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Remake of 

Cape Fear (1962)

Edited into 

The Making of 'Cape Fear' (2001) (Video)
30 Even Scarier Movie Moments (2006) (TV Mini-Series)
One of the movies shown.

References 

Moana (1926)
Name of the boat at the end of the film
The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)
Jessica Lange mentions Perry Mason when she first hears of the private eye they hired (in fact, Paul Drake served as Mason's private eye)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Mentions Sam Spade when listing privste detectives
Vertigo (1958)
Peter Gunn (1958) (TV Series)
Lange mentions Peter Gunn
Psycho (1960)
The Girl Hunters (1963)
Lange mentions Mickey Spillane when she finds out about the private eye at dinner-in fact, Spillane played his own private eye Hammer in this film
Taxi Driver (1976)

Referenced in 

Seinfeld: The Red Dot (1991) (TV Episode)
mentioned by Elaine
The Player (1992)
In the opening shot, Jimmy Chase (Paul Hewitt) mistakes Alan Rudolph for Martin Scorsese and tells him, "Hey, I loved 'Cape Fear'."
Saturday Night Live: Sharon Stone/Pearl Jam (1992) (TV Episode)
mentioned on Weekend Update
Munchie (1992)
Billboard with poster seen for 2 seconds during car chase
Mystery Science Theatre 3000: The Magic Sword (1992) (TV Episode)
Servo: (as DeNiro) Come out, come out, wherever you are.
The Simpsons: Cape Feare (1993) (TV Episode)
Episode is named after it, music is based on the score.
Mystery Science Theatre 3000: Mitchell (1993) (TV Episode)
Servo: (as Robert DeNiro) Counselor!
Animaniacs: Video Review/When Mice Ruled the Earth (1993) (TV Episode)
Seen on video store shelf in 'Video Review'
Mystery Science Theatre 3000: Code Name: Diamond Head (1994) (TV Episode)
Crow: "Robert De Niro is clinging to the bottom of the car."
Just Cause (1995)
Mad About You: Cake Fear (1995) (TV Episode)
title reference
WWF Monday Night RAW: Episode #3.26 (1995) (TV Episode)
TV debut of Waylon Mercy, whose gimmick/character was based on the 1991 version of Max Cady
Se7en (1995)
The music score is direct reference to Cape Fear (when the detectives go to arrest Victor (Sin of Sloth)
Evil Ed (1995)
Poster on wall
Hamish Macbeth: A Perfectly Simple Explanation (1996) (TV Episode)
Lachie Jr. mentions the film by name.
The Fan (1996)
De Niro impersonates himself from that film
Face/Off (1997)
The Faculty (1998)
Constance (1999) (Video)
Sampled dialogue used in score throughout opening sequence.
Die Harald Schmidt Show: Episode #6.11 (2000) (TV Episode)
Schmidt talks about
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Affirmative Action (2000) (TV Episode)
Music from this film is played while Larry and Cheryl are in a race to try to get her medication.
You Shoot, I Shoot (2001)
A poster of the film is shown hanging on a wall.
Enough (2002)
Wrong Turn (2003)
The way Chris hides on the moving vehicle like Max Cady.
Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)
Music from Cape Fear used during chewing gum scene
The 24th Day (2004)
While the two leads play a trivia game with each other, they mention this movie.
Garfield (2004)
When Garfield is under Jon's car, it's a clear reference to Robert DeNiro's Max Cady on "Cape Fear".
Snowball Effect: The Story of 'Clerks' (2004) (Video)
The person laughing at the 37 quote from the Clerks movie during one of it's theater runs was refer to as Max Cady.
South Park: Pre-School (2004) (TV Episode)
the plot (person released from jail coming back for revenge), the weight lifting scene is parodied as Trent lifts Tinkertoys as weights
Hide and Seek (2005)
Come out come out whatever you are
Film Geek (2005)
mentioned in Scorsese article
Blow Me (2005) (Short)
line in Theatre
The Benchwarmers (2006)
on shelf in video store
The Departed (2006)
In this earlier film by Scorsese, villianous convict Max Cady is shown in cell, tattooed torso shirtless, doing dips. While imprisoned Costigan does the same exercise in his cell, also shirtles/tattooed.
Unaccompanied Minors (2006)
Lewis Black impersonates DeNiro saying "Come out, come out, wherever you are."
South Park: Imaginationland: Episode II (2007) (TV Episode)
Max Cady briefly appears among the villains
Drillbit Taylor (2008)
Theme from "Cape Fear" used in principal's room
The Dark Knight (2008)
The Joker hangs upside down in his final scene. The camera's 180 degree spin mirrors the one where Robert De Niro hangs upside down during his workout.
Boogie (2009)
Blackburn wants revenge on Boogie and he trains the same way Caddy does in Cape Fear
Castle: Love Me Dead (2009) (TV Episode)
Castle mentions "Cape Fear" by name - does impression which Ryan identifies as being of Robert DeNiro.
Jeopardy!: Episode #26.137 (2010) (TV Episode)
Subject of a $2,000 clue in the category "Bad Guys"
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Episode #8.133 (2010) (TV Episode)
Included in a $10,000 question
Saturday Night Live: Amy Poehler/Katy Perry (2010) (TV Episode)
A still from "Cape Fear" is shown in the "Actor II Actor" intro.
How I Met Your Mother: Cleaning House (2010) (TV Episode)
Robin mentions it.
Into the Night with...: Juliette Lewis und Crispin Glover (2010) (TV Episode)
mentioned by Lewis
Hollywood's Top Ten: Best Actor Oscar Winners (2011) (TV Episode)
Lynda says Robert De Niro got nominated for best actor
Parásitos: Die Parasite with a Vengeance (2011) (TV Episode)
Don Ramiro imitates Max Cady
Machete Betty (2011) (Short)
Betty quotes Cape Fear as she searches the house for Desmond.
RuPaul's Drag Race: Lip Synch Extravaganza Eleganza (2013) (TV Episode)
While discussing Honey Mahogany's kaftan, RuPaul asks 'Juliette Lewis' if she's wearing a "cape fear" (referring to her kaftan).

