What is Cape Fear?
Q: What is Cape Fear?
A: Cape Fear is a 1962 American psychological thriller movie directed by J. Lee Thompson and produced by Sy Bartlett.
Q: When was Cape Fear released?
A: Cape Fear was released on April 12, 1962.
Q: What is the story of Cape Fear about?
A: The movie is about an attorney who, along with his family, is stalked by a vengeful criminal who he helped send to jail for rape.
Q: Is Cape Fear adapted from a novel?
A: Yes, Cape Fear is adapted from the John D. MacDonald novel The Executioners.
Q: Was Cape Fear remade?
A: Yes, a remake of Cape Fear was made by Martin Scorsese and released in 1991.
Q: How did critics receive Cape Fear?
A: Critics gave Cape Fear positive reviews, with a 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Movie critic Bosley Crowther of the New York Times praised the "tough, tight script" and "steady and starkly sinister style" and described it as a "shocker that provokes disgust and regret."
Q: What ranking did Cady receive on the American Film Institute's list?
A: Cady, the villain in Cape Fear, was ranked as #28 on the American Film Institute's list of top 50 movie villains of all time.
