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Cabin Fever

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Bert (James DeBello), a college student vacationing with friends in the mountains, mistakenly shoots a local man (Arie Verveen) with a skin infection while hunting in the woods. Panicking, he abandons the scene and leaves the man for dead. When the man stumbles into a reservoir, he infects the water supply, and soon one of Bert's friends becomes infected. The friends struggle to stop the contagious, flesh-eating disease while on the run from a group of ornery backwoods locals out for revenge.
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More gory than scary, Cabin Fever is satisfied with paying homage to genre conventions rather than reinventing them.

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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader A protege of David Lynch, Roth puts a sardonic spin on the puritanism of the 80s slasher... Aug 2, 2022 Full Review Jamie Russell BBC.com Definitely unforgettable, it's destined for cult classic status. Rated: 4/5 Oct 22, 2003 Full Review Neil Norman London Evening Standard Firmly in the tradition of the new generation of pulp-horror movies, Cabin Fever gives good value in both the humour and the gore stakes, without confusing one with the other. Oct 11, 2003 Full Review David Day Horror Movie Talk What Cabin Fever does really well is tap into people’s innate fear of infection and sickness. The concepts behind this fast moving disease are alarming and are something we are now all intimately familiar with following the pandemic. Rated: 8/10 Sep 23, 2025 Full Review David Keyes Cinemaphile.org A divisive moment between opposing tones of horror movies, and a relentless symbol of the director's unfiltered panache for the macabre. Rated: 3/4 Oct 26, 2016 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...the somewhat anticlimactic finale ensures that Cabin Fever ends on a woefully forgettable note. Rated: 2/4 Oct 8, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Timothy P. The characters are annoying, so annoying that I didn't give a phokk what happened to them. Glad when they died. I wasn't bored, but it was badly written and not scary. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/25/25 Full Review Stoner J Eli Roth started off with a bang. Super gnarly viral-body-horror flick… though not as gnarly as Hostel. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/05/25 Full Review Darcy P. I know it’s not a masterpiece of horror, but it serves its purpose. It’s campy, gory, and the acting isn’t terrible. Once every year or two, I find myself watching it again. If you’re bored and want something to watch with some gore and dark humor, then I’d definitely recommend this one. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/04/25 Full Review Gregory S No spoilers here, but, when the movie kills a dog first, so not cool. Beyond that it has a lot of comedy in it. Not sure if it was meant to, but it did. The acting was pretty bad all around. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/01/25 Full Review Ryan P. This movie had me cheering every time one of the dumbass city folk died. I think I’d have more fun comparing “appendages” with Micheal Obama. I know I’d lose but probably a better way to spend the day. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/29/25 Full Review Nad B So entertaining and gross But also funny Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/27/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Eli Roth

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Jordan Ladd

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James DeBello

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Rider Strong

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Jeff

Cerina Vincent

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Synopsis Bert (James DeBello), a college student vacationing with friends in the mountains, mistakenly shoots a local man (Arie Verveen) with a skin infection while hunting in the woods. Panicking, he abandons the scene and leaves the man for dead. When the man stumbles into a reservoir, he infects the water supply, and soon one of Bert's friends becomes infected. The friends struggle to stop the contagious, flesh-eating disease while on the run from a group of ornery backwoods locals out for revenge.
Director
Eli Roth
Producer
Eli Roth, Lauren Vilchik, Sam Froelich, Evan Astrowsky
Screenwriter
Eli Roth, Randy Pearlstein
Distributor
Cabin Pictures LLC
Production Co
Tall Pines Entertainment, Down Home Entertainment, Deer Path Films, Black Sky Entertainment, Tonic Films LLC, Tonic Films
Rating
R (Language|Brief Drug Use|Sexuality|Strong Violence and Gore)
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 12, 2003, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA)
$21.2M
Runtime
1h 33m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby Stereo
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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