Ha ha, Simpsons nailed this when they did a parody with Sideshow Bob. Everything from the cinema scene to being tied under the car and purposely going through a cactus field and speed bumps. LOL
Yeah Mitchum along with Gregory Peck and Martin Balsam from the original film all had small roles in this remake ...not a 100% sure but I believe this was Peck's final role in a film before his death. He was Sam Bowden in the original
The original had Cady stalking one of the jurors who put him away, which is more of a no-no in the eyes of the law, so Scorsese's brilliant twist to instead make him his defense lawyer, a dubious character at best who betrayed him in representation, is what makes it more believable, and the terrifying psychological thriller it is.
I like that one more than the remake. The scene where Robert Mitchum starts walking towards the daughter after she gets out of school is pure terror. Another Mitchum classic was Night of the Hunter.
DeNiro absolutely matched the weird, unhinged intensity Robert Mitchum did in the original. Hope you guys get to watch 'The Night of the Hunter' someday, another Robert Mitchum feature and considered one of the greatest movies ever made by BFI, Sight & Sound, TSPDT, etc.
Robert Mitchum was one of my favorite actors. I think he did a better job than De Niro did. I loved how Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck played the two older lawyers in this remake. Mitchum could also do comedy and romance. My favorite movie was Heaven Knows Mr. Allison.
Robert Mitchum played Max Cady in the original 1962 Cape Fear. In this remake, he plays Lt. Elgart. Other actors from the original are Gregory Peck (Sam Bowden) plays Cady's lawyer Lee Heller; and Martin Balsam (Capt. Mark Dutton) as the Judge.
And the crazy thing is that both actors from the original movie: Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum, appear in this remake as lawyers for Max Cady and the lawyer.
I saw the 1991-Movie in Cinema, when it came out. I was fascinated and disgusted the same way. 10 years or so later i bought the double feature DVD. Two great surprises: °Scorsese used the original music by Bernard Hermann. It didn't age at all and is frightening as f... °The Original is another 30 Years older - but in the same way disturbing And i can understand, why the old movie never showed on TV befor in the old days
@3:38 That unique look you guys are referring to is called a split diopter shot. It's a pretty cool technique, using a special lens filter, that was fairly prevalent throughout the 70's, 80's and 90's, but it kind of went out of style after that. Every once in a while though, you'll still find them pop up in modern movies! Brian De Palma is probably the director most associated with this technique, as he uses them quite a lot.
@@TBRSchmitt Martin Scorsese improved the original and gave roles to old actors in remake . Robert Mitchum played Max Cady in the original from 1962 in this one he was Lt. Elgart ..."I don't know whether to look at him or read him." guy. Gregory Peck , who played Sam Bowden in original had also role in remake Martin Balsam was also in both Cape Fear movies , in first Police Chief and now Judge , he was B movies star in later days .
One of my favorite thrillers, “Cape Fear” was produced by Amblin Entertainment. Spielberg originally considered directing it before passing it to Scorsese(Spielberg directed “Hook” instead). At first glance, it doesn’t seem like a Scorsese movie, but a closer look and it very much is so: it’s well-shot, edited and the themes of the broken family appealed to him. Juliette Lewis received an Academy Award nomination for her role and the music is by Hitchcock frequent composer Bernard Herrmann (rearranged by Elmer Bernstein). Excellent filmmaking.
ahh Too bad you 2 didnt review the OG in 1962 and R mitchum is waay better than Little De niro. I guess his buddy director Scorcese had to choose that creep. Hes such a wierdo in real life, Im sure Little Bobby has many nutty thoughts in that vile brain
Lol, I can just picture Spielberg's version. Cady gets a massive breakthrough towards the end of the film and sacrifices himself for a bus full of children or somehow inspires others to do better somehow.
Roger Ebert's review of Cape Fear is kind of interesting. He rates it 3/4 which is a somewhat weak thumbs up. Ebert basically says that if Cape Fear had been made by another director it would be a major accomplishment. But coming from Martin Scorsese, they guy who made Raging Bull and Goodfellas, it's not really a step forward. Not exactly valid criticism imo but there's some truth to it.
Gregory Peck starred in the original Cape Fear (Nick Noltes role)in here he was the grey haired lawyer who defended Robert when he got beaten. Martin Balsam was the judge , you saw him in Psycho he got killed on the stairs by mother Robert Mitchum was the one at the line up who said he didn’t know whether to look at Robert or read him, he was in a ton of movies, a legend .
@@BulletTooth504 you might be right. Robert mitchum is the best part of the original movie but I prefer the remake for all the changes it made including the ending which I won't spoil just in case they watch it
I'm originally from the Cape Fear area in North Carolina and this movie has always had a special place in my heart...Plus the acting is top level...You said who would live in Cape Fear...Well let me tell you...It is one of the most beautiful areas in the country.
Definitely one of my favorite DeNiro characters. He turned Cady into a complete monster. Also very cool to see Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck come back for the remake.
Fun fact: Robert Mitchum plays Lt. Elgart here. Mitchum played the Max Cady role in the original. An absolute legendary noir actor in the 50s. Scorsese cast him as he couldn't see himself making the movie without having the original star involved in some way.
The original one from the 60's is also great staring Gregory Peck . He was also in the movie " The Omen " which is a must see if you haven't already . And " Damien Omen 2 ".
'Omen 3: The Final Conflict' is a good underrated wrap up to the Omen trilogy (and that one has Sam Neill, from Jurassic Park as the adult Damien too).
Robert Mitchum , Gregory Peck (in his final film role) and Martin Balsam all make Cameo appearances in this version ( all 3 of them appeared in the original movie)
If you watch the movie all the way to the end credits, the music cut off with the few remaining credits rolling through, and you just hear the sound of the river with the sounds of crickets and birds, then this creepy music kicks up and you hear screams, it's been theorized that it's Cady coming back out of the water to finish them off, but it's just a theory. And yes, Cape Fear is a real place in North Carolina, I use to go fishing on the cape fear river when I was a kid.
