Cape Fear (1991)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.2/10   

Réalisateur:

Martin Scorsese

Writers (WGA):

John D. MacDonald (novel)
James R. Webb (earlier screenplay)
(suite)

Release Date:

13 novembre 1991 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

Accroche:

There is nothing in the dark that isn't there in the light. Except fear.

Plot:

A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a 14 year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.

Plot Keywords:

Rape | Revenge | River | Psychopath | Cigar Smoking

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 8 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Robert DeNiro truly gives this movie its element of fear

Ensemble

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 Dalton 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 (as Kate Colburn)
Domenica Cameron-Scorsese	...	Danny's Girlfriend (as Domenica Scorsese)
Gar Stephen	...	Big Man #1
Billy D. Lucas	...	Big Man #2 (as Billy Lucas)
Ken Collins	...	Big Man #3
Linda Perri	...	Ticket Agent
Elizabeth Moyer	...	Ticket Agent
Catherine Scorsese	...	Fruitstand Customer
Charles Scorsese	...	Fruitstand Customer
Jackie Davis	...	Jimmy the Dockmaster

Réalisé par
Martin Scorsese

Scénaristes (WGA)
John D. MacDonald		(novel "The Executioners")
James R. Webb		(earlier screenplay)
Wesley Strick		(screenplay)

Produit par
Barbara De Fina	....	producer
Kathleen Kennedy	....	executive producer
Frank Marshall	....	executive producer
Robert De Niro	....	producer (uncredited)
Steven Spielberg	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Image
Freddie Francis		(director of photography)

Montage
Thelma Schoonmaker

Création des décors
Henry Bumstead

Direction artistique
Jack G. Taylor Jr.

Décorateur de plateau
Alan Hicks

Création des costumes
Rita Ryack

Maquillage
Stephan Dupuis	....	special burn makeup (as Stephan L. Dupuis)
Donna Battersby Greene	....	hair stylist (as Donna Greene)
Edouard F. Henriques	....	hair stylist: Mr. Nolte (as Edouard F. Henriques III)
Edouard F. Henriques	....	makeup artist: Mr. Nolte (as Edouard F. Henriques III)
Ilona Herman	....	hair stylist: Mr. De Niro
Ilona Herman	....	makeup artist: Mr. De Niro
Elizabeth Lambert	....	makeup artist
Neal Martz	....	special makeup effects artist
Dorothy J. Pearl	....	makeup artist: Ms. Lange (as Dorothy Pearl)
Lyndell Quiyou	....	hair stylist: Ms. Lange
Jo-Anne Smith-Ojeil	....	assistant special burn makeup

Directeur de production
Deborah Lee	....	unit production manager
Margery Mailman	....	post-production supervisor

Assistant réalisateur
Deborah Lupard	....	second second assistant director
Joseph P. Reidy	....	first assistant director (as Joseph Reidy)
Nathalie Vadim	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Richard Adee	....	property master
Wally Adee	....	assistant property master (as Walter Adee)
Michael Calabrese	....	set dresser
Robert Crowley	....	set dresser
Robert Cuevas	....	carpenter
Gary Dunham	....	propman
Stephen P. Durante	....	stand-by set dresser (as Stephen Durante)
Gabriel C. Ell	....	construction coordinator (as Gabriel Ell)
Adrian Gorton	....	assistant art director
Joe Griffith	....	production illustrator (as Joseph F. Griffith Jr.)
David C. Hardie	....	carpenter
James Harris	....	carpenter
Eric Helfritz	....	set dresser
Richard Howarth	....	set dresser
Richard F. Malone Jr.	....	carpenter
Regina McLarney	....	assistant set decorator (as Regina Marie McLarney)
Michael Metzel	....	construction foreman
Al Mouradian	....	greensman (as Albert Mouradian)
Kevin Oates	....	lead set dresser
Theodore Pappas	....	set dresser
J. Randy Peterson	....	set dresser
Genessa Goldsmith Proctor	....	head scenic artist
John R. Salemi	....	stand-by painter
Cary Whittaker	....	greensman (as Cary Whitaker)
Susan Inge Wood	....	scenic foreman
Michael J. Flynn	....	on-set greensman (uncredited)
Greg Koronowicz	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Jeremy Alan Read	....	greensman (uncredited)
Barbara S. Shelton	....	painter (uncredited)
Ginny Walsh	....	property fabricator (uncredited)

