Cape Fear
Thriller. On his release from jail after a fourteen-year sentence, convicted rapist Max Cady starts to stalk the family of his defence lawyer, Sam Bowden. Cady carefully stays within the law while closing in menacingly on the family, exploiting the weaknesses within it, and promising Bowden that he is going to learn about loss. Bowden's efforts to defend himself and his family only place them in greater jeopardy.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Max Cady Robert De Niro
- Sam Bowden Nick Nolte
- Leigh Bowden Jessica Lange
- Claude Kersek Joe Don Baker
- Lieutenant Elgart Robert Mitchum
- Danielle 'Dani' Bowden Juliette Lewis
- Lee Heller Gregory Peck
- judge Martin Balsam
- Tom Broadbent Fred Dalton Thompson
- Lori Davis Illeana Douglas
- Graciela Zully Montero
- prisoner Craig Henne
- prisoner Forest Burton
- prisoner Edgar Allan Poe Iv
- prisoner Rod Ball
- prisoner W. Paul Bodie
- corrections officer Joel Kolker
- corrections officer Antoni Corone
- ice cream cashier Tamara Jones
- racquetball colleague Roger Pretto
- racquetball colleague Parris Buckner
- secretary Margot Moreland
- detective Will Knickerbocker
- arresting officer Robert L. Gerlach
- arresting officer Bruce E. Holdstein
- parade watcher Richard Wasserman
- parade watcher Paul Nagle Jr
- parade watcher Paul Froehler
- parade watcher Mary Ellen O'brien
- parade watcher Jody Wilson
- waitress Kate Colburn
- Danny's girlfriend Domenica Scorsese
- big man 1 Gar Stephen
- big man 2 Billy D. Lucas
- big man 3 Ken Collins
- ticket agent Linda Perri
- ticket agent Elizabeth Moyer
- fruit stand customer Catherine Scorsese
- fruit stand customer Charles Scorsese
- Jimmy the dockmaster Jackie Davis
- additional voice Craig Sechler
- additional voice Shelley Love Latham
- additional voice Hardy Rawls
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Martin Scorsese
- Assistant Director (1st) Joseph Reidy
- Assistant Director (2nd) Nathalie Vadim
- Assistant Director (2nd 2nd) Deborah Lupard
- Script Supervisor Corey Yugler
Production
- ©/Production Company Universal Pictures
- ©/Production Company Amblin Entertainment
- In association with Cappa Productions
- In association with Tribeca Productions
- Executive Producer Kathleen Kennedy
- Executive Producer Frank Marshall
- [Executive Producer] Steven Spielberg
- Produced by Barbara De Fina
- Unit Production Manager Deborah Lee
- Production Co-ordinator Celia Randolph
- Assistant Production Co-ordinator Lisa A. Maniscalco
- Production Auditor Lucille Masone Smith
- Assistant Auditor Diane L. Langone
- Post-production Accountant Michael A. Jackman
- Location Manager Sherry Thorup
- Assistant Location Manager Kitty Terry
- Post-production Supervisor Margery Mailman
- Production Assistant Jeffrey Barabe
- Production Assistant Andrew Bernstein
- Production Assistant Kristin Cameron
- Production Assistant Noreen Compton
- Production Assistant Rob Covington
- Production Assistant Michael Feder
- Production Assistant Jeff Fisher
- Production Assistant Erin Garcia
- Production Assistant Katy Harris
- Production Assistant Chuck Parello
- Production Assistant Juan Ros
- Production Assistant Christina Stauffer
- Production Assistant Christopher Swartout
- Production Assistant Kai Thorup
- Production Assistant Rebecca Weymouth
- Assistant to Mr Scorsese Julia Judge
- Assistant to Ms De Fina Allison Procacci
- Assistant to Mr De Niro Robin Chambers
- Assistant to Mr Nolte Eric Berg
Casting
- Casting by Ellen Lewis
- Casting (Extras) Ellen Jacoby Casting International
- Principal Casting Assistant Patricia Wilson
Writing
- Screenplay by Wesley Strick
- Based on a screenplay by James R. Webb
- [Based]And 'The Executioners' a novel by John D. Macdonald
Photography
- Director of Photography Freddie Francis
- Underwater Director of Photography Pete Romano
- Camera Operator Gordon Hayman
- Additional Camera Operator John Winner
- 1st Assistant Camera William McConnell
- 2nd Assistant Camera John Sheeren
- Loader Peter Farber
- Gaffer Gene Engels
- Rigging Gaffer William Hines
- Best Boy John Smith
- Electrician José Cue
- Electrician Greg Patterson
- Electrician Steve P. Spallone
- Electrician John Sider
- Electrician Philip Green
- Key Grip Don Cerrone
- Best Boy Grip Charles Quinlivan
- Dolly Grip Michael John Fedack
- Rigging Grip Edward Knott Jr
- Grip Keith Bunting
- Grip Jamie Klein
- Grip Edward Knott Iii
- Grip John Piccolo
- Grip Gary Schwab
Stills
- Stills Photography Phillip V. Caruso
Special Effects
- Matte Paintings/Special Optical Effects Syd Dutton
- Matte Paintings/Special Optical Effects Bill Taylor
- Matte Paintings/Special Optical Effects Illusion Arts
- IA (Matte Artist) Robert Stromberg
- IA (Matte Photography) Mark Sawicki
- IA (Optical Photography) David S. Williams Jr
