Cabin Fever

"Terror… in the flesh."

2003 1h 38m EN

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5.7

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★5.7TMDB · 1,496

Horror

Synopsis

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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.

“Terror… in the flesh.”

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Cast

Rider Strong
Paul
Jordan Ladd
Karen
Cerina Vincent
Marcy
Giuseppe Andrews
Deputy Winston
James DeBello
Bert
Eli Roth
Justin / Grim
Julie Childress
Beautiful Wife
Jessica Elder
Cat Hat Girl

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Eli Roth
Writers: Eli Roth, Randy Pearlstein
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $31M — a 20.4× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Cabin Fever Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Eli Roth, shot by Scott Kevan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Angelo Badalamenti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ryan Folsey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Rider Strong and Jordan Ladd and Cerina Vincent carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Eli Roth directs. Scott Kevan behind the camera. Angelo Badalamenti scores. Ryan Folsey cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $1.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $31M — a 20.4× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
3Released 23 years ago.
4Part of the "Cabin Fever Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Eli Roth, shot by Scott Kevan. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Angelo Badalamenti. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Ryan Folsey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Rider Strong and Jordan Ladd and Cerina Vincent carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Terror… in the flesh.".
10IMDB entry: tt0303816 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11The top-rated still from this film on TMDB has multiple community votes — a signal the frame composition stuck with viewers.
12Classified under 14 themes, including "lake", "college", "victim", "lodge".
13Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Scott Kevan
Original score: Angelo Badalamenti
Editing: Ryan Folsey
Production design: Franco-Giacomo Carbone
Costume design: Paloma Soledad
Makeup / hair: Jessica Elder
Sound: Lance Brown
Stunt coordinator: John Copeman
Runtime: 98 min · 1h 38m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $1,500,000
Box office: $30,600,000
Return: 2040% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Cabin Fever (2003)

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Cabin Fever Collection

A movie collection comprising of Eli Roth's 2003 film "Cabin Fever" and its sequels.

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Andre Gonzales2023-05-03
★ 7/10
A bunch of friends decide to rent a cabin in the woods. I would say besides a killer hunting you down in the woods, this would be the 2nd most terrifying thing that can happen to you in the woods. Catching some unknown disease that eats you alive.

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