Cape Fear
Sam Bowden has always provided for his family's future. But the past is coming back to haunt them.
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Budget
$35 000 000
Box office
$182 291 969
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Barbara De Fina, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Henry Bumstead, Adrian Gorton
Audition
Ellen Lewis
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- Scorsese wanted Harrison Ford for the role of Sam Bowden. He even asked De Niro to call Ford and convince him to act in the movie.
- In the scene of the failed attack on Max, a quote from the works of the 17th-century German poet and philosopher Silesius is used. Scattering the attackers hired by the lawyer, Max Cady exclaims with pathos: “I am as great as God! God is as insignificant as I!”
- De Niro spent several months in the gym to build the muscle mass required for the role. In contrast, the physically fit Nick Nolte had to go on a strict diet so that he wouldn't look stronger than De Niro on screen.
- The movie being shown in the cinema is 'Baby's Day Out' (1990).
- The scene in the school between Cady and Daniel was completely improvised by De Niro and Juliette Lewis. Incidentally, the script originally called for a chase scene, but Scorsese wanted to make it a seduction scene.
- Robert Redford was also considered for the role of Bowden's lawyer.
- Scorsese was not very keen on directing Cape Fear, as he disliked the overly sugary and proper relationships within the lawyer's family. However, De Niro wanted to play Cady and convinced the director to take on the film.
- Steven Spielberg wanted to direct the film, but ultimately served only as an executive producer.
- The film's music was composed by Elmer Bernstein, but in some episodes Scorsese used Bernard Herrmann's score from the old Cape Fear. Also, Wesley Strick's new screenplay is based on the original screenplay by James R. Webb. Incidentally, Scorsese allowed a screenwriter on set for the first time in his career.
- The film being shown in theaters is 'Problem Child' (1990).
- Scorsese was not particularly eager to film Cape Fear, as he disliked the overly saccharine and proper relationship within the lawyer's family. However, De Niro wanted to play Cady and convinced the director to take on the film.
- De Niro read research on sexual crimes and suggested the scene in which Kady bites her victim himself.
- In Scorsese's remake, Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck made cameo appearances. In the original film, Mitchum played Cady and Peck played Sam Bowden.
- Max Cady's tattoos were done with special inks that faded after a few months.
- A full allusion to the old film might not have happened, as George C. Scott was originally supposed to play Mitchum's role. He dropped out of the film a few days after filming began due to health reasons.
- Drew Barrymore, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Nicole Egger were considered for the role of Danielle. The role was also offered to Jennifer Connelly, Alyssa Milano, Winona Ryder, Tiffani Thiessen, and Christina Applegate, but they declined.
- This was Gregory Peck's last appearance in a major motion picture. He went on to do two more works on television.
- The school scene between Cady and Danielle was completely improvised by De Niro and Juliette Lewis. Incidentally, it was originally a chase scene in the script, but Scorsese wanted to turn it into a scene of seduction.
- The then-unknown Reese Witherspoon auditioned for the role of Danielle Bowden.
- Robert De Niro paid a dentist $5,000 to give his teeth the necessary look for the role of a convict who served a 14-year sentence. And he had to pay another $20,000 to restore his teeth to normal after filming.
- The film's music was written by composer Elmer Bernstein, although in some scenes, Scorsese used Bernard Herrmann's score from the original Cape Fear. Additionally, Wesley Strick's new screenplay is based on the original script by James R. Webb. Incidentally, this was the first time in his career that Scorsese allowed a screenwriter on set.
- Robert Redford was also considered for the role of lawyer Bowden.
- Steven Spielberg wanted to direct the film, but in the end, he served only as executive producer.
- De Niro spent several months in the gym to gain the necessary muscle mass for the role. Conversely, physically fit Nick Nolte had to go on a strict diet so as not to appear stronger than De Niro in the frame.
- Robert De Niro paid a dentist $5,000 to give his teeth the necessary look for the role of a convict who had served 14 years. He then had to pay another $20,000 to restore his teeth to normal after filming.
- Scorsese wanted to cast Harrison Ford in the role of Sam Bowden. He even asked De Niro to call Ford and persuade him to star in the film.
- De Niro read research on sexual offenses and himself suggested the scene where Cady bites his victim.
- Reese Witherspoon, who was then unknown, attended the audition for the role of Danielle Bowden.
- Martin Balsam also appears in the film as the judge, having played a supporting role in the original film.
- Drew Barrymore, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Nicole Eggert were also considered for the role of Danielle. The role was also offered to Jennifer Connelly, Alyssa Milano, Winona Ryder, Tiffany Thiessen, and Christine Applegate, but they declined.
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