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Cabin Fever (2003)

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Reviews Counted:134

Fresh:84

Rotten:50

Average Rating:5.9/10

Consensus: More gory than scary, Cabin Fever is satisfied with paying homage to genre conventions rather than reinventing them.

Runtime: 1 hr 34 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

US Box Office: $21,113,424

Synopsis: As a last hurrah after college, friends Jeff, Karen, Paul, Marcy and Bert embark on a vacation deep into the mountains. With the top down and the music up, they drive to a remote cabin to enjoy... As a last hurrah after college, friends Jeff, Karen, Paul, Marcy and Bert embark on a vacation deep into the mountains. With the top down and the music up, they drive to a remote cabin to enjoy their last days of decadence before entering the working world. Then somebody gets sick. Karen's skin starts to bubble and burn as something grows inside her, tunneling beneath her flesh. The group is so repulsed, shocked and sickened watching their friend deteriorate before their eyes; they lock her in a shed to avoid infection. As they debate about how to save her, they look at one another and realize that any one of them could also have it. What soon began as a struggle against the disease turns into a battle against friends, as the fear of contagion drives them to turn on each other. The kids confront the terror of having to kill anyone who comes near them, even if it's their closest friend. The survivors have to find help before they're all killed by the virus, or by the local lynch mob out to destroy anyone who may have come in contact with it. Based on skin-curdling tales of the real life "flesh eating virus," CABIN FEVER blends the elements of classic horror films of the 70's and 80's with modern day medical terror. Necrotising Fasciitis, the flesh eating strep, devours over 1500 victims annually in the United States alone, releasing toxins in the body that can eat through a human in a matter of hours. CABIN FEVER is the directorial debut of Eli Roth, a protégé of master filmmaker David Lynch. Roth co-wrote the screenplay with Randy Pearlstein from a story by Roth. Produced by Lauren Moews, Sam Froelich, Evan Astrowsky, and Eli Roth, executive produced by Susan Jackson. Edited by Ryan Folsey, with music by Angelo Badalamenti. The film stars Jordan Ladd (Never Been Kissed, Club Dread), Rider Strong ("Boy Meets World"), James DeBello (Scary Movie 2), Cerina Vincent (Not Another Teen Movie), Joey Kern (Super Troopers, XXXY) and Arie Verveen (The Thin Red Line). -- © Lions Gate [More]

Starring: Rider Strong, Jordan Ladd, Joey Kern, James DeBello

Starring: Rider Strong, Jordan Ladd, Joey Kern, James DeBello, Cerina Vincent, Giuseppe Andrews, Arie Verveen

Director: Eli Roth

Director: Eli Roth
Screenwriter: Randy Pearlstein, Eli Roth
Producer: Eli Roth, Lauren Moews, Sam Froelich, Evan Astrowsky
Composer: Nathan Barr, Angelo Badalamenti
Studio: Lions Gate Films

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About as scary as walking through a playground in broad daylight but twice as funny.

Full Review Source: Mark Reviews Movies | comment Comment
09/14/03
Mark Dujsik
Mark Dujsik
Mark Reviews Movies

Taken as a horror movie, it is the best of its breed in ages. Taken as a commentary on human behavior, it's even more terrifying.

Full Review Source: Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL) | comment 1 Comment
09/14/03
Jeffrey Westhoff
Jeffrey Westhoff
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

In High School, Rider Strong was voted "Most Likely to be named by Parents who did too much Weed."

Full Review Source: MovieJuice! | comment Comment
09/14/03
Mark Ramsey
Mark Ramsey
MovieJuice!

Cabin Fever lived up to its title; I felt trapped inside the theater and had an itchy feeling because I wanted out so badly.

Full Review Source: Aisle Seat | comment Comment
09/14/03
Mike McGranaghan
Mike McGranaghan
Aisle Seat

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Full Review Source: Modamag.com | comment Comment
09/14/03
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
Modamag.com
N/R

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Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
09/14/03
Cynthia Fuchs
Cynthia Fuchs
PopMatters

[T]his is more like the film horror fans have been waiting a decade to avoid.

Full Review Source: Juicy Cerebellum | comment Comment
09/13/03
Alex Sandell
Alex Sandell
Juicy Cerebellum

For all its bloodletting, Cabin Fever is a vicious bore.

Full Review Source: Sun Newspapers of Cleveland | comment Comment
09/13/03
Gerry Shamray
Gerry Shamray
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

The only thing scary about Cabin Fever is that well-connected hacks get deals.

Full Review Source: New Times | comment Comment
09/13/03
Gregory Weinkauf
Gregory Weinkauf
New Times

An uninspired but engaging romp through familiar horror film territory.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
09/13/03
Doris Toumarkine
Doris Toumarkine
Film Journal International

The film is so over the top that it seems almost campy, and the viewer begins to realize it might have worked very well had the whole thing been done in this vein.

Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
09/13/03
Jean Lowerison
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan

This one has 'cult film' written all over it.

Full Review Source: Journal News (Westchester, NY) | comment Comment
09/13/03
Marshall Fine
Marshall Fine
Journal News (Westchester, NY)

As faithful as any 21st-century effort has come to matching the look and feel of a 1970's "backwoods" splatter flick...I smell a cult following in the making.

Full Review Source: DustinPutman.com | comment Comment
09/12/03
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

Don't believe the hype, as the only frightening thing about this effort is how it received a nationwide theatrical release rather than an instant burial in the straight to video market.

Full Review Source: Screen It! | comment Comment
09/12/03
Jim Judy
Jim Judy
Screen It!

...a passably enjoyable slab of schlock that works best when tacked on to the tail end of a Drive-In double feature, especially when viewed after several six packs of bottom shelf beer.

Full Review Source: IGN Movies | comment Comment
09/12/03
Spence D.
Spence D.
IGN Movies

Brisk and efficient homage to the 1970s horror cycle.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment 2 Comments
09/12/03
Chris Wiegand
Chris Wiegand
Boxoffice Magazine

A half-witted knock-off.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Examiner | comment Comment
09/12/03
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Jeffrey M. Anderson
San Francisco Examiner

You've got to love a horror movie that wears its bloody influences so happily on its sleeve, and then proceeds to roll it up and start swinging the axe in a different direction.

Full Review Source: Toronto Star | comment Comment
09/12/03
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star

While the movie doesn't break any new ground, it is a consistently entertaining and relentlessly disgusting piece of work deserving of its own recognition.

Full Review Source: South Florida Sun-Sentinel | comment Comment
09/12/03
Phoebe Flowers
Phoebe Flowers
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

You won't want to eat, drink or be touched after a bout of Cabin Fever.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
09/12/03
Mark Rahner
Mark Rahner
Seattle Times
 
 
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