“Then we got into the Toronto Film Festival, and we were the last movie on,” Roth remembered. “We had the movie finished, but we still needed money for the sound mix, so we had to show it to these investors who showed it to their kids, and the kids were like, ‘This is better than “American Pie,”’ so basically you work for years and years and your fate is up to a twelve-year old kid and whether he likes your movie or not. “He also said, ‘You’ve got to cast my daughter.’” The project was saved only when Roth maxed out his credit cards and friends and relatives chipped in–his physician-father even tapped into his retirement account.Įven after shooting was done, money problems continued. “One of our major investors dropped out two days before shooting he was going to put in a third of the budget,” Roth recalled, saying that the fellow was worried about investing in a movie about a virus when news about real diseases was spreading. “I hope the movie is as scary to watch as it was to make,” the lanky, spike-haired Roth said in a recent Dallas interview, detailing the repeated injuries to the eye of one of the stars (Joey Kern) and trouble with union reps who tried to close down the North Carolina shoot.
But he’s always loved the classic horror pictures of the 1970s and 1980s, and it’s their spirit he’s tried to recapture in “Cabin Fever,” a combination of shocks, gore, laughs and even some commentary on how people deal with being terrified of unexplained illness.
The NYU film school graduate’s live-action short picture “Restaurant Dogs” was a 1995 award winner there, and he’s since gone on to work in various capacities with the likes of David Lynch and Howard Stern, as well as co-creating an animated series for the WWE’s televised “Nitro” wrestling program. This fresh spin on a horror-comedy milestone stars Gage Golightly (Exeter, Teen Wolf), Nadine Crocker (Deadgirl), Samuel Davis (Machete Kills, Sin City: A Dame to Kill For) and Dustin Ingram (Paranormal Activity 3).It doesn’t take a great deal of effort to interview Eli Roth, the young writer-director of “Cabin Fever.” His enthusiasm and volubility are such that a single question will start him off on a long, high-speed response that trails off only when he begins to realize he’s gotten far off the subject. The story is familiar: Fresh out of college, a group of five friends retreat to a remote cabin in the woods for one last week of partying – only to become snacks for a gruesome, flesh-eating virus. "Executive producer Eli Roth presents this reboot of his instant-classic gorefest, which features all-new characters and all-new kills. Only one entry per household will be accepted. This contest is only open to those who are eighteen years of age or older that live in the United States. Be sure to include your name and mailing address.Įntry Details: The contest will end at 12:01am EST on July 8th.
How to Enter: For a chance to win, email the subject “Cabin Fever Contest”.
Prize Details: (3) Winners will receive (1) Blu-ray copy of Cabin Fever (2016). Travis Zariwny's remake of Eli Roth's Cabin Fever comes out on Blu-ray and DVD this Tuesday from Scream Factory, and we've been provided with three Blu-ray copies to give away to Daily Dead readers.