CAPE FEAR

By Author Name

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.

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CAST

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FACTS

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ROBERT DE NIRO

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NICK NOLTE

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JESSICA LANGE

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JULIETTE LEWIS

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Genre:
Thriller

Release date:
November 15, 1991

Running time:
128 minutes

Country:
United States

Language:
English

Budget:
$35 million

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JOE DON BAKER

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THE PLOT

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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."

Dio Commodo Vulputate

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 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

MY OPINION & RECOMMENDATION

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