Cape Fear (1991)

Réalisateur:

Martin Scorsese

Writers (WGA):

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

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:

Family In Danger | Middle Class | Psychological Thriller | Yuppie | Sexual

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 8 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

Not in his (Scorsese's) best, but definately has it's moments of glory

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 25	5:30 PM	MAX
Fri. Aug. 1	3:00 AM	MAX

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

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Nerfs à vif, Les (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) | Brazil:16 | Finland:K-18 (1992) (uncut) | Iceland:16 | Canada:R | Finland:K-16 (1992) (cut) (video rating) | 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:

Gregory Peck completed filming his cameo scenes in one day.

Goofs:

Factual errors: At the end of the film, Sam Bowden says that he had to go to hearings before the American Bar Association as a result of his criminal actions toward Cady. But the ABA doesn't license lawyers, nor does it have the authority to disbar them. It is a lobbying group. Bowden would have had to go before the North Carolina Bar Association, given that that the crime occurred in that state.

Guillemet:

Max Cady: You ready to be born again, Miss Bowden?

Connexions De Film:

Referenced in "Treis harites, Oi: Evdomi tehni: Part 2" (????)

Not in his (Scorsese's) best, but definately has it's moments of glory

Martin Scorsese takes his first whack at the horror/thriller genre with a remake of the 1962 classic of the same title. While I can not truthfully say the original was better due to the fact that I never saw the original, I have a feeling that Scorsese has brought his maestro touch to the film that changes it slightly from the original to make it better, because this is quite the suspenser.

Here, a very dangerous and evil man named Max Cady (played in one of the best villain roles of the 90's by Robert De Niro) gets out of jail after 14 years of imprisonment, and decides to get vengeance on the lawyer (Nick Nolte) and his family (Jessica Lange the mother and a young and supple Juliette Lewis as the daughter). At times the film is surprisingly slow, but the film is never boring, and suspense is always in the air; the climax/ending contains some of Scorsese and De Niro's finest work. Also, De Niro steals the show as the animal Cady by making the person who is supposed to be the hero into a flawed character, thereby turning the film almost into a Film-noir, which is quite a feat for Scorsese and company. Not perfect, but it shouldn't be. Those are Scorsese's parents briefly buying fruit. A-