50 Years Later-Thunder Road

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The original "Cape Fear" was not nominated for any awards. The 1991 version garnered nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role, Robert De Niro and Best Actress in a Supporting Role, Juliette Lewis.

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@Lightwizard,

having seen both, DeNiro tried his best but I think he was haunted by Mitchum's take on the role...it never smacked true

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@panzade,

I thought the tats and the hyped-up thug characteristics harmed the suspense and mystery that was in the original.

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I thought that as far as a romantic co-star, he was at his best with Marilyn Monroe's in "The River of No Return.," even with the script problems.

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George C Scott didn't do so well after playing Patton. -

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I remember the hamburger incident. A tabloid splashed it all over the front page.

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My favourite Mitchum quote - from the Guardian's obit:

Robert Mitchum proposes to his wife:

'Stick with me, kid, and you'll be farting through silk.'

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@hingehead,

Thanks for the best laugh I've had today, hingehead.

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@hingehead,

Imaginative proposal.

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classic

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@panzade,

So is what he said to the party when he came out as the hamburger, but I don't remember what it was. He had an off-color, wry sense of humor.

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@Lightwizard,

Well, it was simple, "This is a masquerade party, isn't it? Well, I'm a hamburger."

I don't think anybody ever revealed how big the pickle was on the hamburger.

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@Lightwizard,

All I could recall from the tabloid article was the "I'm a hamburger" part. It's not a flattering story. Still, he didn't hurt anyone.

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@edgarblythe,

The lines remind me of the old joke about the Bugs Bunny inside a front loading washing machine looking out of the window. Asked what he was doing in there, he asked, "Isn't this a Westinghouse?"

"Well, yes."

"Then I'm just in here westing."

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@Lightwizard,

corny...but funny Laughing

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@panzade,

I know -- I told that one to my niece and nephew so they could use it at school.

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50 Years Later-Thunder Road

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