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Cape Fear (1991)
7.3
Ratings: 7.3/10 from 69,311 users
Metascore:
73/100
Reviews: 228 user | 76 critic | 9 from Metacritic.com A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a 14 year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him. Director:Martin Scorsese |
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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| Jessica Lange | ... | ||
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Martin Balsam | ... |
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Zully Montero | ... | |
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Craig Henne | ... |
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Forest Burton | ... |
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Edgar Allan Poe IV | ... |
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Rod Ball | ... |
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Storyline
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney/"Leave It to Beaver"-esque family-man. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? Fourteen years, ago Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey, bibliophile Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss. Written by James Craver
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Sam Bowden has always provided for his family's future. But the past is coming back to haunt them. See more »Parents Guide:
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Cabo de miedo See more »Box Office
Budget:
$35,000,000 (estimated)Gross:
$182,300,000 (Worldwide)Company Credits
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Danielle: My reminiscence. I always thought that for such a lovely river the name is mystifying: "Cape Fear". When the only thing to fear on those enchanted summer nights was that the magic would end and real life would come crashing in.
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From the opera Lucia Di Lammermoor-Gaetano Donizetti (as Donizetti)
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This is the first film that Martin Scorsese uses optical FX. See more »Goofs
Continuity: Before retiring for the night, the Bowden family and investigator Kersek securely close and lock all the doors and windows in the Bowden home. Yet a short while later, the wind blows one of the doors open. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Danielle: My reminiscence. I always thought that for such a lovely river the name is mystifying: "Cape Fear". When the only thing to fear on those enchanted summer nights was that the magic would end and real life would come crashing in.
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Crazy Credits
Later half of the credits are played to the sound of nighttime crickets. See more »Soundtracks
"Per te d'immenso giubilo"From the opera Lucia Di Lammermoor-Gaetano Donizetti (as Donizetti)
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