Cabin Fever (film)
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| Cabin Fever | |
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 Promotional poster for Cabin Fever |
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| Directed by | Eli Roth |
| Produced by | Lauren Moews |
| Written by | Eli Roth Randy Pearlstein |
| Starring | Rider Strong, Jordan Ladd, James DeBello, Cerina Vincent, Joey Kern |
| Distributed by | Black Sky Entertainment |
| Release date(s) | September 12, 2003 |
| Running time | 93 min. |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1,500,000 |
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- This article is about the American horror film. For other uses, see Cabin fever (disambiguation).
Cabin Fever (2003) is an American horror film written and directed by Eli Roth. It is a 1970s genre throwback, and pays homage to some of the most popular horror films, such as The Evil Dead by Sam Raimi, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre original by Tobe Hooper and The Last House on the Left by horror master Wes Craven.
The film was produced by Lauren Moews. Cabin Fever was Lion's Gate's lowest budget ($1.5 million) and highest grossing ($22 million) film of 2003. Rider Strong has publicly stated that starring in this film has been one of his greatest achievements as an actor[citation needed].
Eli Roth penned the story, and said his inspiration was an allergic reaction he had to rotting hay during one of his trips to Iceland, which caused his face to break out in bloody sores[citation needed].
[edit] Plot
When five recent college graduates trek to a remote cabin in the woods to celebrate, they encounter a vagrant stumbling near their cabin who appears to be extremely ill. When the man attempts to steal their truck after they panic and turn him away without assistance, one of the campers accidentally lights him on fire and he runs into the woods where he eventually falls into the cabin's water supply.
When one of the friends drinks from the water (that has now been contaminated by the ill man) the virus (which, contrary to popular belief does not, in fact, display similar traits to Necrotizing fasciitis, an infection commonly known as "flesh eating bacteria") infects the friend and results in quickly apparent symptoms. The friends then turn on one another in a desperate attempt to keep from contracting the disease themselves. As they attempt to seek outside help from the townspeople, they are thwarted by fearful bumpkins, generally incompetent authorities, and even a ferocious dog named "Dr. Mambo".
[edit] Cast
- Jordan Ladd - Karen
- Rider Strong - Paul
- James DeBello - Bert
- Cerina Vincent - Marcy
- Joey Kern - Jeff
- Robert Harris - Old Man Cadwell
- Hal Courtney - Tommy
- Matthew Helms - Dennis
- Richard Boone - Fenster
- Tim Parati - Andy
- Eli Roth - Justin aka Grim
- Giuseppe Andrews - Deputy Winston
