But COLD CREEK MANOR is definitely not a horror film. NY 10036. Two people clothesline a third with a rope that they then use to tie him down to a skylight. We see an old drawing/picture of a man holding a knife to a child. The DVD for Cold Creek Manor gets a little higher marks for having some content to it. Phone: (818) 560-1000. Cooper secretly tapes Dale's father in a nursing home (to use in a documentary). Plot points are so easily predictable it isnt funny: Coopers daughter Kristin (played by Kristin Stewart) gets a horse, so something must happen to that horse and it does. This isn't a movie, it's channel surfing". Continuity mistake: When Juliet Luis is cleaning the windshield in the beginning of the movie, she moves to the passenger side and wets the window. Realizing he needs to figure out what happened at the manor, Cooper goes to interview Dale's father (CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER), who's in a nursing home, but all he gets out of him is something about the Devil's Throat. We are shown a new weapon, so something must happen with that weapon and it does. In their new home, which is beautiful but in need of work, the Tilsons find out that even though they are the new owners, the house has a story to it. It just doesnt make sense. Then read OUR TAKE of this film. Figgis talking during a scene transition says Lets say this is a month later. Leah tells Cooper that her boss asked her to sleep with him. However, dont go out of your way to check in at Cold Creek Manor. A sudden sound might startle some viewers. We see a photo of a boy holding a rifle. Thank you for signing up to CinemaBlend. [9], Todd McCarthy of Variety called the film "a woefully predictable imperiled-yuppie-family-under-siege suspenser that hardly seems worth the attention of its relatively high-profile participants. If you were a vicious mad-dog killer and wanted to get rid of the Tilsons and had just pushed Leah down the well, and Cooper was all alone in the woods leaning over the well and trying to pull his wife back to the surface, would you just go ahead and push him in? We see a Jeep that's been set on fire. Leah shows some cleavage in her swimsuit. But no. None of the good deleted scenes are worse then anything else in the movie, but they arent much better either. I have always liked Dennis Quaid. Here's a brief summary of the content found in this R-rated thriller. The intruder then tries to hit Cooper who blocks those attacks with a ladder. Profanity SEX/NUDITY Profanity consists of at least 19 "f" words, while other expletives and colorful phrases are used. He uses some profanity. Starring Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone and Stephen Dorff. Jesse makes a comment about a parental moment being "Miller Time." He dumped them down into "The Devil's Throat," which is a well in the woods. 153 offers from $1.51. Ruby, who appears to be drunk, then joins him and orders several rounds of shots for the two of them. The Tilsons hesitantly agree, but soon find things going downhill from there as Ray slowly start to show his true colors. Dealing with bullies and/or the psychotic. The movie is an anthology of cliches, not neglecting both the Talking Killer, who talks when he should be at work, and the reliable climax where both the villain and his victims go to a great deal of inconvenience to climb to a high place so that one of them can fall off. His girlfriend, Ruby (JULIETTE LEWIS), tells Cooper to watch his back, but her sister, Sheriff Ferguson (DANA ESKELSON), doesn't initially seem able or willing to help. They check out the Cold Creek Manor, which has long been abandoned. We see a rear view of Leah in her small panties as she gets out of bed. The house that the Tilsons move into is a real location in Cambridge, Ontario. Dale slaps Ruby violently, then punches men who come to her aid before Sheriff Ferguson draws her pistol. A Blu-ray edition was released September 4, 2012.[11]. Dale belches after eating. Kill.Switch (2003) Resident Evil 5 (2009) Grand Theft Auto III (2001) The restoration project derails when Dale Massie, played . The rat race in general. Cold Creek Manor is meant to be a creepy thriller, which isnt that creepy, nor scary. Cooper secretly tapes Dale's father in a nursing home (to use in a documentary). Several people smoke cigarettes. DVD. He only stops when the sheriff aims her gun at him. Website: www.disney.com. A bumper sticker in the sheriffs office reads, Feel safe tonight. A photo shows a bare-breasted young woman while an older woman is seen in her panties. For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, some instances of that occur in several scenes