Cape Fear involved a writer.
Cape Fear is a 1991 American psychological thriller film directed by Martin Scorsese and a remake of the 1962 film of the same name . Martin Charles Scorsese ( [ skɔːrˈsɛsi ] [ skorˈseːze ] ; born November 17 , 1942 ) is an American director , producer , screenwriter , and film historian , whose career spans more than 50 years .