Cape Fear (1991): 15 Weird Facts You Didn't Know!

Cape Fear (1991) — 15 Weird Facts You Didn’t Know! #rememberwhen Cape Fear (1991) turned Robert De Niro into one of the most terrifying movie villains of the 1990s? Directed by Martin Scorsese and starring De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, Juliette Lewis, and Ileana Douglas, this psychological thriller remade the 1962 classic with a darker, more disturbing edge. Discover 15 weird Cape Fear facts, including Bill Murray nearly playing Max Cady, the huge stars who auditioned for Danielle, Harrison Ford wanting De Niro’s role, De Niro spending $25,000 on his teeth, the unrehearsed school scene, the connection to The Simpsons, Hitchcock crew members working on the film, and three stars from the original Cape Fear returning in completely different roles. Chapters: 00:00 - Intro 01:28 - 15: Steven Spielberg Wanted Bill Murray to Play Max Cady 02:31 - 14: Juliette Lewis Beat a Huge List of Stars to Play Danielle 04:35 - 13: Harrison Ford Wanted to Play Max Cady Instead of Sam Bowden 05:53 - 12: Cape Fear Gave Sideshow Bob His Famous Theme Music — Kelsey Grammer 07:20 - 11: De Niro and Juliette Lewis Never Rehearsed the Disturbing School Scene 08:13 - 10: Robert De Niro Spent $25,000 Destroying and Rebuilding His Teeth 09:10 - 9: The Production Built an Indoor Ocean for the Houseboat Finale — Martin Scorsese 10:03 - 8: The Screenwriter Tried to Turn Down Cape Fear — Wesley Strick 12:10 - 7: Test Audiences Forced Scorsese to Add New Footage 13:00 - 6: Ileana Douglas Thought Robert De Niro Was Getting Her Fired 14:32 - 5: Martin Scorsese Hired Members of Alfred Hitchcock’s Actual Crew 15:39 - 4: Cape Fear Used Music Alfred Hitchcock Had Rejected — Bernard Herrmann 17:13 - 3: Scorsese Made Cape Fear to Repay Universal for The Last Temptation of Christ 18:20 - 2: A Book Hidden in Max Cady’s Prison Cell Wasn’t Real — Robert De Niro 19:38 - 1: Three Stars From the Original Cape Fear Returned in New Roles — Robert Mitchum Watch more Weird Facts videos:    • Movie Deep Dives   #CapeFear #CapeFear1991 #RobertDeNiro #MartinScorsese #NickNolte #JessicaLange #JulietteLewis #MaxCady #90sMovies #PsychologicalThriller #ThrillerMovies #ClassicMovies #MovieFacts #MovieTrivia #BehindTheScenes #weirdfacts