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Overview
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Release Date:
13 November 1991 (USA)
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Tagline:
There is nothing in the dark that isn't there in the light. Except fear. more
Plot:
A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a 14 year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him. full summary | add synopsis
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Rape
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Revenge
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River
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Psychopath
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Cigar Smoking
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars.
Another 3 wins
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8 nominations
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(104 articles)
Martin Scorsese To Be Honored at 2010 Golden Globes with Cecil B. DeMille Award
(From Collider.com. 12 November 2009, 12:59 PM, PST)
Martin Scorcese Honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award
(From MovieWeb. 12 November 2009, 5:35 AM, PST)
(From Collider.com. 12 November 2009, 12:59 PM, PST)
Martin Scorcese Honored with the Cecil B. DeMille Award
(From MovieWeb. 12 November 2009, 5:35 AM, PST)
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Compares favorably to the original
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Robert De Niro | ... | Max Cady |
 | Nick Nolte | ... | Sam Bowden |
 | Jessica Lange | ... | Leigh Bowden |
 | Juliette Lewis | ... | Danielle Bowden |
 | Joe Don Baker | ... | Claude Kersek |
 | Robert Mitchum | ... | Lieutenant Elgart |
 | Gregory Peck | ... | Lee Heller |
| Martin Balsam | ... | Judge |
 | Illeana Douglas | ... | Lori Davis |
| Fred Dalton Thompson | ... | Tom Broadbent |
| Zully Montero | ... | Graciella |
| Craig Henne | ... | Prisoner |
| Forest Burton | ... | Prisoner |
| Edgar Allan Poe IV | ... | Prisoner |
 | Rod Ball | ... | Prisoner |
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Rated R for strong violence, and for language.
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128 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Finland:K-15 (video rating) (2001) |
Finland:K-16 (1992) (cut) (video rating) |
Finland:K-18 (1992) (uncut) |
Iceland:16 |
Canada:R |
Brazil:16 |
South Korea:18 |
Philippines:R-18 |
India:A |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Chile:18 |
France:-12 |
Germany:16 |
Israel:16 |
Norway:15 |
Singapore:PG |
Spain:18 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:R |
Netherlands:16
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Trivia:
Tiffani Thiessen was offered the role of Danielle, but turned down the choice to play the part, in order to stay with "Saved by the Bell" (1989).
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Factual errors: At the end of the film, Sam Bowden says that he had to go to hearings before the American Bar Association as a result of his criminal actions toward Cady. But the ABA doesn't license lawyers, nor does it have the authority to disbar them. It is a lobbying group. Bowden would have had to go before the Georgia Bar Association, given that that the crime occurred in that state.
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Quotes:
[Max Cady bares his heavily tattooed body]
Lieutenant Elgart: I don't know whether to look at him or read him.
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Lieutenant Elgart: I don't know whether to look at him or read him.
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Having seen the original first (and loved it) and being skeptical of remakes even with such prestigious directors as Scorcese at the helm, I must I say I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this new version of the 1962 classic. In this version Cady (De Niro) is even more violent and deviant and even Bowden (Nolte) is flawed, as seen by his less than stellar defense of Cady, his dysfunctional family life, and his dalliance with a co-worker. It is interesting to note that Cady's behavior is totally contrary to his professed devotion to Scripture. Could Scorcese be inferring that many openly devout Christians are really perverse monsters like Cady? The acting is superb and a real treat is provided in the form of cameos from Balsam, Mitchum and especially Peck as a smarmy lawyer. The only reason I don't give this film a perfect score is that as good as it is it is still a remake and in my opinion the ending while competent imparts a slight feeling of letdown. Still this an absolutely riveting film, 8/10.