Cabin Fever

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Title: Cabin Fever
Starring: Rider Strong
Released: 20th January 2004
SRP: $26.99

Further Details
We've just this minute received details on the upcoming region one release of Cabin Fever which stars the likes of Rider Strong, Cerina Vincent, Jordan Ladd and Joey Kern. This brand new horror film will be available to own from the 20th January next year and should set you back somewhere in the region of $26.99. The full disc specs are attached below along with a first look at the official region one artwork. I'm afraid some of the features are a little cryptic so your guess is as good as mine!

-2.40:1 Anamorphic Widescreen Transfer
-English Dolby Digital 5.1 Track
-Five Feature Length Audio Commentaries
-Director's Shorts: The Rotten Fruit
-The Making Of Cabin Fever Featurette
-Family Friendly Version Feature
-Music Only Track
-Chick-Vision Feature
-Rotten Fruit Feature
-Pancakes (I have no idea!)
-Theatrical Trailer
-English & Spanish Subtitles

[Banky]

hells yeah

[coffeebeetle]

NICE.

And NICE av, Banky.  

[Banky]

yeah im glad you changed your as well.  The MJ one kinda scared me.

[MacGuffin]

One of the First 'Cabin Fever' DVD Reviews!
Source: Bloody-Disgusting

These days DVDs are usually planned out way in advance, and many of the special features are planned as well, giving the consumer a DVD that's fully packed for such an incredible price. But the question with most Lions Gate Films is - since Lions Gate picked up an independent film that they hadn't really planned on being such a success, can they still make the DVD worthwhile with such a lack of planning? After a let down with the House of 1000 Corpses DVD, I didn't really expect too much from the Cabin Fever DVD, which is an even smaller flick in the eyes of Hollywood. But after my initial viewing, I found the DVD to be extremely well packed for such a unplanned success. The reason the DVD kicks so much ass is because Eli Roth and whomever made this DVD took whatever they could scrounge up related to Roth and plopped it down on this puppy, which carries a $26.99 SRP.

First off, the opening interactive menu (pictured above) is really cool; it shows a leg being shaven that displaying the options underneath, and then it bleeds down the leg. The special features menu (pictured above) is really cool looking too, with eerie sound effects. The special features are interesting to say the least, very interesting. There's Five Production Commentaries, "Beneath the Skin" - The Making of Cabin Fever, Three Director's Shorts: "The Rotten Fruit", The Family Friendly Cut, Chick-Vision Cut, Music Only Track, and Pancakes!

What really made this DVD for me was the "Beneath the Skin" - The Making of Cabin Fever featurette. Unlike some of the other DVDs recently, Cabin Fever's making of featurette is a fantastic 30 minutes long. Besides watching them set up the scenes, you get alot of interactions between Eli Roth, the cast and Roth's parents. I bet you didn't know that Cabin Fever is based on a true story, that actually happened to Roth! While on a trip, he had a flesh eating disease, that caused him to lose layers of flesh when he shaved, that's when inspiration hit (always at the weirdest times right?)! We also get to see the "love" between the cast and crew and learn some of the tricks on how and why the lighting is the way that it is. This is by far one of the best features on the DVD.

Next up is my favorite part of this DVD, which almost makes it worth the money right here. The Three Director's Shorts: "The Rotten Fruit" is amazing. They are three animated (claymation) videos Eli Roth made in 2000 about a band named "Rotten Fruit." The videos are violent, vulgar and hilarious! They run about five minutes each, but it'll leave you dying for a DVD of just these puppies! If you want a taste, you'll be able to watch some clips here in the near future. There's just something about rotten fruit murdering a boy band that makes me tingle.

The "Pancakes" music video is pretty cool, its nothing super amazing, it just displays the "Pancake kid" showing off his super amazing karate moves to a song entitled "Gay Bar" performed by Electric Six; it runs around 1:45.

The "Family-Friendly Version" is something I got a laugh off of once before. If you own the Freddy Got Fingered DVD, then you know exactly what this is. Its a freaking hysterical 30 second version of the film, with cheesy happy music. The "Chick-Vision" cut of the film is perfect for when you're dying to watch the film, but your girlfriend is to chicken **** to watch it. Chick Vision will "automatically block out the most frightening scenes as they approach, offering a happier viewing experience," only problem is, the subtitles won't work, big deal right?

Unfortunately, the last goodie I won't have time to listen for awhile; but come on, five commentaries, how can that not kick ass?!

I just recently found the easter eggs with a little help from Eli, and I must say, these eggs RULE! The "eggs" placed throughout the DVD show a little story revolving around Deputy Winston (Giuseppe Andres) as he "parties" hard with porn superstar Stephanie Swift and Playboy TV personality Janelle Perry from The Weekend Flash! Im not going to give away much, but it's pretty funny, totally worth checking out.