- IA (Production Manager) Catherine Sudolcan
- IA (Matte Special Rigging) Lynn Ledgerwood
- Special Effects Co-ordinator J.B. Jones
- Special Effects Foreman Jim Roberts
- Special Effects David A. Duvall
- Special Effects Cary Jones
- Special Effects J.B. Jones Jr
- Special Effects John F. Patteson
- Miniature Special Effects Supervised by Derek Meddings
- [Miniature Special Effects] Filmed at The Magic Camera Company
- MCC (Producer) Roger Lofting
- MCC (Director of Photography) Paul Wilson
- MCC (Art Director) José Granell
- MCC (Production Manager) Susan Ford
- MCC (1st Camera Operator) John Morgan
- MCC (2nd Camera Operator) Jonathan Taylor
Editing
- Edited by Thelma Schoonmaker
- 1st Assistant Editor Cara Silverman
- Assistant Editor Lisa J. Levine
- Assistant Editor Nell Kelly
- Apprentice Editor Joel Hirsch
- Apprentice Editor Carolyn Calvert
Design
- Production Designed by Henry Bumstead
- Art Director Jack G. Taylor Jr
- Assistant Art Director Adrian Gorton
- Set Decorator Alan Hicks
- Assistant Set Decorator Regina Mclarney
- Set Dresser Michael Calabrese
- Set Dresser Robert Crowley
- Set Dresser Eric Helfritz
- Set Dresser Richard Howarth
- Set Dresser Theodore Pappas
- Set Dresser J. Randy Peterson
- Lead Set Dresser Kevin Oates
- Standby Set Dresser Stephen Durante
- Production Illustrator Joseph Griffith Jr
- Head Scenic Artist Genessa Goldsmith Proctor
- Propmaster Richard Adee
- Assistant Propmaster Walter Adee
- Propman Gary Dunham
- Construction Co-ordinator Gabriel Ell
- Construction Foreman Michael Metzel
- Scenic Foreman Susan Wood
- Standby Painter John R. Salemi
- Carpenter Robert Cuevas
- Carpenter David C. Hardie
- Carpenter James Harris
- Carpenter Richard F. Malone Jr
- Greensman Albert Mouradian
- Greensman Gary Whitaker
Costumes
- Costume Designer Rita Ryack
- Assistant Costume Designer Kathleen Gerlach
- Wardrobe Supervisor Linda Hamilton
- Wardrobe Supervisor Vivian Cocheo
Make-up
- Make-up Elizabeth Lambert
- Mr De Niro's Make-up and Hair Ilona Herman
- Mr Nolte's Make-up and Hair Edouard F. Henriques III
- Ms Lange's Make-up Dorothy Pearl
- Special Effects Make-up Neal Martz
- Special Burn Make-up Stéphan Dupuis
- Tattoos by Temptu Inc
- Assistant Special Burn Make-up Joanne Smith
- Hair Stylist Donna Greene
- Ms Lange's Hair Stylist Lyndell Quiyou
Titles
- Title Sequence by Elaine Bass
- Title Sequence by Saul Bass
- Title Production Supervisor Morton Fallick
Film processing
- Optical Effects The Effects House
- Lab Co-ordinator/Technicolor Joe Violante
- Colour Timing Mark Ginsberg
Music
- Original Score Bernard Herrmann
- Orchestration Emilie A. Bernstein
- BH'sOrigScore Adapted,Arranged,Conducted Elmer Bernstein
- Orchestra Contractor Emile Charlap
- Music Editor Kathy Durning
- Music Editor Triad Music
- Assistant Music Editor Diana Barry
- Music Consultant Christopher Palmer
Sound
- Music Scoring Mixer Shawn Murphy
- Production Sound Mixer Tod Maitland
- Boom Operator T.J. O'mara
- Sound Cableman Kevin M. Tromer
- Re-recording Mixer Tom Fleischman
- Post-production Facilities Sound One Corp.
- Supervising Sound Editor Skip Lievsay
- Assistant Sound Editor William Docker
- Assistant Sound Editor Kenton Jakub
- Assistant Sound Editor Brian Johnson
- Assistant Sound Editor Sylvia Menno
- Apprentice Sound Editor Shari Schwartz Johanson
- Supervising Dialogue Editor Philip Stockton
- Dialogue Editor Marissa Littlefield
- Sound Effects Recordist Andy Aaron
- ADR Editor Gail Showalter
- Foley Supervisor Bruce Pross
- Foley Artist Marko Costanzo
- Foley Editor Frank Kern
- Foley Editor Steven Visscher
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Leon Delaney
- Stunts Billy Judkins
- Stunts Dan Barringer
- Stunts Bob Stephens
- Stunt Double for Mr De Niro Doug Coleman
- Stunt Double for Mr Nolte Don Polford
- Stunt Double for Ms Lange Donna Evans
- Stunt Double for Ms Lewis Marcia Holley
Consultant
- Technical Co-ordinator (2ndU'BurnShoot') Douglas C. Merrifield
- Marine Co-ordinator Moby Griffin
- Mr De Niro's Personal Fitness Trainer Dan Harvey
- Field Researcher Alan Greenberg
- Transportation Captain Joyce M. Lark
- [Transportation] Co-captain Ben Coney
- Driver Red Bedell
- Driver Pete Dilella
- Driver Clarence Lark Iii
- Driver Dick Boyles
- Driver Bill Girard
- Driver Eddie Manson
- Driver Connie Brown
- Driver Olga Gonzalez
- Driver Verdell Owens
- Driver Joe Charlie
- Driver Eddie Haber
- Driver Richie Pecora
- Driver Todd Dickison
- Driver George Hamilton
- Driver Matt Watson
- Paramedic Pat Selts
- Paramedic Doug Kraft
- Caterer Breaktime Catering
- Craft Service Will A. Brantley
- Speech and Dialect Coach Sam Chwat
- 'Benjamin' Owned by Trademark Animal Talent
Publicity
- Publicity by Marion Billings
- Unit Publicist Carol Green