[6] Portions of Bass's title sequences are reused from the unreleased ending to his film Phase IV. [3], Nick Nolte is taller than Robert De Niro, but for the movie, Nolte lost weight and De Niro developed muscles until De Niro appeared to be the stronger man. Sam washes the blood from his hands before he rejoins Leigh and Danielle. The film tells the story of a convicted rapist, who, mostly by using his newfound knowledge of the law and its numerous loopholes, seeks vengeance against a former public defender, whom he blames for his 14-year imprisonment because of the purposefully faulty defense tactics used during his trial. Sam hires a private investigator, Kersek, to follow Cady. The nuts and bolts account features on-set footage being filmed, interviews with stars including Lewis, Fred Williamson, and co-director Rodriguez, and exec-producer Lawrence Bender discussing the project. The radical 80s is wholeheartedly celebrated in the 2002 HBO movie Hysterical Blindness, in which Lewis and Uma Thurman star as two besties trying to navigate the pitfalls of single life in New Jersey. 7 Cape Fear (1991) 74%. Horrified after discovering the bodies, Sam, Leigh, and Danielle flee to their houseboat docked upstate along Cape Fear river. "[8] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". He cannot above me, nor I beneath him, be. Spielberg stayed on as a producer, through his Amblin Entertainment, but chose not to be credited personally on the finished film. Cape Fear is a 1962 American neo-noir psychological thriller film starring Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum and Polly Bergen. [2], Despite having worked with Nolte in New York Stories (1989), Scorsese did not have him in mind to portray Sam Bowden and wanted Harrison Ford to play the part instead. ", This page was last edited on 9 October 2020, at 01:20. When the boat hits a rock and is destroyed, the fight continues on shore, but a raging tide carries Cady away and he drowns. I am like God, and God like me. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 74% based on 50 reviews, with an average score of 7.04/10. Based on the Shauna Cross novel, Drew Barrymore directs the female-centric period sports drama Whip It, in which a young teenage girl finds herself and comes of age when joining an all-girl roller derby team in Bodeen, Texas. Cape Ann Community Cinema. On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 74% based on 50 reviews, with an average score of 7.04/10. Cady was tried for rape and battery of a young woman and, appalled by the attack, Sam buried evidence that might have lightened Cady's sentence or even secured his acquittal. Cady quotes a translation of the 17th century priest, physician, mystic, and poet, Angelus Silesius, saying: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}. This parody was itself the basis for Anne Washburn’s play Mr. Burns, a Post-Electric Play, which imagines post-apocalyptic theatre troupes attempting to recreate the episode, and by extension the two films and the novel. [4] De Niro also paid a doctor $5,000 to grind down his teeth for the role to give the character a more menacing look, later paying $20,000 to have his teeth restored after the film production was over.[5]. TEXT US! A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies, George Harrison: Living in the Material World, Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cape_Fear_(1991_film)&oldid=982580807, Films based on works by John D. MacDonald, Films featuring a title sequence by Saul Bass, All Wikipedia articles written in American English, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, In the film, Danielle is pictured reading, Kersek tells Sam he saw Cady at the public library reading, Pretending to be Danielle's new drama teacher, Cady calls Danielle on the phone. Starring Robert De … Kersek anticipates Cady trying to enter the Bowden house while he believes Sam is out of town; the family fakes his departure and hides in the house, hoping that Cady will break in, so that he can be shot in self-defense. Additionally, Scorsese's version has opening credits designed by regular Hitchcock collaborator Saul Bass, and the link to Hitchcock is cemented by the reuse of the original score by Herrmann, albeit reworked by Elmer Bernstein. Directed by Sarah Kelly, the film chronicles the making of the 1996 vampire movie starring George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Cheech Marin, Salma Hayek, and Ernest Liu. De Niro reportedly took his body fat down to 4%. Cady approaches Danielle at school by impersonating her new drama teacher, and they kiss. Additionally, Scorsese's version has opening credits designed by regular Hitchcock collaborator Saul Bass, and the link to Hitchcock is cemented by the reuse of the original score by Herrmann, albeit reworked by Elmer Bernstein. Spielberg stayed on as a producer, through his Amblin Entertainment, but chose not to be credited personally on the finished film. Meanwhile, Debby's mother Virginia (Gena Rowlands) insinuates herself into the drama but only exacerbates the situation. ", This page was last edited on 9 October 2020, at 01:20. Sam attempts to have Cady arrested but the police say there is no evidence of a crime. In 2013, WWE debuted Bray Wyatt, another character partly based on not just De Niro's portrayal, but also Waylon Mercy.[13]. De Niro reportedly took his body fat down to 4%. In the Rick and Morty episode "Ricksy Business", Lucy, the deranged maid who tries to rape Jerry, is shown clinging to the underside chassis of their car as they drive home, maniacally shouting "Ha, I'm doing like in Cape Fear!". As with the 1962 film version, where director J. Lee Thompson specifically acknowledged Hitchcock's influence, strove to use Hitchcock's style, and had Bernard Herrmann write the score, Scorsese made his version in the Hitchcock manner, especially through the use of unusual camera angles, lighting, and editing techniques. "Cape Fear, Two Versions and Two Visions Separated by Thirty Years. RELATED: Johnny Depp's 10 Best Performances, Ranked. Juliette Lewis is one of the most prolific and diversely talented actresses of her generation. The doc chronicles the unlikely rise of beloved indie rock band The Flaming Lips. The go-to source for comic book and superhero movie fans. In total, Lewis has tallied 94 big and small screen credits since her 1987 debut in the TV movie Home Fires. SCHEDULE; COMMUNITY LOCATIONS; DONATE? At a bar, Cady intentionally meets Sam's colleague Lori. Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte) is a lawyer living in North Carolina with his wife Leigh (Jessica Lange) and teenage daughter Danielle (Juliette Lewis). "Cape Fear" scares you, all right, and more -- it makes your liver blanch. It was originally developed by Steven Spielberg, who eventually decided it was too violent and traded it to Scorsese to get back Schindler's List, which Scorsese had decided not to make. He tells Sam to "check out the, Thain, Gerald J. A year after working with Scorsese in Cape Fear, Woody Allen cast Lewis in his dramatic rom-com Husbands and Wives. It stars Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Joe Don Baker, Juliette Lewis, Robert Mitchum, and Gregory Peck in his final theatrical film role. When the free-spirited Becky (Lewis) arrives in town, Gilbert's life changes for the better as he allows himself to love someone other than his troubled family members. Cady quotes a translation of the 17th century priest, physician, mystic, and poet, Angelus Silesius, saying: .mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 40px}.mw-parser-output .templatequote .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;padding-left:1.6em;margin-top:0}.