Rotten
It's hard to understand why Martin Scorsese wanted to remake a nasty, formulaic 1962 thriller whose only "classic" credentials are a terrifying performance by Robert Mitchum and a Bernard Herrmann score.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Cape Fear
Sam Bowden has always provided for his family's future. But the past is coming back to haunt them.
1991 · 2h 8m · R
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Directed by
Martin Scorsese
Overview
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 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 Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.
Director and cast
- Martin Scorsese Director
- Robert De Niro as Max Cady
- Nick Nolte as Sam Bowden
- Jessica Lange as Leigh Bowden
- Juliette Lewis as Danielle Bowden
- Joe Don Baker as Claude Kersek
- Robert Mitchum as Lieutenant Elgart
- Gregory Peck as Lee Heller
- Martin Balsam as Judge
- Illeana Douglas as Lori Davis
- Fred Thompson as Tom Broadbent
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
76%
Tomatometer
Fresh
Stay away if you're squeamish but, if you do, you'll miss an essential work by one of our masters, as well as two of the year's most accomplished performances, those of Mr. De Niro and Ms. Lewis.
Vincent Canby, New York Times
Fresh
Though Scorsese doesn't always transcend the pulp in Cape Fear, watching him try allows us to share the exhilaration he experiences behind the camera.
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Fresh
It's a helluva movie.
Desson Thomson, Washington Post
Fresh
It's a brutal, demonic film with a grip like a vise; it grabs you early, its fingers around your throat, and never lets go.
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
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