Juliette Lewis had an unexpected response after recently watching Martin Scorsese’s 1991 thriller Cape Fear with an audience, she apologized for how disturbing the movie remained. Lewis played Danielle Bowden, the teenage daughter of lawyer Sam Bowden, portrayed by Nick Nolte. Lewis Said the Cast Deliberately Created the Disturbing EffectAlthough Lewis was still a teenager during production, she said Scorsese and the filmmakers treated her as an equal whose ideas mattered. Lewis Returned to ‘Cape Fear’ in a Different RoleLewis now occupies a rare position in the franchise after joining Apple TV’s new Cape Fear limited series. Showrunner Nick Antosca first discussed developing a Cape Fear series with Lewis during a general meeting around 2019.