Cabin Fever: Beneath the Skin is a 29 minute documentary focusing on the production of the horror film Cabin Fever (2002) & is widely available on the Cabin Fever DVD.
It is divided up into various mini sections starting with 'The Script' in which writer/director Eli Roth talks about Cabin Fever's origins & that he contracted the flesh-eating disease from the film & stripped layers of skin off his face as he shaved. 'The Kids' which features interviews with the main cast. 'The Look' where Cabin Fever cinematographer Scott Kevan discusses the fact that the film purposely becomes darker & grainier as it progresses & says something about silver in the film stock, but he talks about things that are simply not noticeable in the final finished film. 'The Cabin' is production designers Franco-Giacomo Carbone big moment as he talks about the textures & materials used to decorate the cabin set. 'Music' is self explanatory & both Angelo Badalamenti & Nathan Barr make an appearance. 'Effects' is the best part as we see a lot of the special make-up effects being applied & shot. 'Dirty 'Ole Hermit' is all about Arie Vereen & his trials & tribulations during filming. 'Jake The Dog' recalls the trouble the production encountered with a docile dog that didn't do anything other than sit down & wasted an entire days worth of filming before being replaced with a dog so aggressive that no actors could be in the same shot. 'They Put Creatures In Our Ears!' is about Roth's death scene & the crew putting worms in his ear. 'The Deer Hit' explains the reasoning & effects behind that scene. 'Just Party, Man!' is about the misguided opinion that the rave in the finished film is a nice homage to 70's & 80's horror film with similar scenes. Finally 'Toronto Film Festival September, 2002' where Roth & producers Evan Atrowsky, Sam Froelich & Lauren Meows talk about the premiere & how successful it was. Then the credits run & there's an awful song after them by James DeBello that isn't funny in the slightest.
Photographed, edited, produced & directed by Gabriel Roth, Eli's brother, this documentary features plenty of behind-the-scenes footage, film clips & interviews both during filming & after. One aspect that annoyed me was that Roth kept referring to classic 70's & 80's horror & that he was trying to pay homage to them when in fact Cabin Fever as far as I'm concerned is crap. Everyone comes across a quite likable & it's a good watch if you want to know more about Cabin Fever which thankfully doesn't turn into one long butt kissing session like so many of these things are. I particularly like the special effects footage & we get to see Brett's headless body unlike in the finished film. Definitely worth a watch whether you like Cabin Fever or not.
It is divided up into various mini sections starting with 'The Script' in which writer/director Eli Roth talks about Cabin Fever's origins & that he contracted the flesh-eating disease from the film & stripped layers of skin off his face as he shaved. 'The Kids' which features interviews with the main cast. 'The Look' where Cabin Fever cinematographer Scott Kevan discusses the fact that the film purposely becomes darker & grainier as it progresses & says something about silver in the film stock, but he talks about things that are simply not noticeable in the final finished film. 'The Cabin' is production designers Franco-Giacomo Carbone big moment as he talks about the textures & materials used to decorate the cabin set. 'Music' is self explanatory & both Angelo Badalamenti & Nathan Barr make an appearance. 'Effects' is the best part as we see a lot of the special make-up effects being applied & shot. 'Dirty 'Ole Hermit' is all about Arie Vereen & his trials & tribulations during filming. 'Jake The Dog' recalls the trouble the production encountered with a docile dog that didn't do anything other than sit down & wasted an entire days worth of filming before being replaced with a dog so aggressive that no actors could be in the same shot. 'They Put Creatures In Our Ears!' is about Roth's death scene & the crew putting worms in his ear. 'The Deer Hit' explains the reasoning & effects behind that scene. 'Just Party, Man!' is about the misguided opinion that the rave in the finished film is a nice homage to 70's & 80's horror film with similar scenes. Finally 'Toronto Film Festival September, 2002' where Roth & producers Evan Atrowsky, Sam Froelich & Lauren Meows talk about the premiere & how successful it was. Then the credits run & there's an awful song after them by James DeBello that isn't funny in the slightest.
Photographed, edited, produced & directed by Gabriel Roth, Eli's brother, this documentary features plenty of behind-the-scenes footage, film clips & interviews both during filming & after. One aspect that annoyed me was that Roth kept referring to classic 70's & 80's horror & that he was trying to pay homage to them when in fact Cabin Fever as far as I'm concerned is crap. Everyone comes across a quite likable & it's a good watch if you want to know more about Cabin Fever which thankfully doesn't turn into one long butt kissing session like so many of these things are. I particularly like the special effects footage & we get to see Brett's headless body unlike in the finished film. Definitely worth a watch whether you like Cabin Fever or not.