TITLE ANALYSIS OF FILM "CAPE FEAR"

TITLE ANALYSIS OF THE FILM "CAPE FEAR" (1991)

Cape Fear is a 1991 American psychological 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 original film.

The film tells the story of a convicted rapist who, using mostly his newfound knowledge of the law and its numerous loopholes, seeks vengeance against a former public defender whom he blames for his 14-year imprisonment due to purposefully faulty defence tactics used during his trial.

Lets Begin : 

"UNIVERSAL"  is seen in the clip from 00:03 to 00:23

"AMBLIN ENTERTAINMENT IN ASSOCIATION WITH CAPPA FILMS AND TRIECA PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS" is seen in the clip from 00:26 to 00:32

"A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE" is seen in the clip from 00:33 to 00:36

"A ROBERT DE NIRO" is seen in the clip from 00:46 to 00:48

"A NICK NOLTE" is seen in the clip from 00:49 to 00:50

"JESSICA LANGE" is seen in the clip from 00:51 to 00:54

"CAPE FEAR" is seen in the clip from 00:56 to 01:00

"JOE DON BAKER" is seen in the clip from 01:10 to 01:13

"ROBERT MITCHUM" is seen in the clip from 01:13 to 01:15

"JULIETTE LEWIS" is seen in the clip from 01:15 to 01:18

"AND GREGORY PECK" is seen in the clip from 01:19 to 01:22

"MARTIN BALSAM, FRED DALTON THOMPSON, ILLEANA DOUGLAS" are seen in the clip from 01:26 to 01:29

"CREATED BY ELLEN LEWIS" is seen in the clip from 01:30 to 01:33

"TITLE SEQUENCE BY ELAINE & SAUL BASS" is seen in the clip from 01:37 to 01:41

"BERNARD HERRMANN'S ORIGINAL SCORE ADJUSTED & CONDUCTED BY ELMER BERNSTEIN" is seen in the clip from 01:42 to 01:46

"COSTUME DESIGNER RITA RYACK" is seen in the clip from 01:47 to 01:48

"EDITED BY THELMA SCHOONMAKER" is seen in the clip from 01:53 to 01:56

"PRODUCTION DESIGNED BY HENRY BUMSTEAD" is seen in the clip from 01:58 to 02:00 

"DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY FREDDIE FRANCIS" is seen in the clip from 02:01 to 02:03

"EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS KATHLEEN KENNEDY AND FRANK MARSHALL" are seen in the clip from 02:04 to 02:07

"BASED ON A SCREENPLAY BY JAMES R.WEBB AND 'THE EXECUTIONERS' A NOVELY BY JOHN D. MACDONALD" is seen in the clip from 02:07 to 02:10

"SCREENPLAY BY WESLEY STRICK" is seen on the clip from 02:16 to 02:20

"PRODUCED BY BARBARA DE FINA" is seen on the clip from 02:21 to 02:23

"DIRECTED BY MARTIN SCORSESE" is seen on the clip from 02:29 to 02:33

INTERESTING LINK WITH VERTIGO BY ALFRED HITCHCOCK

Vertigo

Cape Fear

Vertigo

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In both films "Vertigo" and "Cape Fear" a HOMAGE is used by the directors. A homage is an allusion or imitation by one artist to another. it is a respectful imitation of the work of another director , as a way of paying tribute to an another director or movie.

Martin Scorsese and De Niro (made the film Cape Fear) both  decided that they wanted their version of Cape Fear to be a conscious homage to Hitchcock's Vertigo film. For example the effect of eyes in both opening sequences and the colour red in both opening sequences too.