Cape Fear (1991)

Written by John D. MacDonald, James R. Webb

Directed by Martin Scorsese

Running Time: 130 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1991

Rating: 18 Certificate

Filmed in Colour

Martin Scorsese's impressive remake of the 1962 thriller stars Robert De Niro (pictured) as cigar-smoking, tattooed, bible-bashing, psychopath rapist Max Cady, out of prison after 14 years, and intent on revenge.

But simply murdering Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte) - the small-town lawyer who did him wrong at his trial - isn't sufficient for Cady. Instead he wants to strike the fear of God into Bowden and his family forever. But strangely, as Cady's nefarious plans unfold, the Bowden women (Jessica Lange and Juliette Lewis) become attracted to him, culminating in a stunning climax aboard their houseboat on the Cape Fear river in North Carolina.

Released in 1991, this is high-quality Scorsese, unusually aimed at the mainstream, that is as good as the original. De Niro gives an especially strong Oscar-nominated performance as the madcap Cady. Highly recommended.

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Cast

	Robert de Niro		Max Cady
	Nick Nolte		Samuel.J Bowden
	Jessica Lange		Leigh Bowden
	Juliette Lewis		Danielle Bowden
	Joe Don Baker		Claude Kersek Private Investigator
	Robert Mitchum		Lieutenant Elgart
	Gregory Peck		Lee Heller Cady's Attorney
	Martin Balsam		Judge
	Illeana Douglas		Lori Davis
	Fred Dalton Thompson		Tom Broadbent
	Zully Montero		Graciella The Bowden's Maid
	Craig Henne		Prisoner
	Forest Burton		Prisoner
	Edgar Allan Poe IV		Prisoner
	Rod Ball		Prisoner