<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $1.5 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $30.6 million </Td> </Tr> <P> Cabin Fever is a 2002 American horror film directed by Eli Roth and starring Rider Strong, Jordan Ladd, James DeBello, and Giuseppe Andrews . It was produced by Lauren Moews and Evan Astrowsky and executive produced by Susan Jackson . The film was the directing debut of Roth, who co-wrote the film with Randy Pearlstein . The story follows a group of college graduates who rent a cabin in the woods and begin to fall victim to a flesh - eating virus . The inspiration for the film's story came from a real life experience during a trip to Iceland when Roth developed a skin infection . </P> <P> Roth wanted the style of his film to make a departure from many modern horror films that had been released at the time . One modern horror film, The Blair Witch Project, did inspire Roth to use the Internet to help promote the film during its production and help gain interest towards its distribution . The film itself, however, draws from many of Roth's favorite horror films, such as The Evil Dead, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and The Last House on the Left . </P>

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