Cape Fear (1991)
First screened in Spring 1992 / Most recently screened in July 2016

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Director: Martin Scorsese. Cast: Nick Nolte, Robert De Niro, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis, Joe Don Baker, Illeana Douglas, Fred Dalton Thompson, Robert Mitchum, Gregory Peck, Martin Balsam, Zully Montero, Domenica Scorsese, Esther Rolle. Screenplay: Wesley Strick (based on the novel The Executioners by John D. MacDonald and the 1962 film Cape Fear, written by James R. Webb and directed by J. Lee Thompson).

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Twitter Capsule: Amped up to the point of showoffery, but of the best, weirdest, most disturbing and exhilarating kind. The women amaze.

VOR: ④  Scorsese dislikes the film, but in declining to get overserious, he releases fresh energies in the material and in his own toolbox. Weirdly gets deeper as it gets slicker.

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Photo © 1991 Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment

Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: A–

(in Spring 1992: A)

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Academy Award Nominations:
	Best Actor: Robert De Niro
	Best Supporting Actress: Juliette Lewis
Golden Globe Nominations:
	Best Actor (Drama): Robert De Niro
	Best Supporting Actress: Juliette Lewis
Other Awards:
	Chicago Film Critics Association: Most Promising Actress (Lewis)

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