in the film. He also calls a nurse, "You little bitch.". Cinemablend is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. As the stakes rise, Cooper insists that the rest of the family return to the city for their own safety. Cooper agrees and we then see him and others drinking. The next shot she is talking to Sharon Stone and the windshield is dry. SMOKING Coopers Documentary looked promising. Phrases: "Don't f*ck with him," "He'll rip your f*cking head off," "Shut the f*ck up," "Back the f*ck away," "Get the f*ck out of here," "You f*ck," "Oh sh*t," "You'll sh*t blood," "You little sh*thead," "You piece of sh*t," "You're full of sh*t," "You scared the sh*t out of me," "Corrupt spawn of your whoring mother," "Screwed up," "Where the hell /is he going/are you going to do about it?" https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cold_Creek_Manor&oldid=1137724953, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles to be expanded from October 2022, Articles with empty sections from October 2022, Rotten Tomatoes template using name parameter, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 6 February 2023, at 03:45. Cooper and Leah argue about their situation. He and other characters consume beer, vodka and whiskey to excess. To learn the details of the manor's past, Cooper visit's Dale's aging, demented father who lives in a nearby nursing home. Cold Creek Manor gets a 1 Reelrating. Cooper keeps poking around, gets a sense he doesn't trust Dale. Everything he does is after a look at the script, so that he appears, disappears, threatens, seems nice, looms, fades, pushes, doesn't push, all so that we in the audience can be frightened or, in my case, amused. Violence 1 hr 58 min. He uses some profanity. After Cooper asks what she did, she says she said yes, but that an emergency phone call prevented that from happening. After Cooper asks what she did, she says she said yes, but that an emergency phone call prevented that from happening. Synopsis Leah Tilson (Sharon Stone) gets out of bed on a busy morning in New York City at 4:30am. He hits a deer with his car. [3] Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade "C" on a scale of A+ to F.[4], Stephen Holden of The New York Times observed, "A serious filmmaker like Mike Figgis can be forgiven, I suppose, for slumming, when he's got a cast as stellar as the one that infuses the scream-by-numbers thriller Cold Creek Manor with more psychological credibility than its screenplay merits". Dale Massie is the killer. [10], The film opened in 2,035 theaters in the United States on September 19, 2003, and grossed $8,190,574 in its opening weekend, ranking #5 at the box office, behind Underworld, Secondhand Lions, The Fighting Temptations and Once Upon a Time in Mexico. After Cooper asks what she did, she says she said yes, but that an emergency phone call prevented that from happening. Her husband, Cooper Tilson (Dennis Quaid), reminds her to reset the alarm clock to wake him up in time to get the kids to school and go to work. The screenplay by Richard Jefferies tells the story of a family terrorized by the former owner of the rural estate they bought in foreclosure. Parents, get practical information from a biblical worldview to help guide media decisions for your kids! A family moves from New York into an old mansion in the countryside, still filled with the previous owner's things. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Quaid plays the part well, and Stephen Dorff is great as the slimy Dale, but Dale Massie is a walking red flag to run away from. There, they've purchased a dilapidated estate known as Cold Creek Manor and move in with their teenager daughter, Kristen (KRISTEN STEWART), and her younger brother, Jesse (RYAN WILSON). Theres an obscene gesture. They befriend local tavern owners Ray and Ellen Pinski and their daughter . The film was shot on location in Cambridge, Kitchener, Ayr, Brougham and Toronto, Ontario. We see the point of view of someone approaching Cooper. All rights reserved. Dale is helpful as the Tilsons adjust to their life. Where the hell did the killer go after pushing the wife down the well? Dale shows up at the trailer of his trashy girlfriend, Ruby, and begins undressing her. As written by Richard Jefferies, the film is more or less a variation of his script for the 1992 black comedy . Thats a shame because the Tilson familys priorities, character and interactions are pretty positive. Reviewed September 17, 2003 / Posted September 19, 2003 It holds a 12% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 111 reviews, with an average rating of 3.8/10. The movie starts out in the city with the