If you want to see top tier Robert De Niro acting, try "Awakenings" from 1990. I'm simply mind-blown by his performance in that movie, and I always wonder how he prepared for that role. The film also stars Robin Williams and was based on a real life event. It is a must see if you are watching De Niro films and highly recommended.
I've liked Jessica Lange since i saw her in "Frances" an 80's movie about the tragic life of actress Frances Farmer. She was also perfect as Patsy Cline in "sweet dreams". & she was stellar in the several seasons of "american horror story".
Such a wonderful actress I forgot she was in this junk. Her Patsy Cline was so great I had to watch clips of the real Patsy to stop picturing Lange in my mind listening to her.
Fun fact: the scene in the school theater was suppose to be a chase scene, DeNiro and Lewis improvised it to a seduction scene, which gave us one of the most uncomfortable to watch scene of all time, i can watch "Martyrs" without skirming once but that scene gets me.
@@clevelandcbi her parents gave her full emanzipation when she was 14 so she could join the actors guild and work independently, legaly speaking she was an adult
This was GREAT!!!!!!! That final sequence of DeNiro and Nolte arguing…. HOLY COW that is amazing. My favorite scene will always be Jessica Lange’s plea to Max to take her and not her daughter. THAT IS MASTERCLASS ACTING.
The original film is fantastic. Roberth Mitchum and Robert De NIro each play Max Cady so very differently. Mitchum was more brooding and imposing, and towering (big fella). De Niro is just slimy and unhinged. But make no mistake, this is an excellent remake. Plus movie also features both Mitchum and the great Gregory Peck, who played Sam.
I have to complement the two of you. You are so polite with viewers and each other. You like doing reviews and clearly love and respect each other too. Can't help noticing Samantha looks at you with loving, beautiful eyes when it's your turn. That is one of the sweetest, sincerest things I have ever seen. You are lucky. Cape Fear was good too.
@@jimmykarlsson2567 Yes, whenever I want a cohesive, smart review! I was a documentary producer in (one of my many lives) and I am especially enjoying the 'review couples' doing a good job, these two are among the best! Nice to see happily married folks being themselves. I've been married 43 years.
Great great great movie you guys! I'm almost 52 years old and I've seen absolutely every Deniro movie and I think this is his best performance! Hands down👏👏👏👍👍👍 Great reaction🙂👏
I spent 26 days in Cape Fear Valley hospital in NorthCarolina, don't know if it's the same place, close to, or not even close. All I remember was the hospital is kinda okay.
Which was intentional. In the original movie he's the prosecuting attorney who rightfully put cady in jail. While in this one he's the defense lawyer who purposely did the job wrong. also in the original he is the perfect husband with the perfect family & Cady is the evil one who wants revenge
@@rxtsec1 You summed up the differences between original and remake perfectly. Having watched the remake first, the original movie was a pretty big letdown for me. I mean, the black and white cinematography is beautiful, Robert Mitchum is great as Max Cady and of course, there's that gorgeous Bernard Hermann score. But the Gregory Peck character is such a boring paragon of virtue (who by the way, spares very little empathy for the girl who gets assaulted by Max) that I find the movie lacking in comparison with the remake.
notice that they made de niro looks like an "invincible" monster like jason because he was righteously deserve justice, but was only defeated when nolte became righteous in the end.
I highly recommend watching The Simpsons fifth season episode of the same name, with Sideshow Bob in the role of Max Cady, while this movie is still fresh in your memory. Includes the cinema scene, the houseboat, the tattoos, the private investigator, being strapped under the car, and even a similar musical score.
Can’t help but think of Sideshow Bob from the Simpsons when watching this and Homer sitting behind him in the theater laughing and smoking!haha classic, also the original with Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum is great also
This is a remake of a Gregory Peck movie from 1962. Cady in the original was played by Robert Mitchum who in this film plays Lieutenant Elgart. BTW, Jessica Lange who plays Nick Nolte's wife made her film debut in 1976 in another remake, King Kong.
The gingerbread house in the theatre is significant... Grimm's Fairy Tales in their original form are very dark in their representation of human nature... brilliant.
This movie has an incredible post credit moment. After the credits are done rolling, for like an entire minute, it's just a black screen set to the sound of thunder and rain and swamp animal noises, and it is just fucking bone chilling. In my mind, the split second after it cuts out, I actually hear Max Cady saying "I'm still out here, counselor"
J. Lee Thompson who directed the original Cape Fear with Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck was so pleased that Martin Scorsese directed the remake. He felt that Scorsese had more freedom in terms of the content unlike his own version where Thompson had his hands tied with the Production Code Administration which was slowly dying and ultimately replaced with the current Ratings Board that we have today. Steven Spielberg was originally gonna direct it, but then gave it to Scorsese. And Scorsese gave Spielberg Schindler’s List back, which he was originally gonna direct but decided that a director of the Jewish faith such as Spielberg would be better suited for a story of the Holocaust than a Roman Catholic director like Scorsese. Spielberg chose not to have screen credit as Executive Producer I guess so it wouldn’t steal the thunder from Scorsese.
So this is the movie that started it all. Before this actors just memorized their lines. When this came out everyone was blown away at the way Robert de niro transformed his body for the movie. He was the first to do it. Now it is more common actors sacrificing their bodies to make a role, but we have De Niro to thank for starting it. You can really see how shredded he got when they show his back.
@@Dave-hb7lx that is correct and they had to speed up shooting because he gained so much weight they were worried about his health. Apparently he was even having trouble breathing. An amazing actor
I used to do a great imitation of Deniro calling out for Nolte in the ally, when I had more of a southern accent. “Counselor, come out come out wherever you are!”
