Cape Fear (1991 film)/Trivia

• Dyeing for Your Art: De Niro paid a dentist $20,000 to mess up his teeth to play long-term prison inmate Cady. Afterwards, it cost him $25,000 to have the damage fixed.
  • De Niro also had Cady's tattoos done for real (with vegetable dye, which would have faded after shooting was complete) and bulked up until he looked more physically imposing than Nick Nolte.
• Playing Against Type: Both Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum in the remake, but more so Peck, who played a scumbag lawyer far removed from the actor's morally upstanding men he made a career of portraying.
• Remake Cameo: Gregory Peck and Robert Mitchum both play supporting roles.
• What Could Have Been: Steven Spielberg was slated to direct this while Martin Scorsese was slated to direct Schindler's List.

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