With “Funny Games,” Michael Haneke takes the horror trope of the vacation-gone-horribly-wrong and violently subverts it. Max’s simultaneous charm and brutality plays off the psycho-sexual fears of stranger danger, and his relentless pursuit of the Bowdens across multiple locations forces us to realize that sometimes home invasions extend beyond the home. While Max’s stalking of Lewis’ character is frightening, a bedroom scene in which Max turns upon his partner is particularly disturbing.
The role was originated by Robert Mitchum, who managed to be both menacing and suave, but De Niro adds an intense, physical ferocity to the character that leaves the Bowdens and the viewer feeling all the more helpless.
De Niro plays Max Cady, a convicted rapist fresh out of jail and determined to get back at the defense attorney who failed to win him his freedom 14 years earlier. Malcolm McDowell Recalls 'Torture' of Making 'Clockwork Orange': 'It Was Worth It'Īfter several decades of collaborating on character-driven dramas about the American experience in films like “Mean Streets” and “Raging Bull,” Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese went down a much darker path in “Cape Fear.” The movie finds the unassuming Bowden family - played by Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange and Juliette Lewis - tracked down and terrorized by an ex-con thirsty for vengeance. The 36 Best HBO Shows Ranked, from 'Succession' to 'Room 104' What results is a life invasion movie founded on lunacy and satire, one where the intruder is jacked up on so much television his brain has literally been jolted to crazed bits and pieces. Kovacs, their relationship becomes a convoluted comedy nightmare as Kovacs tries to bribe Chip for free movie channels and Chip misinterprets Kovacs’ interest in him as a newfound friendship. After installing the cable for Matthew Boderick’s Steven M. “The Cable Guy,” the comedian’s second directorial effort, stars Jim Carrey in his most cult-friendly role as Ernie “Chip” Douglas, an over-eccentric cable installer with a lisp and some serious emotional issues. Most home invasion movies find themselves operating in the horror and/or thriller genres, but leave it to Ben Stiller to create a home intruder born out of psychological comedy.
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