Cape Fear - actors, characters and roles

All actors and their roles in the film "Cape Fear"
Cape Fear (1991)
Timing: 2:8 (128 min)
Cape Fear - TMDB rating
7.256/10
3805
Cape Fear - Kinopoisk rating
7.181/10
42683
Cape Fear - IMDB rating
7.3/10
241000

Actors and characters

Photo Robert De Niro #9588Photo Robert De Niro #9589Photo Robert De Niro #9590Photo Robert De Niro #9591

Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro
Character Max Cady
Photo Nick Nolte #47708Photo Nick Nolte #47709Photo Nick Nolte #47710Photo Nick Nolte #47711

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte
Character Sam Bowden
Photo Jessica Lange #81173Photo Jessica Lange #81174Photo Jessica Lange #81175Photo Jessica Lange #81176

Jessica Lange

Jessica Lange
Character Leigh Bowden
Photo Juliette Lewis #29693Photo Juliette Lewis #29694Photo Juliette Lewis #29695Photo Juliette Lewis #29696

Juliette Lewis

Juliette Lewis
Character Danielle Bowden
Photo Joe Don Baker #57204Photo Joe Don Baker #57205Photo Joe Don Baker #57206Photo Joe Don Baker #57207

Joe Don Baker

Joe Don Baker
Character Claude Kersek
Photo Robert Mitchum #53786Photo Robert Mitchum #53787Photo Robert Mitchum #53788Photo Robert Mitchum #53789

Robert Mitchum

Robert Mitchum
Character Lieutenant Elgart
Photo Gregory Peck #85931Photo Gregory Peck #85932Photo Gregory Peck #85933Photo Gregory Peck #85934

Gregory Peck

Gregory Peck
Character Lee Heller
Photo Martin Balsam #50937Photo Martin Balsam #50938

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam
Character Judge
Photo Illeana Douglas #25111Photo Illeana Douglas #25112Photo Illeana Douglas #25113

Illeana Douglas

Illeana Douglas
Character Lori Davis
Photo Fred Thompson #53361Photo Fred Thompson #53362

Fred Thompson

Fred Thompson
Character Tom Broadbent
Photo Zully Montero #85942
Zully Montero
Character Graciella
Craig Henne
Character Prisoner
Forest Burton
Character Prisoner
Edgar Allan Poe IV
Character Prisoner
Photo Rod Ball #85943

Rod Ball

Rod Ball
Character Prisoner

W. Paul Bodie

W. Paul Bodie
Character Prisoner
Joel Kolker
Character Corrections Officer
Photo Antoni Corone #5534Photo Antoni Corone #5535

Antoni Corone

Antoni Corone
Character Corrections Officer
Tamara Jones
Character Ice Cream Cashier
Roger Pretto
Character Racquetball Colleague
Photo Parris Buckner #85944
Parris Buckner
Character Racquetball Colleague
Margot Moreland
Character Secretary
Will Knickerbocker
Character Detective
Robert L. Gerlach
Character Arresting Officer
Bruce E. Holdstein
Character Arresting Officer
Richard Wasserman
Character Parade Watcher
Paul Nagle Jr.
Character Parade Watcher
Paul Froehler
Character Parade Watcher
Mary Ellen O'Brien
Character Parade Watcher
Photo Jody Wilson #85945
Jody Wilson
Character Parade Watcher
Photo C.C. Costigan #85946

C.C. Costigan

C.C. Costigan
Character Waitress
Gar Stephen
Character Big Man #1
Photo Billy D. Lucas #23729

Billy D. Lucas

Billy D. Lucas
Character Big Man #2
Ken Collins
Character Big Man #3
Photo Linda Perri #71085
Linda Perri
Character Ticket Agent
Libby Moyer
Character Ticket Agent
Photo Catherine Scorsese #25087Photo Catherine Scorsese #25088

Catherine Scorsese

Catherine Scorsese
Character Fruit Stand Customer
Photo Charles Scorsese #25089

Charles Scorsese

Charles Scorsese
Character Fruit Stand Customer
Jackie Davis
Character Jimmy the Dockmaster
George Grafas
Character Bar Patron (uncredited)
Ken Waters
Character Bar Patron (uncredited)
Photo Esther Rolle #84720Photo Esther Rolle #84721

Esther Rolle

Esther Rolle
Character Woman Watching Cady Get Out from Under the Car (uncredited)

What's left behind the scenes

  • Steven Spielberg wanted to direct the film, but ultimately served only as an executive producer.
  • Scorsese was not particularly eager to film Cape Fear, as he disliked the overly saccharine and proper relationship within the lawyer's family. However, De Niro wanted to play Cady and convinced the director to take on the film.
  • In Scorsese's remake, Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck made cameo appearances. In the original film, Mitchum played Cady and Peck played Sam Bowden.
  • A full allusion to the old film might not have happened, as George C. Scott was originally supposed to play Mitchum's role. He dropped out of the film a few days after filming began due to health reasons.
  • Martin Balsam also appears in the film as the judge, having played a supporting role in the original film.
  • This was Gregory Peck's last appearance in a major motion picture. He went on to do two more works on television.
  • Robert De Niro paid a dentist $5,000 to give his teeth the necessary look for the role of a convict who served a 14-year sentence. And he had to pay another $20,000 to restore his teeth to normal after filming.
  • The film's music was composed by Elmer Bernstein, but in some episodes Scorsese used Bernard Herrmann's score from the old Cape Fear. Also, Wesley Strick's new screenplay is based on the original screenplay by James R. Webb. Incidentally, Scorsese allowed a screenwriter on set for the first time in his career.
  • Max Cady's tattoos were done with special inks that faded after a few months.
  • De Niro read research on sexual offenses and himself suggested the scene where Cady bites his victim.
  • De Niro spent several months in the gym to gain the necessary muscle mass for the role. Conversely, physically fit Nick Nolte had to go on a strict diet so as not to appear stronger than De Niro in the frame.
  • Scorsese wanted to cast Harrison Ford in the role of Sam Bowden. He even asked De Niro to call Ford and persuade him to star in the film.
  • Robert Redford was also considered for the role of Bowden's lawyer.
  • Reese Witherspoon, who was then unknown, attended the audition for the role of Danielle Bowden.
  • Drew Barrymore, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Nicole Eggert were also considered for the role of Danielle. The role was also offered to Jennifer Connelly, Alyssa Milano, Winona Ryder, Tiffany Thiessen, and Christine Applegate, but they declined.
  • The film being shown in the cinema is "Problem Child" (1990).
  • The scene in the school between Cady and Daniel was completely improvised by De Niro and Juliette Lewis. Incidentally, the script originally called for a chase scene, but Scorsese wanted to make it a seduction scene.
  • In the scene of the failed attack on Max, a quote from the works of the 17th-century German poet and philosopher Silesius is used. Scattering the attackers hired by the lawyer, Max Cady exclaims with pathos: “I am as great as God! God is as insignificant as I!”
  • The film being shown in theaters is 'Problem Child' (1990).
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