FILM 1117: CABIN FEVER 2: SPRING
FEVER
TRIVIA: After extensive re-editing
and re-shooting by the producers, writer/director Ti West requested to have
his name removed from the film and replaced with the popular pseudonym Alan
Smithee. Since he was not a member of the DGA his request was denied by the
producers and he remains credited as the film's director. West has since
disowned the final product claiming that it is more a product of the producers
and executives than that of his own. It is unknown if there will ever be a
"directors cut" released featuring West's original vision.
Paul (Rider Strong) and Deputy
Winston Olsen (Giuseppe
Andrews) are the only characters from the first film to appear in
the sequel.
The school mascot is a rabbit. In
the original Cabin Fever
(2002), Paul sees a guy in a rabbit suit at the hospital.
While at Lucille's diner, Winston
orders pancakes. In the original Cabin Fever
(2002), the little kid, Dennis, repeats "Pancakes!" over and over.
According to Fangoria magazine
there were two separate drafts of Cabin Fever 2 written in 2004. One by famed
original director Eli Roth and one by genre favorite Adam Green. However due to
internal politics at Lionsgate both Green and Roth's scripts were set aside to
bring in a completely new vision. When the film was eventually finished, it was
shelved for several years.


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