Technicien du son
Andy Aaron	....	sound effects recordist
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
William Docker	....	assistant sound editor
Tom Fleischman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kenton Jakub	....	assistant sound editor
Brian Johnson	....	assistant sound editor
Frank Kern	....	foley editor
Skip Lievsay	....	supervising sound editor
Marissa Littlefield	....	dialogue editor
Tod A. Maitland	....	production sound mixer (as Tod Maitland)
Sylvia Menno	....	assistant sound editor
T.J. O'Mara	....	boom operator (as Terence J. O'Mara)
Bruce Pross	....	foley supervisor
Shari Schwartz	....	apprentice sound editor
Gail Showalter	....	adr editor
Philip Stockton	....	supervising dialogue editor
Kevin M. Tromer	....	cable person
Steven Visscher	....	foley editor
Mel Zelniker	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Effets spéciaux
David A. Duvall	....	special effects
Cary Jones	....	special effects
J.B. Jones	....	special effects coordinator
J.B. Jones Jr.	....	special effects
John Patteson	....	special effects (as John F. Patteson)
James L. Roberts	....	special effects foreman (as James L. Roberts II)
Thomas Kittle	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects
Syd Dutton	....	matte painting and special optical effects: Illusion Arts Inc.
Susie Ford	....	production manager: The Magic Camera Company
José Granell	....	art director: The Magic Camera Company
Lynn Ledgerwood	....	matte special rigging: Illusion Arts Inc.
Roger Lofting	....	producer: The Magic Camera Company
Derek Meddings	....	miniature special effects supervisor: The Magic Camera Company
John Morgan	....	first camera operator: The Magic Camera Company
Mark Sawicki	....	matte photography: Illusion Arts Inc.
Robert Stromberg	....	matte artist: Illusion Arts Inc.
Catherine Sudolcan	....	production manager: Illusion Arts Inc.
Bill Taylor	....	matte painting and special optical effects: Illusion Arts Inc.
Jonathan Taylor	....	second camera operator: The Magic Camera Company
David S. Williams Jr.	....	optical photography: Illusion Arts Inc.
Paul Wilson	....	director of photography: The Magic Camera Company
Angus Bickerton	....	focus puller: model unit (uncredited)
David Carrigan	....	first assistant director: visual effects unit (uncredited)
Alan Church	....	focus puller: model unit (uncredited)
Antony Hunt	....	executive producer: The Magic Camera Company (uncredited)
Andy Stevens	....	camera assistant: model unit, Magic Camera Company (uncredited)