Features 

Problem Child (1990)
The Cramps/Creature from the Black Leather Lagoon (1990) (Short)
On TV in Juliette Lewis's bedroom

Featured in 

1992 MTV Movie Awards (1992) (TV Special)
Clip shown in quotes montage and in 'Best inanimate objects'
The 64th Annual Academy Awards (1992) (TV Special)
Hollywood vs. Religion (1994) (Video)
The Universal Story (1995) (TV Movie)
De Niro/Nolte confrontation and threat to family
The Making of 'Cape Fear' (2001) (Video)
Scorsese on Scorsese (2004) (TV Movie)
clips are shown
I Love the '90s: Part Deux: 1991 (2005) (TV Episode)
Footage from this is featured.
20 to 1: Movie Saints and Sinners (2007) (TV Episode)
Clips shown in a segment on Max Cady.
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009) (TV Movie)
clip with Robert DeNiro and Illeana Douglas
Rich Hall's the Dirty South (2010) (TV Movie)
footage shown
Censuren - En thriller (2011) (TV Movie)
Clip shown and discussed
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.165 (2011) (TV Episode)
Clip of Max Cady laughing in movie theater compared to Pumpcasting participant

Spoofs 

Spoofed in 

The Ben Stiller Show: Pilot (1992) (TV Episode)
The movie is parodied as "Cape Munster"
The Simpsons: Cape Feare (1993) (TV Episode)
Sideshow Bob as released felon now after Bart. Sideshow Bob chases the family under the car, like Max does in the movie.
NileCity 105.6 (1995) (TV Mini-Series)
The Epic of Detective Mandy: Book Four - Spoof of the Living Dead II (1995) (TV Movie)
The film uses the Cape Fear (1991) score music throughout and the scene where Detective Mandy and Mandy's Wife argue is a parody of the argument between Nick Nolte and Jessica Lange in Cape Fear, and is shot the same way,
Mousehunt (1997)
Seinfeld: The Bookstore (1998) (TV Episode)
Jerry has a dream that Uncle Leo has turned into Max Cady while in jail.
Love & Sex (2000)

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