| | | Sam Bowden has always provided for his family's future. But the past is coming back to haunt them.
Features: DVD, Collector's Edition
A pumped-up tattooed psychopath preys on a southern lawyer, hiswife and their teen-age daughter.
"A stunning masterpiece of cinematic art." Jeannie Williams, USA Today
"Cape Fear is as exciting as movies get." Joel Siegel, Good Morning America
"A pumped-up, thrill-happy ride..." David Ansen, Newsweek
Editor's Note
Martin Scorsese's remake of J. Lee Thompson's 1962 film is a stylish, taut thriller. Public defender Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte) served as the attorney for brutal rapist Max Cady (Robert De Niro) at his arraignment. Shocked by the violence of Cady's crime, Sam duplicitously withheld information regarding the sexually promiscuous activities of Cady's rape victim--information that might have won Max's acquittal. After serving a hellish 14-year sentence in a barbaric state penitentiary, the once-illiterate Cady, who has taught himself to read and studied up on the law during his incarceration, seeks vengeance against the prosperous small-town lawyer. Max makes good on his satanic threats to terrorize Sam, stalking the vulnerable family, poisoning their dog, brutally assaulting Sam's close friend, and sexually harassing Sam's daughter, Danielle (Juliette Lewis). To rid themselves of this raging force of retribution, Sam, Leigh, and Danielle join together against Max in a final struggle for their very existence. Scorsese pays debts to Thompson's earlier version by using Bernard Herrmann's original score, as well as casting Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, and Martin Balsam in supporting roles. Lewis delivers a stirring performance that earned her a well-deserved Oscar nomination, as did De Niro, whose tattooed vengeance seeker is one of cinema's most terrifying, notorious presences.
Plot Summary
CAPE FEAR is an extremely tense remake of the riveting 1962 thriller. This time Sam Bowden is not such a good guy and his family is rather dysfunctional--but there's no moral ambiguity in the purely evil Max Cady as he circles in for the kill. Martin Scorsese creates a world in which a man who withheld information for the benefit of society ends up suffering the moral consequences. Robert De Niro and Juliette Lewis deliver stunning performances as the hunter and hunted, respectively.
| Features | Portrait Gallery | | DVD-ROM Features | | Scene Access | | Interactive Menus | | Matte Painting Montage | | Photo Gallery With Original Score | | Behind-The-Scenes Footage | | Script-To-Film Comparisons | | Widescreen Version | | New Interviews With Martin Scorsese, Robert DeNiro, Jessica Lange And NIck Nolte | | Deleted Scenes |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Universal |
| Release Date: 1/17/2006 |
| Running Time: 128 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1991 | | Catalog ID: 20567 | | UPC: 00025192056727 | | Number of Discs: 2 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English | | Video: Color |
Aspect Ratio | | 2.35:1 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1992) | | | Robert De Niro, Nominee, Best Actor | | | Juilette Lewis, Nominee, Best Supporting Actress | |
British Academy Awards (1993) | | | Freddie Francis, Nominee, Best Cinematography | | | Thelma Schoonmaker, Nominee, Best Editing | |
Golden Globe (1992) | | | Robert De Niro, Nominee, Best Performance By An Actor In A Motion Picture Drama | | | Juliette Lewis, Nominee, Best Performance By A Supporting Actress In A Motion Picture | |
MTV Award (1992) | | | Robert De Niro, Juliet Lewis, Nominee, Best Kiss | | | Robert De NIro, Nominee, Best Male Performance | | | Robert De Niro, Nominee, Best Villain |
| Memorable Quotes| "Come out, come out, wherever you are."----Max Cady (Robert De Niro), to a hiding Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte) |
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| | Professional Reviews | Rolling Stone
"...Nolte acts with blistering energy, and Lange is in top feral form..." 11/28/1991 p.101-103Sight and Sound
"...Scorsese's CAPE FEAR defies thresholds, revelling in its own transgressiveness, using punchy visuals, fast cuts and a pounding soundtrack..." 03/01/1992 p.40-1 Los Angeles Times
"...We squirm, we squeal, we squeak for mercy as Scorsese and company wring us out like an old washcloth..." 11/13/1991 p.F1 Washington Post 7 of 10
Martin Scorsese's Cape Fear"is a work of rippling cinematic muscle. It's a brutal, demonic film with a grip like a vise; it grabs you early, its fingers around your throat, and never lets go... His images hit the screen like firebombs, and the conflagration is enthralling, irresistible. - Hal Hinson
The Chicago Sun-Times 8 of 10
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. - Roger Ebert
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