Your comment about the speed bump reminds me of the Simpsons parody of this movie when Sideshow Bob is under the car and they all want to randomly drive through a cactus patch.
Great choice! Can't go wrong with Scorsese and De Niro. Highly underrated because it's a remake. Also, this version of Cape Fear uses the same soundtrack by the great Bernard Herrmann as the original.
@@isabelsilva62023 I did not know that, thanks. One of my favourite soundtracks is from Twin Peaks. Elements of that remind me of Herrmann and Vertigo. What happened to movie scores? They're so integral.
I laughed when you asked if Max was allowed to smoke in the cinema. Back in those days (in the UK at least) the cinema was divided into smoking and non smoking seats and the whole place really was shrouded in smoke! Believe it or not it was the same on buses and planes and restaurants too! It's crazy that we put up with that when you think about it now 😂
One of the best remakes of any property. Scorsese knew he loved the original, wanted to make a Hitchcock-inspired picture and found a way to put his own stamp on the film.
@Gianna G Martin Balsam was in the original as well. He played a small part in this one. Great to see so many original actors. Although, this remake was 32 years ago now 😱
@@giannag4581 The original is fine but it is more static, slower, product of his time. The Scorsesse's version is a train at full speed, a film with a fast and dynamic pace that is very easy to watch. That is why for me, as for many others, it is a new version that improved the original.
The modern noir touches in direction along with the music made this thriller so unique you would hardly know it was a re interpretation of the original.
I think this was the first film I'd seen Robert DeNiro in, and he gave such a fantastic performance, as did all the actors. Saw this in the cinema as a teenager back in 1991 and it certainly left an impression!!
This was the most bizarre experience for me the first time I watched it. It's super dark, and very adult, but the Simpsons episode "Cape Feare" (s5e2), which is a full-on parody of this film with Sideshow Bob, came out when I was still a kid. I watched it (many times) growing up without ever realizing this film existed. It was so weird coming to this terrifying, serious film as an adult with the backdrop of the original "Sideshow Bob stepping on all the rakes gag" as my context.
Hitchcock, by Scorsese. Expertly filmed and DeNiro was the perfect bad guy. Sadistic, smart, and just plain evil. One of the best bad guys in film history. The rest were perfectly cast. You said it was all "broken". Perfectly worded.
Terrific review. This is Scorsese's first film lensed in Panavision (so thank you for presenting it in its correct widescreen aspect ratio). Steven Spielberg was going to direct this remake, but decided to hand it off to his buddy Scorsese and head over to make SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993) instead. With the use of the anamorphic widescreen format and deep focus shots, Scorsese channeled his other buddy Brian De Palma and his films (BLOW OUT, SCARFACE, CARLITO'S WAY, THE UNTOUCHABLES, etc.). The 1991 CAPE FEAR still holds up as a modern thriller.
Isn't it odd, how much better framed Panavision 'Scope movies were years ago (when still shooting on film), they still shoot movies in 2.35:1 but these may as well be 1.85:1 because the framing isn't being used fully anyway it's all close-ups so why bother when the visual story you're telling might as well be 1.85:1.
@@LarryFleetwood8675 Very good insight! As a filmmaker developing a few future blockbusters, my films will be lensed anamorphically and on film (either 35mm or 65mm). I assure you that my films will be composed for true widescreen viewing!
Your reaction to this was great... Genuinely and incredulously horrified. It's a brilliant film but yes upsetting to watch. The absolute best thing to come out of this film imo, is the plethora of homages and parodies it inspired. The Simpsons Sideshow Bob parody of Cape Fear was pure brilliance lol.
One of Robert De Niro's best performances by far, and one of Scorsese's best movies.. Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers, with Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr, Tommy Lee Jones and Tom Sizemore is another controversial wild film from that same period of Cape Fear, which I recommend you see, it's audiovisual madness, shot in various formats, there are shots shot in: 35 mm, 16 mm, 8 mm, home video, black and white, color, green color, all the time going from one format to another. it also includes cartoons at certain times such as in Pink Floyd: The Wall, la mix of formats and editing that is visually insane. You won't see a madness and a delirium just like that, is unique and quite violent.
Thanks for reacting to this. So many reactors all rotate the same stale movies. It was great to see you both react to something else. I prefer the 1962 version but this one did a good modern adaptation for 1991.
I have been watching reactions from several channels (you are in my top 3) but no one has does this movie that I have noticed... a classic thriller. Thank you... no doubt other channels will do it now also. Just watch ;)
This film is a remake of the 1962 film and this film was produced under Amblin Entertainment and that is created by Steven Spielberg. Him,Scorsese, George Lucas, and Brian De Palma are all close friends. The lense that was used with Nick Nolte and the Wife in the bathroom was a Split Diopter, a piece of half convex glass that juxtaposed the main lens of the camera.
Great reaction! Unjustly and inexplicably neglected by UA-camrs, so thanks for watching. Another movie, made a little earlier, but with a relentless crazed female villain instead is FATAL ATTRACTION (1987). It’s iconic and riveting. You’ll both love it…well kinda.
This movie is so great. Extreme suspense and makes you feel gross the entire time. Juliette Lewis is also fantastic in it. She and De Niro were both nominated at the Oscars, and those were the only two nominations the movie got, sadly. You guys should watch Awakenings with De Niro and Robin Williams. Extremely good, sad, amazing performances, based on a true story.
Cape Fear (1991) is an Alfred Hitchcock film without Hitchcock; the remake features Robert Mitchum who was the original Cady. Both films feature a number of elements associated with Hitchcock's movies.
It is good that you noticed how Danielle opens and closes the movie with her voice-over. It is told from her point-of-view...like a nightmarish, intense fever dream from a teenage girl.
