Cabin Fever (2002)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Eli Roth

Writers:

Eli Roth (written by) and
Randy Pearlstein (written by) ...
(more)

Release Date:

12 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Unsichtbar. Lautlos. Tödlich. (Invisible. Silent. Deadly.)

Plot:

A group of five college graduates rent a cabin in the woods and begin to fall victim to a horrifying flesh-eating virus, which attracts the unwanted attention of the homicidal locals.

Plot Keywords:

Cabin | Water | Virus | Hermit | Squirrel

Awards:

2 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Rider Strong	...	Paul
Jordan Ladd	...	Karen
James DeBello	...	Bert
Cerina Vincent	...	Marcy
Joey Kern	...	Jeff
Arie Verveen	...	Henry (The Hermit)
Robert Harris	...	Old Man Cadwell
Hal Courtney	...	Tommy
Matthew Helms	...	Dennis
Richard Boone	...	Fenster
Tim Parati	...	Andy
Dalton McGuire	...	Lemonade Boy
Jana Farmer	...	Lemonade Girl
Dante Walker	...	Shemp
Jeff Rendell	...	Fake Shemp
Brandon Johnson	...	Ray Shawn
Charee Cuthrell	...	Cadwell's Crush (as Cherie Rodgers)
Bill Terrell	...	Happy Wednesday Band
Richard Terrell	...	Happy Wednesday Band
Jeff Evans	...	Happy Wednesday Band
Mike Hill	...	Happy Wednesday Band
J.K. Godbold	...	Happy Wednesday Band
Giuseppe Andrews	...	Deputy Winston
Richard Fullerton	...	The Sheriff
Phil Fox	...	Evil Deputy
Gabriel Roth	...	Shooter #1
Donald Lee Hall Jr.	...	Shooter #2
Jeremy A. Metcalf	...	Shooter #3
Christine Renee Ward	...	The Hog Lady (as Christy Ward)
Michael Harding	...	Shotgun Casey
Julie Childress	...	Beautiful Wife
Eli Roth	...	Justin / Grim (as David Kaufbird)
Rock	...	Dr. Mambo
Noah Belson	...	Guitar Man
Doug McDermott	...	Harmonica Man
Matt Cappiello	...	Troubadour
Jessica Masserman	...	Winston's Date
Paige Hunter	...	Underage Girl
Gino Vincent	...	Cerina's Brother
Shiloh Strong	...	Rider's Brother
Darcy Martin	...	Shiloh's Girlfriend (as Darcy Jo Martin)
Jay Aaseng	...	Sir Chug-a-Lot
Matt Schwarz	...	The Bad Influence (as Matthew Schwarz)
Jessica Elder	...	Cat Hat Girl (as Jessica Shortkoff)
Mark Morse	...	Shocked Guy
Heather Simmons	...	Shocked Girl
Dean Masserman	...	Mr. Mom / The Victim
Sam Froelich	...	Doctor #1
Tom Terrell	...	Doctor #2
Anonymous	...	The Bunny Man (as We will never tell)
Evan Astrowsky	...	Helpless Bystander
Mark Schwarz	...	Hospital Attendant
Shana Schwarz	...	Hospital Hottie
Joe Adams	...	Killer
Adam J. Roth	...	The Happy Bald Guy (as Adam Roth)
Jeffrey D. Hoffman	...	The Victim (as Jeff Hoffman)
John Neff	...	The Victim
Nancy Neff	...	The Victim
Michael Reardon	...	The Victim
Glenn Weisberger	...	The Victim
Roy T. Wood	...	The Victim (as Roy Wood)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Timothy Matson	...	Evil Deputy #2 (uncredited)

Directed by
Eli Roth

Writing credits
Eli Roth		(written by) and
Randy Pearlstein		(written by)
Eli Roth		(story)

Produced by
Evan Astrowsky	....	producer
Sam Froelich	....	producer
Jeffrey D. Hoffman	....	co-executive producer
Susan Jackson	....	executive producer
Lauren Moews	....	producer
Eli Roth	....	producer

Original Music by
Angelo Badalamenti
Nathan Barr

Cinematography by
Scott Kevan

Film Editing by
Ryan Folsey

Casting by
Joe Adams
Ayo Davis

Production Design by
Franco-Giacomo Carbone

Costume Design by
Paloma Soledad

Makeup Department
Jessica Elder	....	makeup artist
Joan Shay	....	hair department head

Production Management
Claudia Carey	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
M.C. 'Max' Berryhill	....	first assistant director: second unit
M.C. 'Max' Berryhill	....	second assistant director
Susan DeWeese	....	first assistant director
Susan McGuire	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Tommy Estridge	....	assistant property master
Richard A. Mazzochi	....	property master
Charles B. Walker	....	assistant set dresser

Sound Department
Pembrooke Andrews	....	sound editor
Brian Best	....	supervising sound editor
Jeffree Bloomer	....	sound mixer
Lance Brown	....	sound re-recording mixer
Timothy A. Carpenter	....	foley mixer
Timothy A. Carpenter	....	sound re-recording mixer
William Cawley	....	sound effects editor
Brion Condon	....	boom operator: Los Angeles
David P. Earle	....	sound effects editor
Frederick Howard	....	foley supervisor
Steve Mann	....	sound effects editor
Marc Meyer	....	sound effects editor
Shelley Roden	....	foley artist (as Shelley Smith)
Scott Solan	....	boom operator
Joseph Tsai	....	sound effects editor
Steve Weiss	....	sound mixer: Los Angeles
Aaron Wilcox	....	facilities management
Aaron Wilcox	....	re-recording projectionist
J. Aloysius Flanagan III	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Howard Berger	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Chiz Hasegawa	....	coordinator: KNB EFX Group
Garrett Immel	....	key special makeup effects artist and set supervisor
Robert Kurtzman	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Gregory Nicotero	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Scott Patton	....	sculptor
Alan Tuskes	....	special makeup effects crew

