Cape
Fear (1962): Small-town
lawyer Sam Bowden's life becomes torturous when Max Cady re-enters his
life. Cady went to jail for 8 years after Bowden testified that Cady attacked
a young woman. Now that Cady has been released, he begins to terrorize
Bowden and his family, particularly targeting Bowden's daughter, Nancy.
Initially, Cady uses his newfound knowledge of the law to annoy the Bowdens.
Cape Fear
(1991): Max Cady is a psychopath just released from prison for
rape. He is out seeking revenge from his lawyer Sam Bowden who he believes
deliberately held back important information about his case during the
trial, which could have kept him out of jail. He sets off to terrorise
Bowden, his wife and even goes after their 15 year old daughter.
The Simpsons
Season 5 - Cape Feare: In this season 5 episode Sideshow Bob
Roberts returns to seek revenge over Bart for sending him to jail and
prevent his murder attempt at Selma Bouvier. This episode is a direct
parody of the 1991 version of Cape Fear directed by Martin Scorsese. |
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his cigar to everyone but Homer's displeasure. Homer himself smokes an even
bigger cigar. When Homer breaks out in laughter, Sideshow Bob yells at him.
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Cady fires up his cigar at the cinema, to everyone's displeasure. He laughes
high so everyone can hear him. When Sam Bowden tries to make him be quiet
Max just ignores him. |
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his body filled with tattos, including the famous "Die Bart Die"
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Cady working out in prison. |
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"Now
don't you fret. When I'm through, he won't set foot in this town again.
I can be very, very persuasive." |
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Sam
Bowden reaches out to some local vigilantes to make Max Cady leave the
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- C'mon, leave
town!
- No.
- I'll be your friend?
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- Aw, you're mean! |
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The
vigilantes in Cape Fear use more drastic methods. |
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The
Shreiff and Chief Wiggum sets up a network of strings through the house,
attached to a doll, so they can see if anyone comes in . |
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Eventually the Simpsons
joins FBI's Witness Relocation Program and leave town. They get to chose
between Cape
Fear, Terror Lake, New Horrorfield and Screamville. |
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After
the sheriff and their maid has been brutally killed the Bowdens leave
the town. |
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Sideshow Bob chose
to hitchhike with the Simpsons the same way as Max Cady did with the
Bowdens.
-Hey kids, wanna
drive through that cactus patch?
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- Oh no! Dad's been
drugged!
- NO HE HASN'T! |
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4 - 9F04 - Treehouse of Horror III |
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| In Treehouse
of Horror III, the evil Krusty doll hitch a ride with Homer the
same way Max Cady did in Cape Fear. |
| Plot
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