Great reaction and analysis as always. One of my favourite DeNiro and Nick Nolte roles. Seeing Nolte's sanity get chipped away at showed hoe great an actor he has always been. You mention this is DeNiro's most evil role. I slightly beg to differ. There is a suberb and dark film called Angel Heart which i still believe is only of the truly great hidden gems of our time. Directed by Alan Parker it has Mickey Rourke is arguably his best ever performance. From the photography to the atmospheric soundtrack to the plot with a twist ending. Worth a look at anyway.
This film is terrifying. Way more than most horror films and I love horror but this was brutal, Danielle and Leigh would have suffered a way worse fate than Lori
De Niro near the end reminds me of Freakshow from the Harold &Kumar White Castle movie (played by Christopher Meloni) I wonder if this was the inspiration?
A great part of this movie I love is how Cady had all but beaten Sam, he could of had him disbarred and punished for “wronging” him, but he just had to be a sadist about it. Despite all the books he read, he couldn’t change that part of himself, hence his advances and assault of the mom and daughter, leading to his downfall. Great reaction as always guys.
This is a remake. The original starred Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck and they have brief appearances in this pic. There's a whole Simpson homage to this movie. Sideshow Bob played the De Niro role
Most might disagree but this is Robert De Niro at his absolute best here. It's the only time (that I know of) where Robert totally disappeared into a character. He delivered each phrase with such hatred and menace. He was just amazing. But ofcourse he lost the Oscar against Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter
Ha ha, Simpsons nailed this when they did a parody with Sideshow Bob. Everything from the cinema scene to being tied under the car and purposely going through a cactus field and speed bumps. LOL
I ❤️ Sideshow Bob, and having Kelsey Grammar do the voice acting was an inspired choice!
And who could forget all those rakes? lol
Especially with that soundtrack 😍
Robert Mitchum played Cady in the original movie. It’s worth a watch too. Brilliant reaction as always.
Yeah Mitchum along with Gregory Peck and Martin Balsam from the original film all had small roles in this remake ...not a 100% sure but I believe this was Peck's final role in a film before his death. He was Sam Bowden in the original
The original had Cady stalking one of the jurors who put him away, which is more of a no-no in the eyes of the law, so Scorsese's brilliant twist to instead make him his defense lawyer, a dubious character at best who betrayed him in representation, is what makes it more believable, and the terrifying psychological thriller it is.
One of those rare cases where the remake of a good movie, ended up being a great movie!
I like that one more than the remake. The scene where Robert Mitchum starts walking towards the daughter after
she gets out of school is pure terror. Another Mitchum classic was Night of the Hunter.
Exactly and Gregory Peck played the lawyer in the original 😀
DeNiro absolutely matched the weird, unhinged intensity Robert Mitchum did in the original. Hope you guys get to watch 'The Night of the Hunter' someday, another Robert Mitchum feature and considered one of the greatest movies ever made by BFI, Sight & Sound, TSPDT, etc.
Robert Mitchum was one of my favorite actors. I think he did a better job than De Niro did. I loved how Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck played the two older lawyers in this remake. Mitchum could also do comedy and romance. My favorite movie was Heaven Knows Mr. Allison.
Night of the Hunter is so good
I love Robert Mitchum better in the original Cape Fear;)
Robert Mitchum played Max Cady in the original 1962 Cape Fear. In this remake, he plays Lt. Elgart.
Other actors from the original are Gregory Peck (Sam Bowden) plays Cady's lawyer Lee Heller; and Martin Balsam (Capt. Mark Dutton) as the Judge.
Night of the Hunter is a good movie, but it's awfully dated but in a different way from how Cape Fear is awfully dated.
The movie De Niro is watching in the theater was Problem Child (1990) with John Ritter. A classic lol
The original version with Gregory Peck is also a great film and worth a watch.
I just said the same. Robert Mitchum played Cady in the original. I’m a fan of both too.
I like it better, Tbh
And the crazy thing is that both actors from the original movie: Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum, appear in this remake as lawyers for Max Cady and the lawyer.
I saw the 1991-Movie in Cinema, when it came out. I was fascinated and disgusted the same way.
10 years or so later i bought the double feature DVD.
Two great surprises:
°Scorsese used the original music by Bernard Hermann. It didn't age at all and is frightening as f...
°The Original is another 30 Years older - but in the same way disturbing
And i can understand, why the old movie never showed on TV befor in the old days
I always felt like this film had a more Brian DePalma feel than Scorsese
Cady dressed as the maid is one of the film moments that got me as a kid. chilling.
It should have been the cover
Reminded me of Norman Bates lol.
Nah that’s when the movie became an over blown unbelievable horror film.
Right ✅️ just watch it on TV in Jamaica 🇯🇲 2 hours ago
Glad I'm not the only one who was allowed to watched this as a kid 😅
Robert Di Niro :
“AWAKENING “
Fabulous acting job and story also starring Robin Williams!!!
Is that the film where De Niro starts off catatonic but Robin Williams brings him out of it?
You got the title wrong.
@@seanrosenau2088yes.
@3:38 That unique look you guys are referring to is called a split diopter shot.
It's a pretty cool technique, using a special lens filter, that was fairly prevalent throughout the 70's, 80's and 90's, but it kind of went out of style after that. Every once in a while though, you'll still find them pop up in modern movies!
Brian De Palma is probably the director most associated with this technique, as he uses them quite a lot.
This takes me back! Deniro plays a serious creep in this movie!! 😂
De Niro was terrifying!
Absolutely! 😂
@@TBRSchmitt Martin Scorsese improved the original and gave roles to old actors in remake .
Robert Mitchum played Max Cady in the original from 1962 in this one he was Lt. Elgart ..."I don't know whether to look at him or read him." guy.
Gregory Peck , who played Sam Bowden in original had also role in remake
Martin Balsam was also in both Cape Fear movies , in first Police Chief and now Judge , he was B movies star in later days .