stereotypical hustle and bustle lifestyle that drives everyone into the country. We see some small photos of a teenager showing her bare breasts. Dale says that he hasn't seen his kids since his wife left with them some time ago. Meanwhile, Dale visits his father and smothers him to death when he insults him and reveals his knowledge of Dale's crimes. Turning it into their dream house soon becomes a living nightmare when the previous owner (Dorff) shows up, and a series of terrifying incidents lead them on a spine-tingling search for clues to the estate's dark and lurid past Leah Tilson (Sharon Stone) gets out of bed on a busy morning in New York City at 4:30am. They then meet the former owner, Dale Massie (STEPHEN DORFF), who states he just got out of prison and would like to work for them restoring the house back to its once prominent state. KRISTEN STEWART plays the Tilsons' moody teenage daughter who doesn't like Dale from the get-go. Dale eventually got murdered by Cooper and Leah Tilson by them hanging and tying him to a object with rale and threw him down to his death for trying to kill and harm them and for killingtheir daughter Kristen's horse that was such a nice, sweet and gentle horse that would do no harm to anyone but that sadly died so tragically due to Dale's being so evil and horrible, Kang the Conqueror (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Loki Laufeyson (Marvel Cinematic Universe). Biography He grew up in Cold Creek Manor, with an abusive dad. What is the Japanese language plot outline for Cold Creek Manor (2003)? We assume she rejected the proposal, but learn later that she had actually considered it until circumstances got in the way. Dale's father says that Dale is the "corrupt spawn of your whoring mother" and then says that Dale's kids probably weren't even his, that he couldn't even make babies. Coopers quick trip to the corner store turns into an unscheduled drinking binge at the adjacent bar. Heavy Dale then sits next to Cooper and similarly orders several shots of liquor, resulting in Cooper being a bit inebriated. We then see a shot of them (through a window with blinds that obscure much of what we're seeing) having sex, with movement and related sounds. So he fires him. Cooper throws some large roof tiles at the intruder, with one striking him on the head, bloodying him. He smokes a joint, uses strong profanity, smokes, has sex with Ruby and turns homicidal. RYAN WILSON plays her younger brother who somewhat becomes obsessed with a dark poem written by the boy who lived in the house before him. Cold Creek Manor (2003) Grace (Sharon Stone) and Cooper (Dennis Quaid) decide that they need to slow their lives down a bit and move their family into a big estate in the country. "COLD CREEK MANOR" DENNIS QUAID plays a documentary filmmaker who becomes somewhat obsessed with discovering the secret behind the manor and its former inhabitants. CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER plays Dale's cantankerous and mean father who's institutionalized in a nursing home. ImitativeBehavior One afternoon after a heated argument with Dale, Cooper finds a dental retainer along with human teeth in the gravel of his driveway, which he compares to old photos and finds it matches that of Dale's daughter. 1996-2022 Screen It, Inc. DENNIS QUAID plays a documentary filmmaker who becomes somewhat obsessed with discovering the secret behind the manor and its former inhabitants. JUMP SCENES I remember whenCold Creek Manorcame out to the theatres, I was excited. Extreme Frightening/Tense Scenes Its a real fixer-upper with a dark past. He uses some profanity, drinks and drives, and becomes jealous of his wife. If you want to see a good Thriller, avoid Cold Creek Manor and go find a copy of Pacific Heights. Ruby wears a midriff-revealing top. While being drunk. He talks about Dales cigarettes, that they had intended him to be European, rolling his own cigarettes, but that preview audiences mistook his hand rolled cigs for joints (as did I) so he clarifies that they are tobacco, just so everybody knows that. $29.1 million [1] Cold Creek Manor is a 2003 American thriller film directed by Mike Figgis, and starring Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff, Juliette Lewis, Kristen Stewart and Christopher Plummer. Cooper drives home while a bit intoxicated shortly after drinking many shots of liquor. He only stops when the sheriff aims her gun at him. Days go by and Dale proves to be anything but helpful. Old Mr. Massie prattles on about his late wifes promiscuity and calls Dale the corrupt spawn of your whoring mother. Dale says his own wife had an active social life as well. We see video of a teenager in a bikini in a pool. Cooper decapitates a snake. None Cooper ends up hitting a deer during that. Dennis Quaid as Cooper Tilson; Sharon Stone as Leah Tilson; Stephen Dorff as Dale Massie; Dana Eskelson as Sheriff Annie Ferguson; Juliette Lewis as Ruby; Christopher Plummer as Mr. Massie; Kristen Stewart as Kristen; Ryan Wilson as Jesse. Dale Massie is the main antagonist of the 2003 film Cold Creek Manor. IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR Cold Creek Manor is a 2003 American thriller film directed by Mike Figgis, and starring Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff, Juliette Lewis, Kristen Stewart and Christopher Plummer. [6], Edward Guthmann of the San Francisco Chronicle said, "As haunted-house thrillers go, Cold Creek Manor is more ludicrous than the average but at the same time more handsomely produced. Dale punches Ruby and then punches several people who try to restrain him. Especially the whole 'getting a dead horse into the pool while drunk' part. Cooper is in a position to disable his rival without killing him during the films climax, but with Leahs blessing, he finishes the guy off, vigilante style. Leah's boss offers to give her a promotion if she spends the night with him while on a business trip. Hes just looking to get back on his feet. He became mentally unstable due to his fathers abuse, and trauma he was surrounded with as a child, and into adulthood, as his father was still around. . Cooper has a little bit of a bloody lip. One character briefly smokes a joint. At least 19 "f" words (3 used with "mother," 1 used sexually), 9 "s" words, 2 slang terms using male genitals ("c*ck" and "pecker"), 3 asses (all used with "hole"), 2 hells, 1 damn, 1 S.O.B., 10 uses of "Oh my God," 4 of "Oh God" and 1 use each of "For Christ's sakes," "G-damn," "God," "Jesus Christ," "My God," "Oh Jesus" and "Swear to God." During an altercation, Ruby pushes Leah backwards. The previous owner, Dale Massie, convinces Cooper to hire him to help with repairs. Read full review 40 Cooper and his family sneak onto and then into the estate before they put an offer on it (meaning they're trespassing). Cooper cuts off a poisonous snake's head (with brief and slightly bloody results). If you were able to make it through the film once, you most likely will have no interest in watching it again with the director talking. BLOOD/GORE Dale has a bad attitude toward Cooper and his family and sets out to harass and get them out of his former house. We see bloody water in the swimming pool and then see an underwater shot looking up from the bottom to reveal the silhouetted shape of a dead pony floating on the surface. With the locals becoming suspicious of them and Dale becoming increasingly unstable, Cooper and his family try to uncover the mystery regarding him and his former home before it's too late. As they begin to make it their own, a series of events begin to occur that makes them believe that the former inhabitants are not yet gone. QUICK TAKE: MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE) RYAN WILSON plays her younger brother who somewhat becomes obsessed with a dark poem written by the boy who lived in the house before him. HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE There are a few deleted scenes, most of which deserved to be deleted. PLOT: "Cold Creek Manor," starring Sharon Stone and Dennis Quaid, is true to all the worn-out clichs as it depicts the tale of a family being terrorized by a madman. All Rights Reserved, The two then struggle and the intruder strikes Cooper and comments on the sound of a bone breaking. One character briefly smokes a joint. Dale comments on Leah saying that he could have "f*cked" her anytime he asked. We see a pool of blood on the floor next to a person. If you are going to edit a lot, then make yourself a user and login. Cooper Tilson, his wife Leah and their two children, Kristen and Jesse, move from New York to the country after purchasing a mansion. Cooper begins to wonder just what Dale is trying to hide, and makes a blood-chilling discovery on the property. However, don't go out of your way to check in . In all movies involving city people who move to the country, there is an unwritten rule that everybody down at the diner knows all about the history of the new property and the secrets of its former owners. