Rent Cape Fear (1991)
3.6 of 5 from 213 ratings
2h 2min
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- Synopsis:
- Fourteen years after being imprisoned, vicious psychopath Max Cady (Robert De Niro) emerges with a single-minded mission: to seek revenge on his attorney Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte). Cady becomes a terrifying presence as he menacingly circles Bowden's increasingly unstable family. Realising he is legally powerless to protect his beautiful wife Leigh and his troubled teenage daughter Danielle, Sam resorts to unorthodox measures which lead to an unforgettable showdown on Cape Fear.
- Actors:
- Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis, Joe Don Baker, Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, Martin Balsam, Illeana Douglas, Fred Dalton Thompson, Zully Montero, Craig Henne, Forest Burton, Edgar Allan Poe IV, Rod Ball, W. Paul Bodie, Joel Kolker, Antoni Corone, Tamara Jones, Roger Pretto
- Directors:
- Martin Scorsese
- Producers:
- Barbara de Fina, Robert De Niro
- Writers:
- John D. MacDonald, James R. Webb
- Others:
- Freddie Francis, Thelma Schoonmaker
- Studio:
- Sony
- Genres:
- Drama, Thrillers
- Collections:
- A Brief History of Cinema Afloat: Part 2, Oscar Nominations Competition 2024, Oscar's Two-Time Club, The Instant Expert's Guide to Martin Scorsese, Top 10 Golden Bear Winners, Top 10 Stephen King Films
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 10/10/2011
- Run Time:
- 128 minutes
- Languages:
- English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French DTS 5.1, German DTS 5.1, Italian DTS 5.1, Japanese DTS 5.1, Spanish DTS 5.1
- Subtitles:
- Cantonese, Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Norwegian, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
- DVD Regions:
- Region 2
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 2.35:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- The Making of 'Cape Fear'
- Deleted Scenes
- Behind the Scenes of the Fourth of July Parade
- Photograph Montage
- On the Set of the Houseboat
- Matte Paintings
- Opening Credits
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Reviews (1) of Cape Fear
Too over-the-top for me - Cape Fear review by RP
A convict (Robert De Niro) is released after serving 14 years in prison. He returns to a small North Carolina town and stalks local attorney (Nick Nolte) and family, seeking revenge for the attorney's failure to properly defend him. Attorney is weak and attempts to defend himself + family both within the law (a failure) and outside the law (you guessed it: a failure). The film builds to a finale on board the family's houseboat on the Cape Fear River.
Directed by Martin Scorsese, the performances are excellent and the film is highly regarded. Unfortunately the film is by no means subtle - De Niro's character is just too over the top, has too many tattoos, his Southern accent too heavy, his resistance to Nick Nolte's attempts to defend his family too obvious, his very resistance to pain predictable, his every move telegraphed well in advance. Within minutes of the film starting we can guess what will happen and how it's going to end and the 'climax', while well done, is just sooooo predictable.
This 1991 film is a remake of the 1961 version which starred Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum. I think I'll order that to remind myself how good it was - in the meantime I'll mark this one down for being so over-the-top and give it 3/5 stars.
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