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Cape Fear

  • 1991
  • R
  • 2h 8m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
250K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
486
81
Robert De Niro, Juliette Lewis, Nick Nolte, and Jessica Lange in Cape Fear (1991)
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A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.

  • Director
    • Martin Scorsese
  • Writers
    • John D. MacDonald
    • James R. Webb
    • Wesley Strick
  • Stars
    • Robert De Niro
    • Nick Nolte
    • Jessica Lange
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    250K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    486
    81
    • Director
      • Martin Scorsese
    • Writers
      • John D. MacDonald
      • James R. Webb
      • Wesley Strick
    • Stars
      • Robert De Niro
      • Nick Nolte
      • Jessica Lange
    • 513User reviews
    • 129Critic reviews
    • 73Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 2 Oscars
      • 5 wins & 21 nominations total

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    Top Cast43

    Robert De Niro
    Robert De Niro
    • Max Cady
    Nick Nolte
    Nick Nolte
    • Sam Bowden
    Jessica Lange
    Jessica Lange
    • Leigh Bowden
    Juliette Lewis
    Juliette Lewis
    • Danielle Bowden
    Joe Don Baker
    Joe Don Baker
    • Claude Kersek
    Robert Mitchum
    Robert Mitchum
    • Lieutenant Elgart
    Gregory Peck
    Gregory Peck
    • Lee Heller
    Martin Balsam
    Martin Balsam
    • Judge
    Illeana Douglas
    Illeana Douglas
    • Lori Davis
    Fred Thompson
    Fred Thompson
    • Tom Broadbent
    • (as Fred Dalton Thompson)
    Zully Montero
    • Graciella
    Craig Henne
    • Prisoner
    Forest Burton
    • Prisoner
    Edgar Allan Poe IV
    • Prisoner
    Rod Ball
    • Prisoner
    W. Paul Bodie
    • Prisoner
    Joel Kolker
    • Corrections Officer
    Antoni Corone
    Antoni Corone
    • Corrections Officer
    • Director
      • Martin Scorsese
    • Writers
      • John D. MacDonald
      • James R. Webb
      • Wesley Strick
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews513

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    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Originally, in the scene where Cady puts handcuffs on Lori, she was supposed to start freaking out. Illeana Douglas was the one who came up with the idea of having her character laughing and trying to play along instead.
    • Goofs
      The recorded threat was different to the actual threat made to Cady.
    • Quotes
      • Max Cady: I ain't no white trash piece of shit. I'm better than you all! I can out-learn you. I can out-read you. I can out-think you. And I can out-philosophize you. And I'm gonna outlast you. You think a couple whacks to my guts is gonna get me down? It's gonna take a hell of a lot more than that, Counselor, to prove you're better than me!
    • Crazy credits
      Later half of the credits are played to the sound of nighttime crickets.
    • Alternate versions
      SPOILER: When the movie was originally shown on network television, the blood left by Kersek's killing was optically removed by censors and replaced by a clean tile floor.
    • Connections
      Edited into Cape Fear: Deleted Scenes (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Tipitina
      Written by Alice Byrd
      Performed by Professor Longhair
      Courtesy of Atlantic Recording Corp.
      By Arrangement with Warner Special Products

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    Details

    • Release date
      • November 15, 1991 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Cabo de miedo
    • Filming locations
      • Savannah, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • Amblin Entertainment
      • Cappa Films
      • Tribeca Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $35,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $79,091,969
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $10,261,025
      • Nov 17, 1991
    • Gross worldwide
      • $182,291,969
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 8m(128 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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