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{{Infobox film
| name           = Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever
| image          = Cabin Fever 2.jpg
| caption        = DVD cover
| director       = [[Ti West]]
| producer       = {{ubl|Lauren Moews|Patrick Durham|Jonathan Sachar}}
| screenplay     = Joshua Malkin
| story          = {{ubl|Randy Pearlstein|Ti West}}
| starring       = {{ubl|[[Noah Segan]]|Alexi Wasser|Rusty Kelley|[[Marc Senter]]|[[Giuseppe Andrews]]}}
| music          = [[Ryan Shore]]
| cinematography = Eliot Rockett
| editing        = Janice Hampton
| studio         = {{ubl|Tonic Films|Morningstar Films|Aloe Entertainment|Proud Mary Entertainment|Tunnel Inc|Deerpath Films}}
| distributor    = [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]]
| released       = {{Film date|2009|9|23|[[Fantastic Fest]]<ref>[http://www.fangoria.com/home/news/10-events/3953-lots-of-upcoming-horror-screeningsfests.html Many upcoming horror screenings and festivals]</ref>}}
| runtime        = 86 minutes
| country        = United States
| language       = English
}}
'''''Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever''''' (also known simply as '''''Cabin Fever 2''''') is a 2009 American [[comedy horror]] film directed by [[Ti West]]. It is a sequel to the 2002 film ''[[Cabin Fever (2002 film)|Cabin Fever]]'' and the second installment in the [[Cabin Fever (franchise)|''Cabin Fever'' franchise]]. The film stars [[Noah Segan]], Rusty Kelley, Alexi Wasser, [[Marc Senter]], [[Rider Strong]] and [[Giuseppe Andrews]], with Strong and Andrews reprising their roles from the first film. The film is about a high school prom that descends into chaos when a deadly [[Necrotizing fasciitis|flesh-eating bacteria]] spreads via a popular brand of bottled water.

==Plot==
Some time after the events of the [[Cabin Fever (2002 film)|first film]], a disfigured Paul escapes from the creek and makes it to the highway, only to be splattered by a [[school bus]]. [[Sheriffs in the United States|Deputy]] Winston Olsen checks the remains and assures the shocked bus driver that he has hit a moose, then dumps the body near a creek. Paul's infected blood enters the creek and makes its way into a local bottled water company.

High school senior John is debating whether to go to [[prom]] with his long-time crush Cassie or stay home. His friend Alex is against going until he hooks up with a girl named Liz who drags him to the toilet where she gives him a [[blowjob]]. Alex notices a large yellowhead on her lip but thinks nothing of it. She says if she can get off work that night, she will meet him at the Prom. John's friends Darryl and Dane recommend that he watch a movie with them instead of going to prom. While walking Cassie home, John asks her to go to prom but she refuses.

Winston is at a [[restaurant]] and sees a worker from the bottled water company die and realizes the cause was Paul's body. He goes to the water plant to inform its operators, who are quickly killed by a group of soldiers in [[NBC suit]]s. Winston leaves before they can get to him.

At the high school, where the infected bottles are distributed, the infection spreads, causing several deaths. Alex is disappointed that Liz did not come, while John gets into a fight with Cassie's boyfriend Marc. As the prom queen is named, the soldiers storm in and put the school under lockdown. As more students in the gym show signs of infection and die, the gym is gassed from the outside. Cassie, John, and Alex watch the carnage in horror. Winston is picked up by his cousin Herman, ready to leave town.

Alex discovers he is infected with [[necrotizing fasciitis]] and stays behind. John shows signs of the infection on his hand and has Cassie amputate his hand in the wood shop to stop it. Marc hits Cassie with a [[hammer]] and tries to kill John but Cassie kills him with a nail gun. The two leave the school only to be ambushed by the soldiers. John, weakened by loss of blood, stalls them, allowing Cassie to escape. She finds herself on the highway and flags down Herman's van. Winston and Herman take Cassie with them, not knowing she is also infected.

Meanwhile, Alex's date Liz is at her workplace. She is a [[stripper]] at Teazers and she spreads the infection to the customers, who in turn spread it further around the country and even to [[Mexico]].

In a [[post-credits scene]], Darryl and Dane are shown watching a movie and Dane says "prom blows".