Overall, I give the DVD 4 1/2 out of 5 Skulls. If you are a fan of the flick, then you'll be a fan of the DVD. Get your own copy on January 20th, and watch back here in January for your chance to win a copy! Check out the official site until then, or see what others had to say about the film in our review thread.

[NEON MERCURY]

damn.....5 commentary tracks....

[Banky]

well it was pretty obvious that Roth was gonna deliver a quality dvd

[NEON MERCURY]

i am assume that this is at least a 2--disk set..if not then w/all those extras and sh*t the transfer will be weak....

[coffeebeetle]

I'm fucking STOKED.  Claymation music vid to boot! HAH!

[MacGuffin]

Another Case of "Cabin Fever"
 
The ultra-busy Eli Roth took some time out to speak with Creature Corner today about the upcoming DVD release of his already cult hit "Cabin Fever" and the question of inevitable sequels came up to which he was quite forthcoming:

"Right now it's just a rights situation, we just have to sort that out and make a deal with Lions Gate. They're very excited and they want to do it, and we'd like to do it. We have not reached a deal as of yet, we're working on that now. I had to turn in a treatment for a sequel, but at the end of the day there's a Cabin Fever 2 that Eli Roth wants to make and there's a Cabin Fever 2 that Lions Gate wants to make, and we have to make sure that it's the same movie".

Roth is busy with his Raw Nerve production company which is hard at work on several films, the first of which is Tim Sullivan's awaited "2001 Maniacs" - "We just started cutting 2001 Maniacs this week, I'm really excited. I know many distributors are circling, certainly New Line Cinema, who is the strongest. They're dying to check it out. I think everybody's first taste of the movie will be at the American Film Market in February"

The company is also developing other films right now: "We got a lot of movies in the pipeline. There's a terrific script called Sick In The Head written by Frank Henenlotter [Brain Damage, Basket Case]. It's so damn good. In order for a production company to last is to have a lot of movies in the pipeline. Boaz Yakin wrote a great script called Abraham's Daughter, and we're out to directors on that. And we just had a great meeting with Darren Scott who did Tales From The Hood. Rich Kelly [Donnie Darko] has a project he brought to us too".

[MacGuffin]

Eli Roth's solo track on the DVD is already one of my favorite commentary tracks ever! It was so jam packed with great ancedotes and useful information; I swear the guy never stopped to take a breath. It was a lot like Rodriguez's track on "El Mariachi" with information overload. The guy knows his horror films and gives you a timeline about the rise and fall of the genre, even calling out the bullshit about if it's a Oscar worthy film or makes over $100 million (like "Silence of the Lambs" or "Sixth Sense") then it's a thriller. It's all horror to him. Great stuff.

[Sleuth]

damn damn damn, I need to get this

[Banky]

mac have you listened to the other commentaries?

Im on my third the "Guys" one and James Debello is fucking hilarious and he talks with no regard for anything respectful.  He talks about his co-stars tits and how he thinks they are fake, he talks about parts in the movie he did not like, he talks about strippers in NC he tried to fuck.  It is some funny shit.  This DVD is really worth the money.

[Banky]

mac where are all the rumored easter eggs?

[MacGuffin]

mac have you listened to the other commentaries?

Not yet.

mac where are all the rumored easter eggs?

Haven't found 'em and haven't read about where to find 'em.
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Eli Roth Opens The Box Next
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Cabin Fever writer and director Eli Roth will next helm The Box, a psychological thriller loosely derived from an episode of CBS' 1980s revival of The Twilight Zone.

The Box revolves around an unhappy married couple who receive a small wooden box on their doorstep. At the push of a button, the box brings its bearer instant wealth but also instantly kills someone the bearer doesn't know.

Roth will write the script with Richard Kelly, who made a name for himself as the writer/director of cult hit Donnie Darko. They will loosely adapt the screenplay from the Richard Matheson short story "Button, Button," which was the basis for a classic episode of the "Twilight Zone" revival. Kelly optioned the short story last year.

"Rich and I have very similar influences," said Roth. "We love Peter Jackson, David Lynch, Quentin Tarantino and the Olsen twins."

"The film is going to be a hybrid of psychological thriller, horror and black comedy," Kelly said, "and what will hopefully come out of that hybrid is the essence that Rod Serling created in the original 'Twilight Zone' and hasn't been seen since. More than anything, it's going to be a love letter to Rod and Richard Matheson."

The project will be produced and financed by Camelot Pictures principals Gary Gilbert and Dan Halsted, who are at Sundance with their acclaimed film "Garden State." They hope to start production on "The Box" this year.