Cape Fear
1991 · 128 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 225,209 VOTES · DIR. Martin Scorsese
Overview
Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,473 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:41 My reminiscence.
00:08:33 You gotta snap your wrist on the backhand.
00:12:10 What's it about, your reminiscence?
00:17:43 Or Dani would. He won't do anything. He just got out of prison.
00:21:21 All those discoveries ahead of them. You're lucky.
00:25:39 ...and then Dani came running in, and I...
00:29:31 The sheriff assured me that they always do. He's an ex-con.
00:33:45 -That's even funnier. -Thank you.
00:38:02 ...that your wife didn't know I existed.
00:42:09 She's 15.
00:45:39 -Honey, there's nothing the matter. -Yeah, I can see, Dad.
00:49:47 Who?
00:53:14 I'm not your type. All that prison time made me coarse.
00:57:19 "All days
01:02:15 His descriptions are pretty vivid, I would say.
01:06:03 But your daddy, he don't.
01:11:21 ...and now you're going to be forced to make a commitment.
01:17:49 Hang on a second.
01:21:40 -A .38 snub-nosed special. -All right. Good.
01:26:53 -How'd it go at the airport? -We did our thing...
01:31:11 The South has a fine tradition of savoring fear.
01:44:25 Are we moving?
01:49:29 Listen to me, Max.
01:54:45 "A lawyer should represent his client..."
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,473
Dialogue density11.5 lines / min
First line00:02:41
Final line01:54:45
Production Record
DirectorMartin Scorsese
LanguageEnglish
Budget$35,000,000
Revenue$182,300,000
IMDb votes225,209