Directed by Martin Scorsese Written by John D. MacDonald   James R. Webb   Wesley Strick   Cast Robert De Niro ... Max Cady Nick Nolte ... Sam Bowden Jessica Lange ... Leigh Bowden Juliette Lewis ... Danielle Bowden Joe Don Baker ... Claude Kersek Robert Mitchum ... Lieutenant Elgart Gregory Peck ... Lee Heller Martin Balsam ... Judge Illeana Douglas ... Lori Davis Fred Thompson ... Tom Broadbent (as Fred Dalton Thompson) Zully Montero ... Graciella Craig Henne ... Prisoner Forest Burton ... Prisoner Edgar Allan Poe IV ... Prisoner Rod Ball ... Prisoner W. Paul Bodie ... Prisoner Joel Kolker ... Corrections Officer Antoni Corone ... Corrections Officer Tamara Jones ... Ice Cream Cashier Roger Pretto ... Racquetball Colleague Parris Buckner ... Racquetball Colleague Margot Moreland ... Secretary Will Knickerbocker ... Detective Robert L. Gerlach ... Arresting Officer Bruce E. Holdstein ... Arresting Officer Richard Wasserman ... Parade Watcher Paul Nagle Jr. ... Parade Watcher Paul Froehler ... Parade Watcher Mary Ellen O'Brien ... Parade Watcher Jody Wilson ... Parade Watcher C.C. Costigan ... Waitress (as Kate Colburn) Domenica Cameron-Scorsese ... Danny's Girlfriend (as Domenica Scorsese) Gar Stephen ... Big Man #1 Billy D. Lucas ... Big Man #2 (as Billy Lucas) Ken Collins ... Big Man #3 Linda Perri ... Ticket Agent Libby Moyer ... Ticket Agent (as Elizabeth Moyer) Catherine Scorsese ... Fruit Stand Customer Charles Scorsese ... Fruit Stand Customer Jackie Davis ... Jimmy the Dockmaster Uncredited Cast George Grafas ... Bar Patron Esther Rolle ... Woman Watching Cady Get Out from Under the Car Ken Waters ... Bar Patron Produced by Barbara De Fina   Kathleen Kennedy   Frank Marshall   Robert De Niro   Steven Spielberg

Additional Info Premiere: November 13, 1991 DVD Release: September 18, 2001 Country: Distributor: Universal Studios Websites: Production Companies Amblin Entertainment (presents) Cappa Films (in association with) (presents) Tribeca Productions (in association with) (presents) Distributors Universal Pictures   (1991) (USA) (theatrical) MCA Home Video   (USA) (all media) (laserdisc) MCA/Universal Home Video   (1992) (USA) (VHS) National Broadcasting Company (NBC)   (1994) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2005) (USA) (DVD) Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)   (2011) (USA) (Blu-ray) (DVD) Rating Stats Overall Rating 7.1 / 10 Our Rating 6.8 / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users 6.9 / 10 Female Users 5.0 / 10 Site Ranking #936 / 20,725 Ratings Breakdown Perfect 4 total ratings Almost Perfect 4 total ratings Average 4 total ratings Site Ranking #932 The Darjeeling Limited (2007) #933 Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (1977) #934 Central Intelligence (2016) #935 The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) #936 Cape Fear (1991) #937 Dark City (1998) #938 Twister (1996) #939 Hawkeye: Season 1 (2021) #940 Bad Teacher (2011)