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Cape Fear

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Cape Fear (1991)

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Reviews Counted: 37

Fresh: 28

Rotten:9

Average Rating: 6.9/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 8 mins

Genre: Dramas

Synopsis: Martin Scorsese's remake of J. Lee Thompson's 1962 film is a stylish, taut thriller. Public defender Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte) served as the attorney for brutal rapist Max Cady (Robert De Niro) at his arraignment. Shocked by the violence of... Martin Scorsese's remake of J. Lee Thompson's 1962 film is a stylish, taut thriller. Public defender Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte) served as the attorney for brutal rapist Max Cady (Robert De Niro) at his arraignment. Shocked by the violence of Cady's crime, Sam duplicitously withheld information regarding the sexually promiscuous activities of Cady's rape victim--information that might have won Max's acquittal. After serving a hellish 14-year sentence in a barbaric state penitentiary, the once-illiterate Cady, who has taught himself to read and studied up on the law during his incarceration, seeks vengeance against the prosperous small-town lawyer. Max makes good on his satanic threats to terrorize Sam, stalking the vulnerable family, poisoning their dog, brutally assaulting Sam's close friend, and sexually harassing Sam's daughter, Danielle (Juliette Lewis). To rid themselves of this raging force of retribution, Sam, Leigh, and Danielle join together against Max in a final struggle for their very existence. Scorsese pays debts to Thompson's earlier version by using Bernard Herrmann's original score, as well as casting Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, and Martin Balsam in supporting roles. Lewis delivers a stirring performance that earned her a well-deserved Oscar nomination, as did De Niro, whose tattooed vengeance seeker is one of cinema's most terrifying, notorious presences. [More]

Starring: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis

Starring: Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis, Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, Martin Balsam, Joe Don Baker, Fred Dalton Thompson, Illeana Douglas

Director: Martin Scorsese

Director: Martin Scorsese
Producer: Barbara De Fina
Screenwriter: Wesley Strick

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Aug 23, 2005

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Anamorphic Widescreen - 2.35
  • Dual (Single Sided)

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound - English
  • Dolby Digital DTS 5.1 Surround Sound - English
  • Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo - French

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Scorsese cria com riqueza de detalhes um neo noir que, com um estilo marcado, se diferencia de boa parte de sua obra, demonstrando simultaneamente sua versatilidade e seu conhecimento sobre a história do Cinema.

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02/04/08
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The only thing I got out of this film is a sense of deja vu that I could do without.

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02/07/07
Dennis Schwartz
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In Scorsese's frightfully wrong remake, De Niro seduces a teen (Juliette Lewis), bites off breasts with geek-like fury and breaks the world's record for longest hitchhike on the underside of a car.

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10/10/06
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06/24/06
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The heart-warming story of a hardened convict returning to exact revenge on the lawyer who put him in jail.

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05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
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03/09/06
Jake Euker
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Auteur Scorsese remakes a solid 1962 thriller and turns it another of his fascinating tales of obsession.

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07/29/05
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01/13/04
Michael Dequina
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Exquisitely overwrought, with maximum tension and brilliant acting, especially by Juliette Lewis.

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08/16/03
Nick Davis
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If I wanted to watch a bunch of pointless brutality, I'd go turn on the news.

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07/03/03
Widgett Walls
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Lousy remake of a mediocre movie.

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05/30/03
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum
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Stay away if you're squeamish but, if you do, you'll miss an essential work by one of our masters, as well as two of the year's most accomplished performances, those of Mr. De Niro and Ms. Lewis.

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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
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A Scorsese misfire with a lot of unintended laughs.

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05/12/03
Ken Hanke
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05/01/03
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