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  obody
likes a party crasher. Especially when it's a delirious stranger covered in
bloody sores. That's what five college buddies have to deal with when an
unwelcome visitor interrupts their vacation at a remote cottage in Cabin
Fever.
 While the stranger flees, it's already too late for the friends - contact has been made. When one of their group starts to develop oozing sores on her skin, her friends' compassion quickly turns to revulsion as she deteriorates before their eyes. |
After locking her in a shed to contain the infection ravaging her body, fear and suspicion take over as the friends turn on one another, realizing any one of them could be next. "Cabin Fever is about the destruction of friendships, using the body as a metaphor for their deterioration," says writer/director Eli Roth. The initial idea for Cabin Fever came from Roth's own experience with a skin infection he developed when he was 19 and working on a horse farm. "I woke up in the middle of the night scratching my cheek, thinking I had a mosquito bite. I looked down and saw chunks of skin. The next morning I attempted to shave and literally, shaved half my face off." Luckily, a visit to a dermatologist cleared up the infection and provided Roth with the basis for a screenplay. Despite the subject, Roth hopes the film achieves a balance between horror and humor. "You need to have scenes where audience members have an excuse to put their arm around their date, but you also need to have scenes where your heart begins to race and your palms become sweaty." - Robin Stevenson |
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