Cape Fear

Cape Fear (1991)

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Corrected entry: De Niro falls into the water and afterwards lights his cigar....

Correction: The cigar was in a plastic wrapper. Before he lights up and catches on fire, you can see the wrapper in his hand.

Corrected entry: When Juliette Lewis goes to her room while her parents have a fight, she turns on the TV. There is the videoclip of "Jane's Addiction - Being caught stealing", but the music that is playing is from "Guns n' Roses - Patience"

Correction: While it's true that Juliette Lewis is watching a clip of "Been Caught Stealing," the music she is listening to isn't actually coming form the television. "Patience" is being played on a radio elsewhere as she is trying to drown out the sound of her parents fighting with as much noise as possible. It is logical that she would turn on both her television and radio in order to do this, the stereo being louder than the television.

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Continuity mistake: When De Niro first meets Nolte's lady-friend, they are having a conversation in a bar or restaurant. As the camera goes from De Niro to the woman, the woman's top blouse button is open in one shot, then closed, then open, etc.

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Question: The whole basis of the film is that Max is suddenly aware of hidden evidence that impacted his sentencing. However, his lawyer claims he wouldn't have known and hurried the case to keep it hidden. The question remains: how did Max find out about the evidence while in prison?

Answer: As I remember it, Sam Bowden, Max's lawyer, knew his client was a rapist. He did not want Max to go free, so he buried the evidence that could have exonerated him. At that time, Max was illiterate, and Bowden assumed he'd never know about the hidden information. While in prison, Max, who was actually highly intelligent, learned how to read and also studied law. He later mounted his own unsuccessful appeals, which presumably gave him access to all previous evidence.

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