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THE TRAILER
MARTIN SCORSESE
The director
THE POSTER
Born in Italy in November 1942, he is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He is widely regarded as on of the most influential directors of film history.
CAST
FACTS
ROBERT DE NIRO
NICK NOLTE
JESSICA LANGE
JULIETTE LEWIS
Genre:
Thriller
Release date:
November 15, 1991
Running time:
128 minutes
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Budget:
$35 million
Thriller
Release date:
November 15, 1991
Running time:
128 minutes
Country:
United States
Language:
English
Budget:
$35 million
JOE DON BAKER
THE PLOT
Sam Bowden is a lawyer who lives with his wife and daughter. Max Cady was one of Sam's clients 14 years before. At that time, Max went to prison, tried for rape and agression, but now, at the beginning of the film, he is released. Cady tries to call Sam's attention to discover if he still remembers him. Max starts following the lawyer and his family and finally Max gets to confront him. From then on, a horror story starts for the Bowden family.
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CINEMA CRITICS
CURIOSITY
CRITICAL RESPONSE
The film was parodied in the 1993 Simpsons episode "Cape Feare", with Sideshow Bob in the role of Cady.
BOX OFFICE
The film was a box-office success, making $182,291,969 worldwide on a $35-million budget.
On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
On review website Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 75% based on 51 reviews, with an average score of 7/10.
The site's critics consensus reads: "Smart and stylish, Cape Fear is a gleefully mainstream shocker from Martin Scorsese, with a terrifying Robert De Niro performance."
The site's critics consensus reads: "Smart and stylish, Cape Fear is a gleefully mainstream shocker from Martin Scorsese, with a terrifying Robert De Niro performance."
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AWARDS
Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.
Roger Ebert gave the film three stars, commenting:
"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."
"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."
Cape fear has been awarded a huge amount of awards, including Academy Awards, Golden Globe Awards, MTV Movie Awards, National Society of Film Critics Awards and more