Juliette Lewis became famous for this movie. She was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe. Her performance got raves.
Natural born killers is what made her famous
She’s my favorite actress
One of my favorite thrillers, “Cape Fear” was produced by Amblin Entertainment. Spielberg originally considered directing it before passing it to Scorsese(Spielberg directed “Hook” instead). At first glance, it doesn’t seem like a Scorsese movie, but a closer look and it very much is so: it’s well-shot, edited and the themes of the broken family appealed to him. Juliette Lewis received an Academy Award nomination for her role and the music is by Hitchcock frequent composer Bernard Herrmann (rearranged by Elmer Bernstein). Excellent filmmaking.
Bernard Hermann also did the excellent soundtrack for Scorsese's Taxi Driver ..of course he is most famous for the shower scene music in Psycho
@@rickcain4736 Taxi Driver was the last film Hermann worked on. The film's dedicated to him.
ahh Too bad you 2 didnt review the OG in 1962 and R mitchum is waay better than Little De niro. I guess his buddy director Scorcese had to choose that creep. Hes such a wierdo in real life, Im sure Little Bobby has many nutty thoughts in that vile brain
Lol, I can just picture Spielberg's version. Cady gets a massive breakthrough towards the end of the film and sacrifices himself for a bus full of children or somehow inspires others to do better somehow.
Roger Ebert's review of Cape Fear is kind of interesting. He rates it 3/4 which is a somewhat weak thumbs up. Ebert basically says that if Cape Fear had been made by another director it would be a major accomplishment. But coming from Martin Scorsese, they guy who made Raging Bull and Goodfellas, it's not really a step forward. Not exactly valid criticism imo but there's some truth to it.
Gregory Peck starred in the original Cape Fear (Nick Noltes role)in here he was the grey haired lawyer who defended Robert when he got beaten.
Martin Balsam was the judge , you saw him in Psycho he got killed on the stairs by mother
Robert Mitchum was the one at the line up who said he didn’t know whether to look at Robert or read him, he was in a ton of movies, a legend .
Robert Mitchum played Max in the original
Martin Balsam is also Juror No. 1 in the movie 12 Angry Men.
Yeah in the original the Gregory peck character was far more innocent & the prosecuting attorney. Scorsese made the changes to blur the lines
@@rxtsec1 Peck's character was actually a witness against Cady.
@@BulletTooth504 you might be right. Robert mitchum is the best part of the original movie but I prefer the remake for all the changes it made including the ending which I won't spoil just in case they watch it
I'm originally from the Cape Fear area in North Carolina and this movie has always had a special place in my heart...Plus the acting is top level...You said who would live in Cape Fear...Well let me tell you...It is one of the most beautiful areas in the country.
Definitely one of my favorite DeNiro characters. He turned Cady into a complete monster. Also very cool to see Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck come back for the remake.
Martin Balsam , was police chief in original and judge in this one , he also was in Psycho , private investigator .
Fun fact: Robert Mitchum plays Lt. Elgart here. Mitchum played the Max Cady role in the original. An absolute legendary noir actor in the 50s. Scorsese cast him as he couldn't see himself making the movie without having the original star involved in some way.
Gregory peck is also in it
My favorite Robert Mitchum movie was called Heaven Knows Mr. Allison.
He was laughing at the movie problem child in the theater… great movie lol
Robert Mitchum the police detective played the original Max Cady in Cape Fear (1962)
The original one from the 60's is also great staring Gregory Peck . He was also in the movie " The Omen " which is a must see if you haven't already . And " Damien Omen 2 ".
And don't forget To Kill A Mockingbird.
'Omen 3: The Final Conflict' is a good underrated wrap up to the Omen trilogy (and that one has Sam Neill, from Jurassic Park as the adult Damien too).
One of those rare cases where the remake of a good movie, ended up being a great movie!
It wasn't great by any means. The whole family survived. That's so boring and predictable. At least one person should have been killed off.
@@azazello1784nah it’s a great film I’m glad none of the family died.
Robert Mitchum , Gregory Peck (in his final film role) and Martin Balsam all make Cameo appearances in this version ( all 3 of them appeared in the original movie)
1:51
The movie playing is Problem Child (1990) with John Ritter.
They should react to that movie...and Part 2
If you watch the movie all the way to the end credits, the music cut off with the few remaining credits rolling through, and you just hear the sound of the river with the sounds of crickets and birds, then this creepy music kicks up and you hear screams, it's been theorized that it's Cady coming back out of the water to finish them off, but it's just a theory.
And yes, Cape Fear is a real place in North Carolina, I use to go fishing on the cape fear river when I was a kid.
You kidding.... you have been there 😀
Does it look like this, or is this ending filmed somewhere else
I think 'Blue Velvet' was also filmed in the Cape Fear area.
@@RandomDudeOne " Blue Velvet " what kind of movie is that and what year??
@@jimmykarlsson2567 is a David Lynch movie from the 80s (don't remember the exact year) it is also a thriller, pretty good too.
@@Sealdeam great 👍 👌 i have to look it up then 😀
8:09 That is Robert Mitchum, the ORIGINAL Max Cady!
If you want to see top tier Robert De Niro acting, try "Awakenings" from 1990. I'm simply mind-blown by his performance in that movie, and I always wonder how he prepared for that role. The film also stars Robin Williams and was based on a real life event. It is a must see if you are watching De Niro films and highly recommended.
Great movie 💯
I was looking through the comments. I didn't notice anybody mention that Robert mitchum, the star of the original, is in this movie.
I've liked Jessica Lange since i saw her in "Frances" an 80's movie about the tragic life of actress Frances Farmer. She was also perfect as Patsy Cline in "sweet dreams". & she was stellar in the several seasons of "american horror story".
Such a wonderful actress I forgot she was in this junk.
