Cape Fear (1991 film)

Cape Fear is a 1991 American psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and a remake of the 1962 film of the same name. It stars Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, and Juliette Lewis, and features cameos from Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum, and Martin Balsam, who all appeared in the 1962 original film.

Sam Bowden Nick Nolte is a lawyer in the quiet town of New Essex, North Carolina. Max Cady Robert De Niro is a former client whom Bowden defendedyears earlier when he was working as a public defender in Atlanta. Cady was being tried for the violent rape and battery of a young woman. Bowden, appalled by Cadys crime, buried crucial evidence about the victimthat she was promiscuouswhich might have lightened Cadys sentence or even secured his acquittal, violating his ethical and professional duty as a defense attorney. Cady was illiterate at the time and unaware of Bowdens actions. After his release from prison, Cady tracks down Bowden. The former convict learned to read and studied law in prison, and even assumed his own defense, unsuccessfully appealing his conviction several times. Cady hints strongly that he has learned about Bowden burying the report, stating that the judge and prosecutor in his case did their jobs while Bowden betrayed his own client.Several incidents involving Cady begin to impact the Bowden family, which consists of Bowdens wife Leigh Jessica Lange and their teenage daughter Danielle Juliette Lewis. Cady is seen at night perched on the wall just outside the Bowden property limits. The family dog, Ben, is mysteriously poisoned. Bowden attempts to have Cady arrested, but local police lieutenant Elgart Robert Mitchum reminds Bowden that there is no evidence Cady has committed any crime. At a bar, Cady meets Lori Davis Illeana Douglas, a female colleague of Bowden with whom the latter may or may not be having a love affair. Later at her house, Cady cuffs her hands behind her back, breaks her arm, bites a chunk of flesh from her cheek, and brutally rapes her. While recuperating in the hospital, Lori refuses to press charges against Cady, fearful that her philandering and possible infidelity would be revealed. Bowden, finally having had enough, hires private investigator Claude Kersek Joe Don Baker to follow Cady. Cady next approaches Danielle at

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