Visual Effects by
Steven Emmert	....	optical compositor: THDX
Scott Grossman	....	poster design
Scott Grossman	....	title design
Erick Schiele	....	poster design
Erick Schiele	....	title design
Jan S. Owen	....	visual effects producer: Pacific Title (uncredited)

Stunts
John Copeman	....	stunt coordinator
Dino Muccio	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Robin Acutt	....	gaffer
Casey Alicino	....	key grip
Raymond Benthall	....	set electrician
Nathan Crum	....	camera loader
Julie Donovan	....	first assistant camera
Bryan Haigh	....	second assistant camera
C. David Jones	....	grip
Eric Leach	....	director of photography: second unit
Michael Lowrance	....	electrician
Dominic Mainl	....	first assistant camera
Benjamin Root	....	jib operator
Derek E. Tindall	....	best boy electric
David Troutman	....	electrician

Casting Department
Jordan Beswick	....	additional casting
Mitzi Corrigan	....	casting: North Carolina

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Juli Trotter	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Jennie Blackwood	....	post-production coordinator
Erica Mireles Folsey	....	assistant editor (as Erica Acevedo)
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Kelly Reese	....	telecine colorist: high definition
Chris Regan	....	color timer

Music Department
Michael Farrow	....	music scoring mixer
Christine H. Luethje	....	music editor
Brian Richards	....	music editor
Mark Skillingberg	....	assistant music editor

Transportation Department
Paul Feddersen	....	transportation coordinator: Los Angeles
D.J. Hall	....	picture car coordinator
D.J. Hall	....	transportation co-captain
Hugo Ocana	....	driver
Colleen Rea	....	driver: Los Angeles
Lew Strong	....	driver

Other crew
Jennie Blackwood	....	assistant accountant
Barry L. Caldwell	....	script supervisor
Sam Childs	....	production accountant
Crystal Connell	....	craft service
Andrew Daniel	....	production assistant
Chantelle Grady	....	production secretary
Michael Hayworth	....	production assistant
Pascual Romero	....	promotional consultant
Gabriel Roth	....	documentarian
Barbara Rushworth	....	assistant to producer
Lindsay Vivian	....	production assistant
Mark Garbett	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Angelo Badalamenti	....	very special thanks
George Folsey Jr.	....	very special thanks
Michael Hassan	....	very special thanks
Rich Hassan	....	very special thanks
David Lynch	....	very special thanks
Michael Rosenbaum	....	special thanks
Andy Sawyer	....	very special thanks
Darren Thomas	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Black Sky Entertainment
• Deer Path Films
• Down Home Entertainment
• Tonic Films

Distributors

• Lions Gate Films (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• Art Port (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Eagle Pictures (????) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Gelvars (2003) (Kazakhstan) (theatrical)
• Gelvars (2003) (Moldova) (theatrical)
• Gelvars (2003) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Gelvars (2003) (Ukraine) (theatrical)
• Gelvars (2003) (Uzbekistan) (theatrical)
• Lions Gate Films (????) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (????) (France) (theatrical)
• Moonlight Films (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Redbus Film Distribution (????) (UK) (theatrical)
• Spentzos Films (????) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Vértigo Films (????) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Cabin Pictures LLC
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2004) (Argentina) (all media)
• Columbia TriStar (2004) (Brazil) (DVD) (VHS)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (all media)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2002) (Romania) (all media)
• Spentzos Film Home Video (????) (Greece) (VHS)
• Sunfilm Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• K.N.B. Effects Group

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Cutting Edge Group  music services
• FilmFinders  consultant
• Grossman-Schiele Design  title design
• Hollywood Caterers  catering
• La-La Land Records  soundtrack album
• NovaStar Digital  sound post-production

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and gore, sexuality, language and brief drug use.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG | Portugal:M/16 | Sweden:15 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Argentina:18 | Australia:MA | Canada:18A | Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 (self applied) | Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (cut) | Spain:18 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Bronson Canyon, Griffith Park - 4730 Crystal Springs Drive, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Black Sky Entertainment

Trivia:

Perhaps the most iconic scene from this movie is the "Pancakes" scene, where Dennis jumps around performing karate moves while screaming "PANCAKES!", for no reason. If you look closely (you probably need to pause the movie) during the later scene where Paul sees the giant rabbit in the hospital, you can see that the rabbit is offering Dennis some pancakes.

Goofs:

Continuity: Blood on Bert's chin while by the Jeep, when yelling at Jeff to hurry up.

Quotes:

[first lines]
The Hermit: Hey, boy. Hey, boy. Hey, boy. Unn? C'mon, boy. Hey. Hey. Hey, fella.

Movie Connections:

Edited into Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Swing Low

Very Gore With Potential of Cult-Movie

The school friends Paul (Rider Strong), Karen (Jordan Ladd), Bert (James DeBello), Marcy (Cerina Vincent) and Jeff (Joey Kern) rent an isolated cabin in the woods to spend a week together. When they arrive, a man contaminated with a weird disease asks for help to them, but they get in panic and kill the man, who drops dead in the water reservoir. The whole group, except Karen, without knowing where the dead body is, makes a pact of drinking only beer along the week. When Karen drinks tap water and gets the disease, the group starts their journey to hell.

"Cabin Fever" is a collection of clichés and parts of horror movies ("Evil Dead", "Outbreak", "The Night of the Living Dead" – the remake, "Braindead" etc.) that works very well. It is a very gore story, with potential of cult-movie. In the cover of the Brazilian DVD, there is a reference to Peter Jackson, who seems to have liked this movie too. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Cabana do Inferno" ("Cabin of the Hell")