What Bob Wore: A Sartorial Appreciation of the Notable Costumes Worn by Robert De Niro in Martin Scorsese’s Films
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Film Details:

  • Film Title: Cape Fear
  • Film Year: 1991
  • Character Name: Max Cady
  • Cinematography: colorFilm
  • Scorsese Cameo? false

Here is more information about the costume and how it informs the character:

  • Clothing Articles: Navy LaCoste sweater, red polo shirt with white, narrow, horizontal stripes
  • Hairstyle: Greasy
  • Props: High school stagecraft scenery
  • Costume Style: Casual Dress
  • Facial Hair? false
  • Bare Chested? false
  • Tattoos? true
  • Headwear? true

Max Cady’s attacks on Bowden’s family take a darker and nasty turn as he pursues his daughter Danielle (played by Juliette Lewis) at her high school while she rehearses a monologue to an empty auditorium. Ostensibly as a way to blend into “respectable” society while he breaks into the local high school, Cady appears out of place in a preppy red white and navy striped polo shirt and Lacoste sweater.

Did you know? Bob would call Scorsese's house and leave voicemails as Cady using his thick accent, knowing that it creeped him out. (via IMDb)

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