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.
Cape Fear
“Sam Bowden has always provided for his family's future. But the past is coming back to haunt them.”
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
Martin Scorsese
Budget
35.0M
Revenue
182.3M
Status
Released
Production
Amblin Entertainment, Cappa Productions, Tribeca Productions, Universal Pictures
Cast
Robert De Niro
Max Cady
Nick Nolte
Sam Bowden
Jessica Lange
Leigh Bowden
Juliette Lewis
Danielle Bowden
Joe Don Baker
Claude Kersek
Robert Mitchum
Lieutenant Elgart
Gregory Peck
Lee Heller
Martin Balsam
Judge
Illeana Douglas
Lori Davis
Fred Thompson
Tom Broadbent
Zully Montero
Graciella
Craig Henne
Prisoner
Forest Burton
Prisoner
Edgar Allan Poe IV
Prisoner
Rod Ball
Prisoner
W. Paul Bodie
Prisoner
Joel Kolker
Corrections Officer
Antoni Corone
Corrections Officer
Tamara Jones
Ice Cream Cashier
Roger Pretto
Racquetball Colleague
Parris Buckner
Racquetball Colleague
Margot Moreland
Secretary
Will Knickerbocker
Detective
Robert L. Gerlach
Arresting Officer
Bruce E. Holdstein
Arresting Officer
Richard Wasserman
Parade Watcher
Paul Nagle Jr.
Parade Watcher
Paul Froehler
Parade Watcher
Mary Ellen O'Brien
Parade Watcher
Jody Wilson
Parade Watcher
C.C. Costigan
Waitress
Domenica Cameron-Scorsese
Danny's Girlfriend
Gar Stephen
Big Man #1
Billy D. Lucas
Big Man #2
Ken Collins
Big Man #3
Linda Perri
Ticket Agent
Libby Moyer
Ticket Agent
Catherine Scorsese
Fruit Stand Customer
Charles Scorsese
Fruit Stand Customer
Jackie Davis
Jimmy the Dockmaster
George Grafas
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Ken Waters
Bar Patron (uncredited)
Esther Rolle
Woman Watching Cady Get Out from Under the Car (uncredited)
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