| Release Date | 13 November 1991 |
| Budget | $35,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $79,000,000 |
| Tagline | There is nothing in the dark that isn't there in the light. Except fear. |
| Genre | Crime, Horror, Thriller |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Florida, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby SR |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Crime Thriller, Psychological Thriller |
| Mood | Nail-biters |
| Themes | Criminal's Revenge, Stalkers, Mind Games, Southern Gothic, Haunted By the Past |
| Tones | Disturbing, Lurid, Menacing, Tense, Angry, Visceral, Sexual |
| Tags | Cat And Mouse, Family In Danger, Harassment, Injustice, Kill, Lawyer, Maniac, Rape, Revenge, Stalking, Terrorism, Trapped, Woman |
Cape Fear is a 1991 thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and a remake of the 1962 film of the same name. It stars Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange and Juliette Lewis and features cameos from Gregory Peck, Robert Mitchum and Martin Balsam, who all appeared in the 1962 original. The film tells the story of a convicted rapist who seeks vengeance against a former public defender whom he blames for his 14-year imprisonment due to purposefully faulty defense tactics used during his trial.