==Cast==
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* [[Noah Segan]] as John<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34211/cabin-fever-2s-noah-segan-speaks|title=Cabin Fever 2's Noah Segan Speaks|date=27 October 2009 |publisher=DreadCentral}}</ref>
* Rusty Kelley as Alex
* Alexi Wasser as Cassie<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17820|title=Giuseppe Andrews, Alexi Wasser talk 'Cabin Fever 2'|date=26 October 2009 |publisher=BloodyDisgusting}}</ref>
* [[Giuseppe Andrews]] as Deputy Winston Olsen<ref>{{cite web|last=Eggertsen|first=Chris|title=Special Feature: Interview with the Cast and Crew of 'Cabin Fever 2'|date=27 October 2009 |url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17848|publisher=BloodyDisgusting}}</ref> 
* Regan Deal as Liz Grillington
* [[Marc Senter]] as Marc
* [[Michael Bowen (actor)|Michael Bowen]] as Principal Sinclair
* Lindsey Axelsson as Sandy
* Angela Oberer as Ms. Hawker<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.me/AngelaOberer |title=Angela Oberer - IMDb |publisher=Imdb.me |date= |accessdate=2012-07-02}}</ref>
* [[Amanda Jelks]] as Frederica
* [[Judah Friedlander]] as Toby
* Taylor Kowalski as Darryl
* Alexander Thomas as Dane
* Patrick Durham as Banker Lucas
* [[Mark Borchardt]] as Herman<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/18370|title=Trailer Debut: Get Your Dancin' Shoes on for 'Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever'!|date=12 December 2009 |publisher=BloodyDisgusting}}</ref>
* [[Larry Fessenden]] as Bill 
* Lisa H. Sackerman as Sores Girl / Prom Goer<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.ohmygore.com/cabin-fever-2-spring-fever-card-0961722.html |title=Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever - Movie card : Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever |publisher=English.ohmygore.com |date= |accessdate=2012-07-02}}</ref>
*Michael Nesbitt as Custodian
* [[Rider Strong]] as Paul
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==Production==
The film was produced by Tonic Films, Morningstar Films, Carr Miller Entertainment, and Tunnel Post. The special effects are from Quantum Creation FX who created the make-up effects. [[Rider Strong]] and [[Giuseppe Andrews]] are the only two ''[[Cabin Fever (2002 film)|Cabin Fever]]''<ref>{{cite web|last=DiPietro|first=Gabrielle|title=Rider Strong Confirms 'Cabin Fever 2' Gorefest|date=21 May 2024 |url=http://www.fearnet.com/news/b10489_rider_strong_confirms_cabin_fever_2.html|publisher=FEARnet}}</ref> cast members to come back for the sequel.

The film's production originally wrapped in April 2007.<ref>{{cite web|author=Hotz, Amy|title=''Marc Pease'' won't screen in Wilmington|url=http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090814/ARTICLES/908144008/1177?Title=-Marc-Pease-won-t-screen-in-Wilmington|date=August 14, 2009|work=[[The Star-News]]|access-date=September 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521145337/https://www.starnewsonline.com/news/20090814/marc-pease-wont-screen-in-wilmington|archive-date=May 21, 2019}}</ref>

After extensive re-editing and re-shooting by the producers, director Ti West requested to have his name removed from the film and replaced with the popular pseudonym [[Alan Smithee]]. Because he was not a member of the [[Directors Guild of America]], 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXMjpZeR3is|title=Ti West talks about Cabin Fever 2|last=West|first=Ti|date=September 12, 2009|website=YouTube|publisher=Film4 FrightFest|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171230145401/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXMjpZeR3is |archive-date=2017-12-30 |access-date=}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The film score was composed by [[Ryan Shore]].<ref>[http://www.ryanshore.com/films Ryan Shore - Composer]</ref> The film also featured songs that of "Dancing On Our Graves" by the Washington-based band [[The Cave Singers]], "Prom Night" by [[Paul Zaza]] and Carl Zittrer from the 1980 film ''[[Prom Night (1980 film)|Prom Night]]'' and also "Inner Station" by Minimal Compact.

==Release==
The film premiered on October 24, 2009, at the Mann Chinese 6 theaters in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]], [[California]] as part of the 2009 [[Screamfest Horror Film Festival]] [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Barton |first=Steve |date=October 23, 2009 |title=Cabin Fever 2 Spring Fever One-Sheet |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/14045/cabin-fever-2-spring-fever-one-sheet/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805122529/https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/34170/slash-talks-new-horror-project-nothing-to-fear/ |archive-date=August 5, 2022 |publisher=DreadCentral}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Miska |first=Brad |date=23 October 2009 |title='Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever' Artwork, See it at Screamfest This Saturday! |url=http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/17808 |publisher=DreadCentral}}</ref> The DVD was released in the USA on February 16, 2010, and in the UK on February 22.<ref>{{cite web |last=Barton |first=Steve |date=30 July 2012 |title=Let's Have a Hand for the Latest Cabin Fever 2 Clip! |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/15747/let-s-have-a-hand-for-the-latest-cabin-fever-2-clip/ |publisher=DreadCentral}}</ref> Blu-ray disc was released in the United States and comes with the Unrated Directors Cut version of [[Eli Roth]]'s ''[[Cabin Fever (2002 film)|Cabin Fever]]''.<ref>{{cite web |last=Barton |first=Steve |date=25 November 2009 |title=UPDATE: Cabin Fever 2 and Cabin Fever Hitting Blu-ray and DVD |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/14540/update-cabin-fever-2-and-cabin-fever-hitting-blu-ray-and-dvd/ |publisher=DreadCentral}}</ref>

==Home media==
The film was released on [[DVD]] on February 16, 2010, in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-11-24|title=Lionsgate Announces Cabin Fever 2 DVD, Blu-Ray|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/horror/news/716227-lionsgate-announces-cabin-fever-2-dvd-blu-ray|access-date=2021-05-27|website=ComingSoon.net|language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0961722}}
* [https://www.allmovie.com/movie/cabin-fever-2-spring-fever-am8573 ''Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever'' at AllMovie]
* {{TCMDb title|id=662872}}

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[[Category:Films about proms]]
[[Category:Films about viral outbreaks]]
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[[Category:Films scored by Ryan Shore]]
[[Category:Films set in forests]]
[[Category:Films shot in North Carolina]]
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