Cascadeur
Daniel W. Barringer	....	stunts (as Daniel Barringer)
Doug Coleman	....	stunt double: Mr. De Niro
Leon Delaney	....	stunt coordinator
Donna Evans	....	stunt double: Ms. Lange
Marcia Holley	....	stunt double: Ms. Lewis
Billy Judkins	....	stunts
Don Pulford	....	stunt double: Mr. Nolte (as Don Polford)
Bob Stephens	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Keith Bunting	....	grip (as Keith Bunting Jr.)
Phillip V. Caruso	....	still photographer
Don Cerrone	....	key grip
Jose Cue	....	electrician (as José Cue)
Gene Engels	....	gaffer
Peter Farber	....	camera loader
Michael Fedack	....	dolly grip (as Michael John Fedack)
Phil Green	....	electrician (as Philip Green)
Gordon Hayman	....	camera operator
William Hines	....	rigging gaffer
Jamie Klein	....	grip
Edward Knott III	....	grip
Ed Knott Jr.	....	rigging grip (as Edward Knott Jr.)
William McConnell	....	first assistant camera
Greg Patterson	....	set lighting technician
John Piccolo	....	grip
Charles Quinlivan	....	best boy grip
Pete Romano	....	underwater director of photography: second unit, "Barn Shoot"
Gary Schwab	....	grip
John Sheeren	....	second assistant camera
John Sider	....	electrician
John Smith	....	best boy
Steve Spallone	....	electrician (as Steven Spallone)
John Winner	....	additional camera operator
Wayne Baker	....	underwater assistant camera: "barn shoot", second unit (uncredited)
Douglas C. Hart	....	first assistant Steadicam (uncredited)
Chris Hayes	....	camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)
Gary Ryan	....	electrician (uncredited)
Owen Stephens	....	electrician: rigging crew (uncredited)
Bob Wright	....	additional second assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Ellen Lewis	....	casting
Patricia Wilson	....	principal casting assistant
Ellen Jacoby	....	casting: Florida (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Vivian Cocheo	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Vivian J. Cocheo)
Kathleen Gerlach	....	assistant costume designer
Linda Hamilton	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Carolyn Calvert	....	apprentice editor (as Carolyn J. Horton)
Mark Ginsberg	....	color timer
Joel Hirsch	....	apprentice editor
Nell Kelly	....	assistant editor
Lisa J. Levine	....	assistant editor
Cara Silverman	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Diana Barry	....	assistant music editor
Elmer Bernstein	....	Bernard Herrmann's original score adapted by
Emilie A. Bernstein	....	orchestrator
Emile Charlap	....	orchestra contractor
Kathy Durning	....	music editor
Shawn Murphy	....	music scoring mixer
Christopher Palmer	....	music consultant

Transportation Department
Walter 'Red' Bedell	....	driver (as Red Bedell)
Dick Boyles	....	driver
Connie Lee Brown	....	driver (as Connie Brown)
Ben Coney	....	transportation co-captain
Todd Dickison	....	driver
Pete Dilella	....	driver
Bill Girard	....	driver
Olga González	....	driver (as Olga Gonzalez)
Edward Haber	....	driver (as Eddie Haber)
George Hamilton	....	driver
Charlie Joe	....	driver (as Joe Charlie)
Clarence Lark III	....	driver
Joyce M. Lark	....	transportation captain
Eddie Manson	....	driver
Verdell Owen	....	driver (as Verdell Owens)
Richard P. Pecora	....	driver (as Richie Pecora)
Matt Watson	....	driver
Denny Caira	....	transportation coordinator (uncredited)

Divers
Jeffrey T. Barabe	....	production assistant
Elaine Bass	....	title sequence by
Saul Bass	....	title sequence by
Eric Berg	....	assistant: Mr. Nolte (as Eric C. Berg)
Andrew Bernstein	....	production assistant
Marion Billings	....	publicist
Will Brantley	....	craft service (as Will A. Brantley)
Kristin Cameron	....	production assistant
Robin Chambers	....	assistant: Mr. De Niro
Sam Chwat	....	speech and dialect coach: N.Y. Speech Improvement Services
Noreen Compton	....	production assistant
Rob Covington	....	production assistant
Mort Fallick	....	title production supervisor
Michael Feder	....	production assistant
Jeff Fisher	....	production assistant
Erin Garcia	....	production assistant
Alan Greenberg	....	field researcher
Carol Green	....	unit publicist
Moby Griffin	....	marine coordinator (as Moby John Griffin)
Katy Harris	....	production assistant
Dan Harvey	....	personal fitness trainer: Mr. De Niro
Michael Jackman	....	post-production accountant
Julia Judge	....	assistant: Mr. Scorsese
Doug Kraft	....	paramedic
Diane L. Langone	....	assistant auditor
Shelly Latham	....	additional voice (as Shelley Latham)
Lisa Maniscalco	....	assistant production coordinator
Douglas C. Merrifield	....	technical coordinator: second unit, "Barn Shoot" (as Douglas Merrifield)
Chuck Parello	....	production assistant
Allison Procacci	....	assistant: Ms. De Fina
Celia Randolph	....	production coordinator
Hardy Rawls	....	additional voice
Juan Ros	....	set production assistant
Craig Sechler	....	additional voice
Patrick Selts	....	paramedic
Lucille Smith	....	production auditor (as Lucille Masone Smith)
Christina Stauffer	....	production assistant (as Christina J. Stauffer)
Christopher Swartout	....	production assistant
Kitty Terry	....	assistant location manager
Kai Thorup	....	production assistant
Sherry Thorup	....	location manager
Joe Violante	....	laboratory coordinator: Technicolor
Rebecca Weymouth	....	production assistant
Corey B. Yugler	....	script supervisor
D. Rex Downham	....	projectionist (uncredited)
Judith Fitzsimmons	....	body double: Jessica Lange (uncredited)
Judith Fitzsimmons	....	stand-in: Jessica Lange (uncredited)
R. Emmett Fitzsimmons	....	dialogue assistant (uncredited)
Theresa Marsh	....	second assistant production accountant (uncredited)
Kenny Rivenbark	....	remote head technician (uncredited)
Sherrill Smith	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Amblin Entertainment (presents)
• Cappa Films (in association with) (presents)
• Tribeca Productions (in association with) (presents)

