A tattooed psychopath (Robert De Niro) preys on a Southern lawyer (Nick Nolte), his wife (Jessica Lange)... (Learn more)
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Starring: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange
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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US Release Date
11/13/91
MPAA Rating
Rated R
Running Time
128 mins.
Locations
- Dania, Florida, USA
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Language
- English
Box Office Total
$76,377,472
Awards
- Nominated for a Best Cinematography award at the 1992 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Supporting Actress award at the 1991 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Actor award at the 1991 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie Awards.
- Nominated for a Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or award at the 1991 Hollywood Foreign Press Association [F Awards.
- Nominated for a Editing Award award at the 1992 British Academy of Film and Television Awards.
Distributor
- Universal
- Universal Pictures
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment
