Rating: R
Genre:
Horror
Theatrical Release: 09/12/2003(USA)
Release Date: 01/20/2004
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1/DS
Run Time: 92 Minutes
Flags: Adult Language, Substance Abuse (Alcohol, Drugs), Sexual Situations, Gore, Watch With Your Teen
Distributor/Studio: Lions Gate
Five college buddies retreat to the woods for a little R & R and end up getting a horrific lesson in infectious disease in this low-budget shocker.
Cabin Fever stars
Rider Strong as the geeky
Paul, who hopes to settle in around the campfire with his brash buds
Jeff (
Joey Kern) and
Bert (
James DeBello), and make the moves on the nubile-but-shy
Karen (
Jordan Ladd). Unfortunately, a wayward, forest-dwelling vagrant (
Arie Verveen) stumbles into their lives, his skin badly desiccated by a mysterious virus. Fearing for their own lives, the quintet decide to do away with the man, with little success: He stumbles away from the campsite and into a nearby stream, where his disease quickly infects the local water supply. It isn't long before the oblivious co-eds get a taste of the man's illness, and in their desperation, each learns that he or she will stop at nothing to survive.
Cabin Fever premiered at the
2002 Toronto Film Festival, where it was snapped up by
Lions Gate for a fall 2003 release.
~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
