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Cabin Fever (2002) -- 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.
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5.4/10   26,194 votes
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Director:
Writers:
Eli Roth (written by) and
Randy Pearlstein (written by) ...
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Release Date:
12 September 2003 (USA) more
Genre:
Tagline:
Unsichtbar. Lautlos. Tödlich. (Invisible. Silent. Deadly.) more
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. full summary | full synopsis
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2 wins & 6 nominations more
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An unfairly criticised debut; it really is not that bad more (731 total)

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MPAA:
Rated R for strong violence and gore, sexuality, language and brief drug use.
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93 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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The brand of beer seen on top of the fridge, as Jeff takes all the beer and abandons his friends: Arrogant Bastard Beer. more
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Continuity: Facing inwards from the door, there is a rusty old muffler seen several times in the tool shed, on the right-hand-side. However, during the brief clip of Karen in the shed that occurs during the sex scene between Paul and Marcy, the muffler has moved to the left-hand-side of the shed. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
The Hermit: Hey, boy. Hey, boy. Hey, boy. Unn? C'mon, boy. Hey. Hey. Hey, fella.
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Movie Connections:
References Dawn of the Dead (1978) more
Soundtrack:
It Wasn't Grim more

FAQ

When Marcy has unprotected sex with Paul, who is infecting who?
What was in the small box (the kit) the hillbilly was carrying before Paul stabs him?
How did each person get infected?
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11 out of 14 people found the following comment useful.
An unfairly criticised debut; it really is not that bad, 16 February 2008
8/10
Author: LoneWolfAndCub from Australia

Eli Roth's debut, Cabin Fever, seems to be hated by the majority on IMDb and many other critics. I, however, found this to be a rather enjoyable little film that just falls short of being great. To sum up this movie: take a bit of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, a bit of The Evil Dead, a couple of elements from The Thing and Last House on the Left and you have Cabin Fever. A horror movie about five teenagers going to holiday in a cabin in the woods after college where the nearest town is filled with hicks and everything is slowly getting infected by an unknown virus which starts to turn everyone against each other. Roth blends horror with a small amount of comedy which suits this type of movie.

The five teens are a mixed bunch (the dumb guy, the horny couple and the innocent couple). Most of them swear, drink, have wild sex and smoke drugs and because of this may seem annoying and clichéd, on the contrary, Roth has captured the attitude of what teenagers were (and still are) like. We do all that they do (well, not so much drugs..) and to me that makes them more realistic. The locals aren't so realistic and seem to be their for comic relief and body count (which isn't a bad thing). There is plenty of gore and plenty of scenes to make you squirm in disgust.

The reason I don't give this a really high score is because the pacing seemed jumbled to me. For me, the running time was really short and there were not enough scares throughout. This movie had potential to be more than the final product but I respect what Roth has done and considering it was his first movie it is remarkably good and for that I give it:

8/10

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