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1991) (USA) (theatrical) (as Universal An MCA Company)
• MCA/Universal Home Video (1992) (USA) (VHS)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1992) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1994) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Universal Home Video (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video
• Lucernafilm - Alfa (1992) (Czechoslovakia) (theatrical)
• MCA Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Argentina)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (Spain)
• Universal Home Entertainment (USA) (DVD)

Technicien des effets spéciaux

• Effects House, The
• Illusion Arts (matte paintings and special optical effects)
• Magic Camera Company, The

Other Companies

• Breaktime  catering
• Ellen Jacoby Casting  extras casting
• MCA Records  soundtrack
• Sound One Corporation  post-production facilities
• Temptu  tattoos
• Trademark Animal Talent  "Benjamin" owned by

Autre(s) titre(s):

Les nerfs à vif (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, and for language.

Durée:

128 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Dolby SR

Classification:

Finland:K-15 (video rating) (2001) | Finland:K-16 (1992) (cut) (video rating) | Finland:K-18 (1992) (uncut) | Iceland:16 | Canada:R | Brazil:16 | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | India:A | Argentina:16 | Australia:M | Chile:18 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Israel:16 | Norway:15 | Singapore:PG | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Netherlands:16

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Florida, USA

Company:

Amblin Entertainment

Anecdotes:

Both Robert De Niro and Nick Nolte had to alter their physiques for the film because the 6'1", bulky, Nolte is clearly larger than the 5'10", slimmer De Niro. Nolte lost a good deal of weight while shooting the film and De Niro bulked up his muscles considerably until De Niro was clearly Nolte's physical superior. Interestingly the original Sam Bowden (Gregory Peck) was also slightly taller than the original Max Cady (Robert Mitchum).

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: At the parade, Danny talks to her father but her lips are not moving.

Guillemet:

Leigh Bowden: [about Cady] I'd still like to kill him.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)

Robert DeNiro truly gives this movie its element of fear

To me, it's amazing that there's actually a place in North Carolina called Cape Fear, but it provides the perfect setting for this movie. Several years after attorney Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte) defended convicted rapist Max Cady (Robert DeNiro), Cady gets out of jail and decides that Bowden didn't do a good job defending him. After Sam and Max meet each other a few times, Max starts getting crazier and crazier. After he tries to enter Sam's house, Sam and his family go into hiding at Cape Fear. Then, the terror really begins.

Martin Scorsese brought a unique intensity to movies like "Mean Streets" and "Taxi Driver", but this is something completely different. Whereas his earlier movies simply made you identify with the characters, "Cape Fear" makes you both identify with the characters and find them unpleasant. Not only Max Cady, but also the Bowdens. They are never the "ideal American family", but Cady's threats against them make them get progressively nastier in their attitudes towards each other and to other people.

I think that it's safe to say that after watching "Cape Fear", you will never look at any person the same way again.