Cape Fear

My reminiscence.

I always thought that for such a lovely river,

the name was mystifying, Cape Fear.

When the only thing to fear on those enchanted summer nights

was that the magic would end

and real life would come crashing in.

Okay, Cady, the moment you've been waiting for.

Any people coming for you, Cady?

What about your books?

Already read them.

Hi. How are you?

This ropa limpia?

No, no, that means "clean." These are dirty.

The idea is to resolve the tension.

I need to find a motif that's about movement.

Not the most mind-blowing concept for a travel agency,

but what the hey?

Like an arrow, maybe?

Yeah, like an arrow.

Maybe.

But, see, then the other aspect is stability,

a company that you can trust.

So if you can balance those ideas

in a way that's pleasing to the eye, then you got a logo.

Okay, movement, stability,

and an arrow.

Okay, I'll think of something for that one.

Benjamin! Yes.

They switched babies on me at the hospital, didn't they, huh?

So, how'd you do in there?

Well, I got the judge to postpone

the alimony hearing for another 21 days.

Great.

Well, I've got till Monday to find out which S and I and which municipality

my son-in-law stashed all that money.

Right. Right.

But, anyway, I thank you and my daughter thanks you.

Oh, you're welcome, Tom.

Here's Daddy!

Good-bye, Junior!

Yes, that's very creative, Junior.

He liked me.

All this time, he actually liked me.

You can't go in. Your father's making

a television appearance for his campaign.

Dad! Dad, I've got to talk to you.

Oh, what the hell are you doing here?

I'm about to go on the air.

What is this smoke?

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Come on, let's move our seats.

Okay, then I quit as your son.

So, do you believe that annoying loser guy?

Dad, you should have just punched him out.

What? Just punched him out?

Yeah.

What do you mean? You boxed.

You could've shoved him around,

shut him up. Yeah. Yeah.

I could take you. Careful.

That's who I could take.

You could've even kicked him in the face.

Kicked him in the face?

You know how to fight dirty. You do that for a living.

Oh, real cute, Leigh.

Let's sit outside. How much do I owe you?

It's taken care of.

Taken care of? Who?

There.

Girls, girls, come on, let's sit inside.

Yeah, let's sit inside.

Whoa, Mr. Perfect Form.

No, no, I don't. You've got to... What?

Look. What?

You got to snap your wrist on the backhand.

Usually I like a little music at this point, Sam.

Sam, I want to play in this lifetime.

All right, all right, all right.

You got to snap your wrist.

Tag.

You know, we should stop doing this for a while.

Doing... Doing what? We're not doing anything.

Yeah, I know that. Yet.

Okay. No, fine, fine. Maybe you're right.

Why? Does your wife mind?

Well, my wife doesn't even know you exist,

which, most certainly, is for the best, you know.

Why's that?

God, you know, Lori, you know why you have to ask that question?

'Cause you've never been married. Why?

Is marriage synonymous with deception?

No, no, no.

It's just that, you know, when two people...

When two people get married

and they live together for a long time, you know...

I like hanging out with you, you know, so sue me.

You're funny, and you're cute, and, I don't know...

We talk about the courts and which judge is senile

and which one wears a gun under his robe and...

Oh, God. You know, Lori,

another time, another place, and who knows, you know?

Tomorrow?

Yeah, it's a light docket.

No, no, no, no, I won two out of three.

Let's make it the best out of five.

All right, well, that's good, actually,

because today I let you win.

Sure you did.

See you. Sure you did.

Hey.

Free as a bird, apparently.

You go everywhere you want with whomever.

That much freedom could maybe get a fellow into trouble.

What do you think?

I'd like my keys.

Could it be you don't remember me?

Oh, yeah, sure, I remember you.

You were at the movie house the other night.

Oh, I'm disappointed. I'm hurt.

I would like my keys.

Max Cady.

You look the same.

Maybe 15 pounds heavier.

But they say the average man

gains a pound a year till he's about...

Come on.

Gains a pound a year till he's about 60.

Me? I dropped a pound every year of my sentence.

Atlanta, '77. You got it. July.

Fourteen years since I held a set of keys.

Well, you look good, healthy.

Thank you. 'Cause it's a struggle to stay healthy in the joint.

But you wouldn't know about that, would you?

If you were me, they would stick you with the white trash.

They don't strike a lick of work all day.

In fact, this little old cigar is my only vice

'cause I needed a vice in the joint to remind me I was human.

So, what brings you to New Essex?

Oh, the climate.

Boy, the South.

I'm thinking of settling right down here in New Essex, Counselor.

Have you been following me?

It's a small town. Everywhere you turn,

I guess, we're gonna run into each other.

Well, take care, Mr. Cady.

You, too.

You're gonna learn about loss.

What?

Dad, could you...

Hmm?

Oh, I'm sorry, Dani.

What're you working on? It's English.

We're supposed to read Look Homeward, Angel,

which is a kind of reminiscence,

and we have to attempt something in the same style.

What's it about, your reminiscence?

The houseboat.

Oh, the houseboat.

It's not even July 3rd yet.

Yeah.

Yeah. I was thinking we ought to take

two weeks off and go up to Wilmington

like the old times, dock the houseboat.

I wanted to in early June.

Remember you said you didn't have time this summer.

I probably don't.

Yeah, well, now I don't, either.

Besides, Dani's got summer school till Labor Day.

Is it really that critical

that she can't miss two damn weeks?

Well, you know, the alternative was to expel her.

Besides, maybe this Drama teacher from the college

will get her excited about something, you know?

Yeah, about him, probably.

I mean, why'd they have to make such a stink,

like she was on heroin, or something?

I mean, marijuana, what's marijuana?

You and I smoked a little dope in our time.

Yeah.

You know, in some cultures,

it's considered almost a sacrament.

Of course, I realize in ours, it's forbidden.

Right up there with incest and necrophilia and bestiality.

Honey. Honey. Honey.

Worship of idols, cannibalism.

Do that again.

What?

Do that again.

Sam. Sam, somebody's out there! What?

No, leave the light off. Leave it off.

I saw him when the fireworks went off.

What?

I think I talked to him this afternoon. You know him?

I want you the hell off my property!

He's gone.

He said, "I'm gonna make you think about loss."

Or, "I'm gonna make you learn about loss." Something like that.

That's very poetic.

So, who is he? Where did he come from?

Well, he's from...