Cape Fear is a film from 1992.
Cape Fear (1962 film) . It was initially storyboarded by Alfred Hitchcock ( slated to direct but quit over a dispute ) , subsequently directed by J. Lee Thompson , and released on April 12 , 1962 . Cape Fear is a 1991 American psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and a remake of the 1962 film of the same name . Cape Fear marks the seventh of eight collaborations between Scorsese and De Niro , the others being Mean Streets ( 1973 ) , Taxi Driver ( 1976 ) , New York , New York ( 1977 ) , Raging Bull ( 1980 ) , The King of Comedy ( 1982 ) , Goodfellas ( 1990 ) and Casino ( 1995 ) .