Her Patsy Cline was so great
I had to watch clips of the real
Patsy to stop picturing Lange
in my mind listening to her.
Fun fact: the scene in the school theater was suppose to be a chase scene, DeNiro and Lewis improvised it to a seduction scene, which gave us one of the most uncomfortable to watch scene of all time, i can watch "Martyrs" without skirming once but that scene gets me.
Damn, she was 17 then. That's pretty dam creepy tbh.
@@clevelandcbi her parents gave her full emanzipation when she was 14 so she could join the actors guild and work independently, legaly speaking she was an adult
Yes, she was a bad grrl seducing Max like that.
The original movie was a school chase but I heard changing it to this was always the plan but I could be wrong
Interesting!
This was GREAT!!!!!!! That final sequence of DeNiro and Nolte arguing…. HOLY COW that is amazing. My favorite scene will always be Jessica Lange’s plea to Max to take her and not her daughter. THAT IS MASTERCLASS ACTING.
FYI Daniel, the Robert Mitchum character was not a lawyer. He was a Police Lieutenant/Detective in the town...
The original film is fantastic. Roberth Mitchum and Robert De NIro each play Max Cady so very differently. Mitchum was more brooding and imposing, and towering (big fella). De Niro is just slimy and unhinged. But make no mistake, this is an excellent remake. Plus movie also features both Mitchum and the great Gregory Peck, who played Sam.
I have to complement the two of you. You are so polite with viewers and each other. You like doing reviews and clearly love and respect each other too. Can't help noticing Samantha looks at you with loving, beautiful eyes when it's your turn. That is one of the sweetest, sincerest things I have ever seen. You are lucky. Cape Fear was good too.
Yess this couple are the best. I can watch them all day long 😀
@@jimmykarlsson2567 Yes, whenever I want a cohesive, smart review! I was a documentary producer in (one of my many lives) and I am especially enjoying the 'review couples' doing a good job, these two are among the best! Nice to see happily married folks being themselves. I've been married 43 years.
@@danielfardella i hope for a great future for you sir 😀
@@jimmykarlsson2567 Likewise Jimmy, thank you.
Great great great movie you guys! I'm almost 52 years old and I've seen absolutely every Deniro movie and I think this is his best performance! Hands down👏👏👏👍👍👍
Great reaction🙂👏
I spent 26 days in Cape Fear Valley hospital in NorthCarolina, don't know if it's the same place, close to, or not even close. All I remember was the hospital is kinda okay.
I like the fact that every character in this movie has flaws. It lends an element of realism to it. You don’t see that in a lot of movies today.
Tbh I would love to see De Niro win in this one.
Which was intentional. In the original movie he's the prosecuting attorney who rightfully put cady in jail. While in this one he's the defense lawyer who purposely did the job wrong. also in the original he is the perfect husband with the perfect family & Cady is the evil one who wants revenge
@@rxtsec1 You summed up the differences between original and remake perfectly. Having watched the remake first, the original movie was a pretty big letdown for me. I mean, the black and white cinematography is beautiful, Robert Mitchum is great as Max Cady and of course, there's that gorgeous Bernard Hermann score. But the Gregory Peck character is such a boring paragon of virtue (who by the way, spares very little empathy for the girl who gets assaulted by Max) that I find the movie lacking in comparison with the remake.
If by flaws you mean terrible at acting I agree lmao
notice that they made de niro looks like an "invincible" monster like jason because he was righteously deserve justice, but was only defeated when nolte became righteous in the end.
I highly recommend watching The Simpsons fifth season episode of the same name, with Sideshow Bob in the role of Max Cady, while this movie is still fresh in your memory.
Includes the cinema scene, the houseboat, the tattoos, the private investigator, being strapped under the car, and even a similar musical score.
Can’t help but think of Sideshow Bob from the Simpsons when watching this and Homer sitting behind him in the theater laughing and smoking!haha classic, also the original with Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum is great also
The movie he was watching in the beginning was Problem Child. I liked it when I was a kid, but haven't seen it in years.
This is a remake of a Gregory Peck movie from 1962. Cady in the original was played by Robert Mitchum who in this film plays Lieutenant Elgart. BTW, Jessica Lange who plays Nick Nolte's wife made her film debut in 1976 in another remake, King Kong.
The gingerbread house in the theatre is significant... Grimm's Fairy Tales in their original form are very dark in their representation of human nature... brilliant.
This movie has an incredible post credit moment. After the credits are done rolling, for like an entire minute, it's just a black screen set to the sound of thunder and rain and swamp animal noises, and it is just fucking bone chilling. In my mind, the split second after it cuts out, I actually hear Max Cady saying "I'm still out here, counselor"
This film is famously parody in the Simpson with Sideshow Bob being Max Cady and Bart being Sam Bowden.
Robert Mitchum is in thIs Movie !! It's A Remake from the 50's,also Gregory Peck was in it a HUGE ACTOR.
J. Lee Thompson who directed the original Cape Fear with Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck was so pleased that Martin Scorsese directed the remake. He felt that Scorsese had more freedom in terms of the content unlike his own version where Thompson had his hands tied with the Production Code Administration which was slowly dying and ultimately replaced with the current Ratings Board that we have today.
Steven Spielberg was originally gonna direct it, but then gave it to Scorsese. And Scorsese gave Spielberg Schindler’s List back, which he was originally gonna direct but decided that a director of the Jewish faith such as Spielberg would be better suited for a story of the Holocaust than a Roman Catholic director like Scorsese. Spielberg chose not to have screen credit as Executive Producer I guess so it wouldn’t steal the thunder from Scorsese.
So this is the movie that started it all. Before this actors just memorized their lines. When this came out everyone was blown away at the way Robert de niro transformed his body for the movie. He was the first to do it. Now it is more common actors sacrificing their bodies to make a role, but we have De Niro to thank for starting it. You can really see how shredded he got when they show his back.
