Martin scorsese's remake of the classic 1961 thriller, which sees a psychopath stalking and menacing an ordinary family. Starring nick nolte, robert de niro, jessica lange and juliette lewis. Fresh out of prison, the sadistic tattooed psychopath max cady is seeking revenge on sam bowden, the lawyer who sent him away. But cady is smart. He conducts a meticulous campaign of terror, careful to stay within the law, against bowden’s wife and teenage daughter with obscene phone calls and implied threats. Bowden suspects worse is to come, and, in order to protect his family, he must go beyond the security of the law and take personal steps to protect his family and himself.