Remade as
Force of Evil (1977) (TV)
- Force of Evil (1977) (TV) was a made for tv remake of Cape Fear
Kanoon Kya Karega (1984)
Cape Fear (1991)
Edited into
The Making of 'Cape Fear' (2001) (V)
Referenced in
"The Flintstones: Disorder in the Court (#6.4)" (1965)
- Jury foreman Fred tries to hide his family from the escaped convict who has sworn revenge on him.
Macon County Line (1974)
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
- When Scaramanga pushes Goodnight into his car, the theme of "Cape Fear" is played.
"The Simpsons: Cape Feare (#5.2)" (1993)
- Episode is named after it, music is based on the score.
"The Simpsons: Sideshow Bob Roberts (#6.5)" (1994)
- The musical cue used when we see Sideshow Bob leaving prison is taken from this film.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Incredible Melting Man (#8.4)" (1996)
- Crow: He saw that in Cape Fear.
"The Simpsons: Brother from Another Series (#8.16)" (1997)
- Several music cues are taken directly from this film.
Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998) (TV)
"The Directors: The Films of Martin Scorsese (#1.6)" (2000)
What Lies Beneath (2000)
"The Simpsons: The Great Louse Detective (#14.6)" (2002)
- Musical is taken from this movie.
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
- Makes the countdown, is talked about.
The 24th Day (2004)
- While the two leads play a trivia game with each other, they mention this movie.
'Duel': A Conversation with Director Steven Spielberg (2004) (V)
- score playing in background, and mentioned in end credits
Richard Matheson: The Writing of 'Duel' (2004) (V)
- music score is played, and mentioned in end credits
"South Park: Pre-School (#8.10)" (2004)
- the plot (person released from jail coming back for revenge), the weight lifting scene is parodied as Trent lifts Tinkertoys as weights
Scorsese on Scorsese (2004) (TV)
- Original is explained
Film Geek (2005)
- on shelf in video store
"That's So Raven: Cake Fear (#3.33)" (2005)
- title reference
Relative Strangers (2006)
- Explicitly referenced during the game
"The Sopranos: Kaisha (#6.12)" (2006)
- Julianna and Chris watch it at the theatre
Free Rainer (2007)
- Can be seen in the newspaper's TV schedule
"20 to 1: Movie Saints and Sinners (#5.6)" (2007)
- A poster for this movie is shown in a segment on Max Cady.
"Mad Men: The New Girl (#2.5)" (2008)
- Trudy mentions the movie by name.
Featured in
Track 29 (1988)
Music for the Movies: Bernard Herrmann (1992)
Hollywood vs. Religion (1994) (V)
The Universal Story (1995) (TV)
A Conversation with Gregory Peck (1999)
- clips shown
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies (2001) (TV)
- This film is #61 on the list.
The Making of 'Cape Fear' (2001) (V)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Heroes & Villains (2003) (TV)
- Max Cady is #28 on the "Villains" list.
The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)
- Clips are shown.
"X-Rated" (2004)
- footage shown
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)
- Featured during Robert Boyle tribute.
Spoofed in
Fatal Instinct (1993)
- The Max Shady (Max Cady) scene (ca 39 minutes into the movie)
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
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