@@Dave-hb7lx that is correct and they had to speed up shooting because he gained so much weight they were worried about his health. Apparently he was even having trouble breathing. An amazing actor
If you're Simpson's fans, they spoofed this with Sideshow Bob, and Bart 😂😂
This is one of my favorite movies. I love the over-the-top acting by de Niro, the music, all the acting actually.
I used to do a great imitation of Deniro calling out for Nolte in the ally, when I had more of a southern accent. “Counselor, come out come out wherever you are!”
I love how Scorsese used the same score from the original. He realized Bernard Herman got it perfect the first time.
Your comment about the speed bump reminds me of the Simpsons parody of this movie when Sideshow Bob is under the car and they all want to randomly drive through a cactus patch.
One of my All-Time Favorites! Both Robert DeNiro and Juliette Lewis were nominated for Academy Awards for this film.
Great choice! Can't go wrong with Scorsese and De Niro. Highly underrated because it's a remake. Also, this version of Cape Fear uses the same soundtrack by the great Bernard Herrmann as the original.
Ahh. Same composer as Vertigo? Or am I getting confused?
@@arconeagain Yes and Taxi Driver too.
@@isabelsilva62023 I did not know that, thanks. One of my favourite soundtracks is from Twin Peaks. Elements of that remind me of Herrmann and Vertigo. What happened to movie scores? They're so integral.
I laughed when you asked if Max was allowed to smoke in the cinema. Back in those days (in the UK at least) the cinema was divided into smoking and non smoking seats and the whole place really was shrouded in smoke! Believe it or not it was the same on buses and planes and restaurants too! It's crazy that we put up with that when you think about it now 😂
The original actors are in this remake... Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum evan Martin Balsom......so cool...
One of the best remakes of any property. Scorsese knew he loved the original, wanted to make a Hitchcock-inspired picture and found a way to put his own stamp on the film.
The original was better. Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck. I loved how they were the two lawyers.
@Gianna G Martin Balsam was in the original as well. He played a small part in this one. Great to see so many original actors. Although, this remake was 32 years ago now 😱
@@trevorsmaurice The soundtrack was also from the original composed by Bernard Herrmann who's last work was the soundtrack for Taxi Driver.
@@giannag4581 The original is fine but it is more static, slower, product of his time. The Scorsesse's version is a train at full speed, a film with a fast and dynamic pace that is very easy to watch. That is why for me, as for many others, it is a new version that improved the original.
Well, Scorsese succeeded because I thought it was a Hitchcock movie when I first saw it. The music had a lot to do with that.
The modern noir touches in direction along with the music made this thriller so unique you would hardly know it was a re interpretation of the original.
Nick Nolte great actor 👍
Great mug shots too 😆
Oh wow!! Deniro’s character always scared the heck outta me! “COUNSELOR!” 😫🤣💪🏽 Great pick guys!! 🥤🍿
Oh no your here to 😂 day 1069 of doing Leo's head in with recommendations
I think this was the first film I'd seen Robert DeNiro in, and he gave such a fantastic performance, as did all the actors. Saw this in the cinema as a teenager back in 1991 and it certainly left an impression!!
This was the most bizarre experience for me the first time I watched it. It's super dark, and very adult, but the Simpsons episode "Cape Feare" (s5e2), which is a full-on parody of this film with Sideshow Bob, came out when I was still a kid. I watched it (many times) growing up without ever realizing this film existed.
It was so weird coming to this terrifying, serious film as an adult with the backdrop of the original "Sideshow Bob stepping on all the rakes gag" as my context.
Hitchcock, by Scorsese.
Expertly filmed and DeNiro was the perfect bad guy. Sadistic, smart, and just plain evil.
One of the best bad guys in film history.
The rest were perfectly cast.
You said it was all "broken".
Perfectly worded.
I watched the Simpsons "Cape Fear" episode before I ever saw Cape Fear. So every time I now watch this film I think of Bart and Sideshow Bob 😂
Me too😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I remember having watched this movie in the cinema during my exchange student year in Leicester. It was very impressive on the big screen.
Terrific review. This is Scorsese's first film lensed in Panavision (so thank you for presenting it in its correct widescreen aspect ratio). Steven Spielberg was going to direct this remake, but decided to hand it off to his buddy Scorsese and head over to make SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993) instead. With the use of the anamorphic widescreen format and deep focus shots, Scorsese channeled his other buddy Brian De Palma and his films (BLOW OUT, SCARFACE, CARLITO'S WAY, THE UNTOUCHABLES, etc.). The 1991 CAPE FEAR still holds up as a modern thriller.
Isn't it odd, how much better framed Panavision 'Scope movies were years ago (when still shooting on film), they still shoot movies in 2.35:1 but these may as well be 1.85:1 because the framing isn't being used fully anyway it's all close-ups so why bother when the visual story you're telling might as well be 1.85:1.
@@LarryFleetwood8675 Very good insight! As a filmmaker developing a few future blockbusters, my films will be lensed anamorphically and on film (either 35mm or 65mm). I assure you that my films will be composed for true widescreen viewing!
FINALLY! I can't find anyone who's reacted to this on YT. Way to come through you two! 💛
Your reaction to this was great... Genuinely and incredulously horrified.
It's a brilliant film but yes upsetting to watch.
The absolute best thing to come out of this film imo, is the plethora of homages and parodies it inspired. The Simpsons Sideshow Bob parody of Cape Fear was pure brilliance lol.
