Cape Fear (1991)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.2/10   

Director:

Martin Scorsese

Escritores (WGA):

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

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

13 noviembre 1991 (USA)

Género:

Crimen | Horror | Suspenso

Frase comercial:

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

Premios:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 wins & 8 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

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

Reparto

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

También conocida como:

Cabo de miedo (Argentina) (dubbed version) [es]
El cabo del miedo (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, and for language.

Duración:

128 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby SR

Clasificación:

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

Locaciones de Filmación:

Florida, USA

Compañía:

Amblin Entertainment

Trivialidades:

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).

Errores:

Sin sincronía de Audio o Visual: At the parade, Danny talks to her father but her lips are not moving.

Citas:

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

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)

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-