Title Cape Fear 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? Fourteen 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, bibliophile Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss. Tagline There is nothing in the dark that isn't there in the light. Except fear. Genres Crime, Thriller Keywords prison, child abuse, rape, small town, daughter, police, revenge, lawyer, cigar smoking, fear, dog, rapist Production Companies Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Cappa Productions, Tribeca Productions Production Countries United States of America Spoken Languages English Original Language en Runtime minutes 128 Release Year 1991
Worldwide box office revenue: approximately 182 million USD