Also Uncle Leo in Seinfeld when Jerry turned him in for stealing books at Brentano's 😂
The great Nick Nolte ! Thanks Y’all
Wow you’ve done Taxi Driver !! I’m gonna go watch that one 👍👍
One of Robert De Niro's best performances by far, and one of Scorsese's best movies.. Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers, with Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr, Tommy Lee Jones and Tom Sizemore is another controversial wild film from that same period of Cape Fear, which I recommend you see, it's audiovisual madness, shot in various formats, there are shots shot in: 35 mm, 16 mm, 8 mm, home video, black and white, color, green color, all the time going from one format to another. it also includes cartoons at certain times such as in Pink Floyd: The Wall, la mix of formats and editing that is visually insane. You won't see a madness and a delirium just like that, is unique and quite violent.
Such an awesome moment of reaction from Samantha at 23:30.
Thanks for reacting to this. So many reactors all rotate the same stale movies. It was great to see you both react to something else. I prefer the 1962 version but this one did a good modern adaptation for 1991.
I have been watching reactions from several channels (you are in my top 3) but no one has does this movie that I have noticed... a classic thriller. Thank you... no doubt other channels will do it now also. Just watch ;)
We need Fatal Attraction. No one has reacted to it yet:(
The guy with Nick Nolte "I don't know whether to look at him or read him" was Robert Mitchem. He played DiNiro's part in the original Cape Fear
YES!!!! The great Deniro & Nolte.
One of robert de niro's most underrated roles
Loved the reaction! Sleepers with DeNiro, Kevin Bacon, Brad Pitt is a must watch very underrated!!!
Good movie but very controversial because many believe it's a lie
Best part of the reaction 23:30😅
This is DeNiro's most DeNiro performance
This film is a remake of the 1962 film and this film was produced under Amblin Entertainment and that is created by Steven Spielberg. Him,Scorsese, George Lucas, and Brian De Palma are all close friends. The lense that was used with Nick Nolte and the Wife in the bathroom was a Split Diopter, a piece of half convex glass that juxtaposed the main lens of the camera.
Thanks for the insight!
Great reaction! Unjustly and inexplicably neglected by UA-camrs, so thanks for watching. Another movie, made a little earlier, but with a relentless crazed female villain instead is FATAL ATTRACTION (1987). It’s iconic and riveting. You’ll both love it…well kinda.
Ohhhh..... that's an awesome pick
The great Micheal Douglass
I would also recommend to them, Jagged Edge.
@@carment4224 that's a goodie also
@@carment4224 what kind of movie is that
'Yeah fuck it. 15 years to protect your family'. You did not hesitate my man.
My favorite Robert De Niro role
This movie is so great. Extreme suspense and makes you feel gross the entire time. Juliette Lewis is also fantastic in it. She and De Niro were both nominated at the Oscars, and those were the only two nominations the movie got, sadly. You guys should watch Awakenings with De Niro and Robin Williams. Extremely good, sad, amazing performances, based on a true story.
Cape Fear (1991) is an Alfred Hitchcock film without Hitchcock; the remake features Robert Mitchum who was the original Cady. Both films feature a number of elements associated with Hitchcock's movies.
That’s Robert Mitchum at 8:03 who played in the original film as the DeNiro character. Please do see him in the highly acclaimed Night of the Hunter!
It is good that you noticed how Danielle opens and closes the movie with her voice-over. It is told from her point-of-view...like a nightmarish, intense fever dream from a teenage girl.
I love 90s movies.
Nick Nolte. First time I saw him was in the movie 48Hours with Eddie Murphy.
He had a great gravely voice.
You should watch a earlier film also called " back to Macon County " it's Nolte and Don Johnson
@@jimmykarlsson2567 Also the series "Rich Man, Poor Man" Nolte was very good in that & it kick-started his portrayals of bad a+-& guys.
Check out Warrior with Tom Hardy for an amazing Nick Nolte performance. One of the best sports movies.
Great reaction and analysis as always. One of my favourite DeNiro and Nick Nolte roles. Seeing Nolte's sanity get chipped away at showed hoe great an actor he has always been. You mention this is DeNiro's most evil role. I slightly beg to differ. There is a suberb and dark film called Angel Heart which i still believe is only of the truly great hidden gems of our time. Directed by Alan Parker it has Mickey Rourke is arguably his best ever performance. From the photography to the atmospheric soundtrack to the plot with a twist ending. Worth a look at anyway.
This film is terrifying. Way more than most horror films and I love horror but this was brutal, Danielle and Leigh would have suffered a way worse fate than Lori
Former U.S. Senator from Tennessee, Fred Dalton Thompson played Tom Broadbent (5:22) :-)
De Niro near the end reminds me of Freakshow from the Harold &Kumar White Castle movie (played by Christopher Meloni) I wonder if this was the inspiration?
To prepare for this role, Julliete Lewis dated Brad Pitt when he was 26 years old, and she was 16.
the film with John ritter is called Problem Child, those movies were so much fun, definitely worth a watch if you haven't seen them.
Only movie I’ve ever walked out of the theater on
A great part of this movie I love is how Cady had all but beaten Sam, he could of had him disbarred and punished for “wronging” him, but he just had to be a sadist about it. Despite all the books he read, he couldn’t change that part of himself, hence his advances and assault of the mom and daughter, leading to his downfall.
Great reaction as always guys.
Lane’s monologue about loss to DeNiro is so good. Superbly acted film. I do recommend watching the original though.
This is a remake. The original starred Robert Mitchum and Gregory Peck and they have brief appearances in this pic. There's a whole Simpson homage to this movie. Sideshow Bob played the De Niro role
You guys did not recognize either Robert Mitchum or Gregory Peck, the original actors from Cape Fear (1962)
One of the best movies people have somewhat forgotten about.
Most might disagree but this is Robert De Niro at his absolute best here. It's the only time (that I know of) where Robert totally disappeared into a character. He delivered each phrase with such hatred and menace. He was just amazing. But ofcourse he lost the Oscar against Anthony Hopkins as Hannibal Lecter
And Hopkins only had about 20 minutes of screen time.
🤠 COUNSELOR!!! 🔥