Police, uh, they thought that was what the old-timers used to call cabin-fever.Kind of claustrophobic reaction which can occur when people are shut in together over long periods of time.During their stay in common quarters, where they drink ea, bathe, and lounge, Forsythe often plays a snake charmer's pipe o deliberately irritate McGregor as part of their ongoing friendly rivalry.Anxious about what he might do to his sister and fearing his own increasing insanity, Jesse (although bereft of sleep) took Sta-Up pills and drank caffeinated Coke to keep awake.The title also referred to the awakening of an uncommitted, 'sleeping' Rip Van Winkle (or Lazarus) character to a dystopic world 200 years into the future in the year 2173, who faced being 'woken up' emotionally and politically to aid in a revolutionary rebellion against authoritarianism (in the form of a lobotomized Leader).