Cabin Fever is a 2002 American comedy horror film, co-written and directed by Eli Roth in his directorial debut. It follows a group of college students who rent a cabin in the woods, where they unwittingly come in contact with an unknown flesh-eating disease. It stars Rider Strong, Jordan Ladd, James DeBello, Cerina Vincent, Joey Kern, and Giuseppe Andrews. Roth was inspired to write the screenplay after developing a skin infection during a trip to Iceland.