Sam Bowden is a small-town corporate attorney. Max Cady is a tattooed, cigar-smoking, Bible-quoting, psychotic rapist. What do they have in common? 14 years ago, Sam was a public defender assigned to Max Cady's rape trial, and he made a serious error: he hid a document from his illiterate client that could have gotten him acquitted. Now, the cagey Cady has been released, and he intends to teach Sam Bowden and his family a thing or two about loss.
Robert De Niro
as Max Cady
Nick Nolte
as Sam Bowden
Jessica Lange
as Leigh Bowden
Juliette Lewis
as Danielle Bowden
Joe Don Baker
as Claude Kersek
Robert Mitchum
as Lieutenant Elgart
Gregory Peck
as Lee Heller
Martin Balsam
as Judge
Illeana Douglas
as Lori Davis
Fred Thompson
as Tom Broadbent
Zully Montero
as Graciella
Craig Henne
as Prisoner
