Cape Fear Tag

‚Cape Fear‘ and Pop Cultural Eternal Return Every generation gets the “Cape Fear” remake they deserve. The 1962 version of the film starred Robert Mitchum as Max Caddy, a psychotic ex-con on a rampage of revenge against the attorney (played by Gregory Peck) who put him in jail. Mitchum’s Cady is slimy, bitter, and increasingly dangerous as the movie progresses—he moves through its climactic setpiece with the tensed silence of an apex predator. He even fills the talky scenes with dark energy, helped in large part by director J. LeeRead More