" Bowden, was so appalled by Cady's crimes that he hid a report stating that the victim was promiscuous, which might have lightened Cady's sentence or even acquitted him altogether. Cady was ultimately convicted and sentenced to 14 years in prison. Bowden assumed that Cady, who was illiterate at the time of the trial, would never become aware of the report.

After finishing his sentence and being released from prison, Cady tracks down Bowden who is now a private practice attorney living in New Essex, North Carolina, with his wife Leigh and their teenage daughter Danielle ("Danny"). Cady moves to New Essex and quickly makes his presence known to Bowden. He tells Bowden that he learned to read in prison, studied law and attempted several unsuccessful appeals of his case representing himself, implying that he knows that Bowden hid the report. Soon after, he begins to stalk and terrorize the Bowden family. After their dog is mysteriously poisoned, Bowden tries to have Cady arrested, but Police Lieutenant Elgart states that there is no evidence of Cady committing any crime.

Cady meets Lori Davis, a courthouse clerk who is attracted to Bowden. Cady rapes and nearly beats her to death. Davis refuses to press charges out of fear that her ongoing flirtation with Bowden will become public. Bowden hires private investigator Claude Kersek to follow Cady.

Impersonating her new drama teacher, Cady approaches Danny and kisses her. When Bowden learns of this, he agrees with Kersek to have Cady beaten up to intimidate him and coerce him into leaving town. Before the beating, Bowden gives Cady a final warning to leave him and his family alone and to leave New Essex, threatening physical harm against Cady if the warning is not heeded. Cady has a hidden tape recorder which recorded the threat.

Kersek's hired thugs ambush Cady, but Cady manages to fight back and viciously beat them instead. Cady uses his recording of Bowden and exaggerations of his injuries to file for a restraining order against him, which is granted. Cady's attorney petitions the ABA Ethics Committee for Bowden's disbarment, triggering a two-day emergency meeting in Raleigh.

Thinking that Cady might break into the Bowden home while Bowden is away, Kersek and Bowden fake his departure. They wait to see if Cady will break in at which point they intend to shoot him in self-defense. Cady sneaks in undetected and kills the housekeeper, Graciela. Donning her clothes, he blindsides and kills Kersek before fleeing. After discovering the bodies, the Bowdens flee to their houseboat docked upstate along the Cape Fear River, not knowing that Cady has strapped himself to their car's undercarriage and tracks down their houseboat.

While Bowden is on deck and Leigh and Danny are in the cabin, Cady boards the boat and attacks Bowden, choking him unconscious before tying him up. He then severs the rope that was keeping the boat docked, setting it adrift into a violent thunderstorm. He drags Bowden (who has since regained consciousness) into the cabin and prepares to rape Leigh and Danny while forcing Bowden to watch. Danny sets Cady on fire by squirting lighter fluid onto him as he lights a cigar, causing him to jump off the boat to extinguish the flames. Leigh and Danny untie Bowden who attempts to steer the boat back to shore. Cady, however, manages to grab a rope attached to the boat and pulls himself back on board.

As the boat is rocked by the storm, a badly burned Cady puts Bowden on a mock trial at gunpoint. Beating Bowden and eventually getting him to confess to hiding the report 14 years earlier, Cady scolds him for failing to do his duty as an attorney before sentencing him "to the ninth circle of hell." The storm knocks Cady off his feet, allowing Bowden to gain the upper hand. As Leigh and Danny jump off the boat and swim to shore, Bowden cuffs Cady to the boat with his own handcuffs. When the boat hits a rock and is destroyed, the fight continues on shore. The current carries the severely damaged boat away from the shore, with Cady still cuffed to it. As the boat sinks, Cady speaks madly in tongues and sings the hymn "On Jordan's Stormy Banks I Stand." Cady exchanges a final glare with Bowden before being pulled underwater and drowning. Bowden wipes Cady's blood from his hands and joins Leigh and Danny on shore. In narration, an adult Danny states that the family was irreparably changed by the experience and never spoke about it again.

Cast

Production

The film's screenplay was adapted by Wesley Strick from the original screenplay by James R. Webb, which was based on the novel The Executioners by John D. MacDonald.

Originally developed by Steven Spielberg, he eventually decided it was too violent and traded it to Martin Scorsese in exchange for Schindler's List, which Scorsese had decided not to make. Scorsese agreed to direct Cape Fear out of gratitude, as Universal had supported Scorsese during the controversy over The Last Temptation of Christ. Although Spielberg stayed on as a producer through his company Amblin Entertainment, he chose not to be credited personally on the finished film.

