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Cape Fear (1991) More at IMDbPro »

Remake of

Cape Fear (1962)

Edited into

The Making of 'Cape Fear' (2001) (V)
"30 Even Scarier Movie Moments" (2006)
 -  One of the movies shown.

References

The Case of the Howling Dog (1934)
 -  Jessica Lange mentions Perry Mason when she first hears of the private eye they hired (in fact, Paul Drake served as Mason's private eye)
Vertigo (1958)
"Peter Gunn" (1958)
 -  Lange mentions Peter Gunn
Psycho (1960)
The Girl Hunters (1963)
 -  Lange mentions Mickey Spillane when she finds out about the private eye at dinner-in fact, Spillane played his own private eye Hammer in this film
Taxi Driver (1976)

Referenced in

"Animaniacs: Video Review/When Mice Ruled the Earth (#1.47)" (????)
 -  Seen on video store shelf in 'Video Review'
"Oi treis harites: Evdomi tehni: Part 2" (????)
 -  mentioned
The Player (1992)
 -  In the opening shot, Jimmy Chase (Paul Hewitt) mistakes Alan Rudolph for Martin Scorsese and tells him, "Hey, I loved 'Cape Fear'."
"Saturday Night Live: Sharon Stone/Pearl Jam (#17.17)" (1992)
 -  mentioned on Weekend Update
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Magic Sword (#5.11)" (1992)
 -  Servo: (as DeNiro) Come out, come out, wherever you are.
"The Simpsons: Cape Feare (#5.2)" (1993)
 -  Episode is named after it, music is based on the score.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Mitchell (#6.12)" (1993)
 -  Servo: (as Robert DeNiro) Counselor!
Just Cause (1995)
"Mad About You: Cake Fear (#3.21)" (1995)
 -  title reference
Se7en (1995)
 -  The music score is direct reference to Cape Fear (when the detectives go to arrest Victor (Sin of Sloth)
Evil Ed (1995)
 -  Poster on wall
The Fan (1996)
 -  De Niro impersonates himself from that film
Face/Off (1997)
Constance (1998) (V)
 -  Sampled dialogue used in score throughout opening sequence.
The Faculty (1998)
"The Directors: The Films of Martin Scorsese (#1.6)" (2000)
What Lies Beneath (2000)
The Way of the Gun (2000)
Maai hung paak yan (2001)
 -  A poster of the film is shown hanging on a wall.
Enough (2002/I)
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' (2002) (V)
 -  poster in background
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
Koi... Mil Gaya (2003)
 -  Music from Cape Fear used during chewing gum scene
The 24th Day (2004)
 -  While the two leads play a trivia game with each other, they mention this movie.
Garfield (2004)
 -  When Garfield is under Jon's car, it's a clear reference to Robert DeNiro's Max Cady on "Cape Fear".
"South Park: Pre-School (#8.10)" (2004)
 -  the plot (person released from jail coming back for revenge), the weight lifting scene is parodied as Trent lifts Tinkertoys as weights
Hide and Seek (2005)
 -  Come out come out whatever you are
Film Geek (2005)
 -  mentioned in Scorsese article
Blow Me (2005)
 -  line in Theatre
The Benchwarmers (2006)
 -  on shelf in video store
"The Sopranos: Kaisha (#6.12)" (2006)
 -  Julianna and Chris watch it at the theatre
The Departed (2006)
 -  In this earlier film by Scorsese, villianous convict Max Cady is shown in cell, tattooed torso shirtless, doing dips. While imprisoned Costigan does the same exercise in his cell, also shirtles/tattooed.
Unaccompanied Minors (2006)
 -  Lewis Black impersonates DeNiro saying "Come out, come out, wherever you are."
"South Park: Imaginationland: Episode II (#11.11)" (2007)
 -  Max Cady briefly appears among the villains
Drillbit Taylor (2008)
 -  Theme from "Cape Fear" used in principal's room
"Castle: Love Me Dead (#2.9)" (2009)
 -  Castle mentions "Cape Fear" by name - does impression which Ryan identifies as being of Robert DeNiro.

Features

All That Heaven Allows (1955)
Problem Child (1990)

Featured in

1992 MTV Movie Awards (1992) (TV)
 -  Clip shown in quotes montage and in 'Best inanimate objects'
The 64th Annual Academy Awards (1992) (TV)
Hollywood vs. Religion (1994) (V)
The Universal Story (1995) (TV)
A Conversation with Gregory Peck (1999)
 -  clip shown
"The Directors: The Films of Martin Scorsese (#1.6)" (2000)
The Making of 'Cape Fear' (2001) (V)
Scorsese on Scorsese (2004) (TV)
 -  clips are shown
"I Love the '90s: Part Deux" (2005)
 -  Footage from this is featured.
This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006)
 -  Clip
"20 to 1: Movie Saints and Sinners (#5.6)" (2007)
 -  Clips shown in a segment on Max Cady.
A Night at the Movies: The Suspenseful World of Thrillers (2009) (TV)
 -  clip with Robert DeNiro and Illeana Douglas

Spoofs

To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

Spoofed in

"The Ben Stiller Show: Pilot (#1.1)" (1992)
 -  The movie is parodied as "Cape Munster"
"The Simpsons: Cape Feare (#5.2)" (1993)
 -  Sideshow Bob as released felon now after Bart. Sideshow Bob chases the family under the car, like Max does in the movie.
"NileCity 105.6" (1995)
Mousehunt (1997)
"Seinfeld: The Bookstore (#9.17)" (1998)
 -  jerry has a dream that uncle leo has turned into max caddyt while in jail
Love & Sex (2000)
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)

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