Although Scorsese had previously worked with Nolte in New York Stories (1989), he originally envisioned Harrison Ford in the role of Sam Bowden. However, Ford was only interested in playing Max Cady. Nick Nolte, who by contrast was more interested in playing Bowden, convinced Scorsese to cast him instead. Drew Barrymore and Reese Witherspoon both auditioned for the part of Danielle Bowden and Spielberg reportedly wanted Bill Murray to play Cady.

Nolte lost weight for the film while Robert De Niro gained muscle; this ensured that De Niro, who was noticeably shorter than Nolte, still came across as physically threatening on screen.

The work of Alfred Hitchcock was a significant influence on the style of Cape Fear. As with the 1962 film, where director J. Lee Thompson specifically acknowledged Hitchcock's influence and employed Bernard Herrmann to write the score, Scorsese also adopted Hitchcock's style, using unusual camera angles, lighting, and editing techniques. The opening credits were designed by Saul Bass, a frequent collaborator of Hitchcock, and the link to Hitchcock was further cemented by the reuse of Herrmann's original score, albeit reworked by Elmer Bernstein. Portions of Bass's title sequences were reused from the unreleased ending to his film Phase IV.

Reception

Box office

Cape Fear collected $10.5 million during its opening weekend, ranking in first place at the box office, beating out Curly Sue. It would be overtaken by The Addams Family a week later, but still made another $10 million while staying ahead of Beauty and the Beast. The film was a box-office success, making $182,291,969 worldwide on a $35-million budget.

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 75% based on 57 reviews, with an average score of 6.8/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Smart and stylish, Cape Fear is a gleefully mainstream shocker from Martin Scorsese, with a terrifying Robert De Niro performance." On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.

Roger Ebert gave the film three stars, commenting:

Cape Fear is impressive moviemaking, showing Scorsese as a master of a traditional Hollywood genre who is able to mold it to his own themes and obsessions. But as I look at this $35 million movie with big stars, special effects and production values, I wonder whether it represents a good omen from the finest director now at work.

Awards and honors

Award Category Subject Result
Academy Awards Best Actor Robert De Niro Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Juliette Lewis Nominated
Golden Globe Awards Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Robert De Niro Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture Juliette Lewis Nominated
BAFTA Awards Best Cinematography Freddie Francis Nominated
Best Editing Thelma Schoonmaker Nominated
Berlin International Film Festival Golden Berlin Bear Martin Scorsese Nominated
BMI Film Music Awards Elmer Bernstein Won
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards Best Director Martin Scorsese Nominated
Best Supporting Actress Juliette Lewis Nominated
Most Promising Actress Won
David di Donatello Awards Best Foreign Actor Robert De Niro Nominated
Jupiter Awards Best International Actor Won
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards Best Supporting Actress Juliette Lewis Won
MTV Movie Awards Best Kiss Nominated
Robert De Niro Nominated
Best Male Performance Nominated
Best Villain Nominated
National Society of Film Critics Awards Best Supporting Actress Juliette Lewis 2nd place
New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Supporting Actress 2nd place
Best Cinematographer Freddie Francis 2nd place

In popular culture

The film was parodied in the 1993 Simpsons episode "Cape Feare", with Sideshow Bob in the role of Cady stalking Bart Simpson. The episode parodies several scenes from the 1991 film. This parody was itself the basis for Anne Washburn's play Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play, which imagines post-apocalyptic theatre troupes attempting to recreate the episode, and by extension the two films and the novel.

In the 2003 film Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, the Seamus O'Grady prison introduction scene is a direct reference to Max Cady's prison-set intro.

The film was parodied as Cape Munster in the premiere episode of The Ben Stiller Show, with Ben Stiller playing an adult Eddie Munster.

The film was the inspiration for professional wrestler Dan Spivey's character Waylon Mercy in the World Wrestling Federation (now WWE) in 1995, and subsequently for professional wrestler Bray Wyatt's original The Wyatt Family character in WWE in 2013.

Seinfeld also parodied the film with the 1998 episode "The Bookstore".

Television adaptation

On November 21, 2023, a television adaptation was announced, with several networks in a bidding war to air it. Spielberg and Scorsese are signed on as executive producers while the showrunner is Nick Antosca. The series will be released on Apple TV+. On November 18, 2024, it was revealed that Javier Bardem was cast as Max Cady.

See also

References

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  23. Mitchell, Elvis (June 27, 2003). "Film Review; The Strained Family Ties Of Three Athletic Angels". The New York Times. Retrieved June 30, 2013. Seamus O'Grady (Justin Theroux), a color Xerox of Max Cady from Cape Fear
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  31. Otterson, Joe (November 18, 2024). "Javier Bardem to Star in 'Cape Fear' TV Series at Apple, Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese to Produce". Variety. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

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