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Diffuser Disney100, Bill Gowsell has loved all things Disney since his first family trip to Walt Disney World in 1984. The actors are talented, but they dont have much to work with. SUMMARY: In COLD CREEK MANOR, a family thinks they're getting away from New York City and entering a quiet haven in their new mansion in the boonies, but when the creepy former homeowner shows up and strange things start happening, the family must quickly figure out some long . We see bloody water in the swimming pool and then see an underwater shot looking up from the bottom to reveal the silhouetted shape of a dead pony floating on the surface. The daughter and wife were far too distraught to consider that but the cop should have realized that immediately. Meanwhile, the more Cooper digs into the history of Cold Creek Manor, the more frightened he becomes for his familys safety. Cold Creek Manor is a 2003 thriller film directed by Mike Figgis. Box office. A series of unusual incidents start to occur; Cooper is pursued by an unknown car, multiple venomous snakes are found in the property, and Kristen's horse is mysteriously killed, leading Cooper to suspect Dale. Director Mike Figgis (who in the past brought us Leaving Las Vegas and the brilliant film Timecode) really should have his camera taken away from him. [2] On Metacritic which assigns a weighted mean score the film has a score of 37 out of 100 based on 31 critics, indicating "generally negative reviews". CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). Curious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit? Leah wants to give Dale the benefit of the doubt when suspicions about him arise, and later apologizes to her husband for doubting his instincts. Leah tells Cooper that her boss asked her to sleep with him. Cooper contacts Sheriff Ferguson, unaware Dale has attacked and disabled her and she is unconscious in her office. I thought that was incredible and must mean that Cold Creek Manorwas on its way to box office success. Despite being a bit predictable, Cold Creek Manor is full of thrills and. DANA ESKELSON plays Ruby's sister, the local sheriff who drags her feet in taking action against Dale and uses some strong profanity. We then see a shot of them (through a window with blinds that obscure much of what we're seeing) having sex, with movement and related sounds. A babbling old man threatens to whip his son bloody. WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: R Dale says that he hasn't seen his kids since his wife left with them some time ago. PROFANITY He only stops when the sheriff aims her gun at him. Dale Massie is the main antagonist of the 2003 film Cold Creek Manor. To recap for people who havent seen Cold Creek Manor: Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone play Cooper and Leah Tilson, two New York parents who find themselves being swallowed up by the city and decide to take their family to a safer place. He only stops when the sheriff aims her gun at him. Produced by Touchstone Pictures / Red Mullet / Cold Creek Manor Productions. We see various poisonous snakes in various places through the house, including in Leah's bed, in construction plastic along the ceiling, under Jesse's bed and under the fridge where Cooper reaches, unaware what's there. Leah shows some cleavage in her swimsuit. JumpScenes Instead of finding a safer place, they buy Cold Creek Manor, an old beaten manor that they intend to turn into their dream home. Cooper throws some large roof tiles at the intruder, with one striking him on the head, bloodying him. It's the sort of movie that makes dumb guys like me feel smart. The husband was trying to get better cell reception, so he wasn't near the well when his wife was shoved in. Were they possibly thinking of doing maybe a revenge sequel? Cooper and Leah argue about their situation. Leah tells Cooper that her boss asked her to sleep with him. Cooper hears someone in his house, thinks he sees someone approaching on the other side of some hanging plastic, and punches that person (but it turns out to be Leah). We see a pool of blood on the floor next to a person. Dale's father refers to Dale's mother as a "whore." Cooper is convinced that Dale is responsible, acting out of spite. Veronica Guerin (Special Edition) Cate Blanchett. We briefly see Ruby kissing Dale while both lie on a bed, but he then sits up and nothing else happens. As Cooper Tilson attempts to protect his family from Massies psychotic ways, he also starts to piece together the mystery of Cold Creek Manors past well, actually its Dale Massies past, but Dale Massie isnt half as interesting a title as Cold Creek Manor. The Tilsons are a loving family that must work through normal conflicts, as well as unite to overcome extraordinary ones. It was hard to understand the motivations of the characters because the characters are paper thin. "Do you know what you're getting yourselves into?" Her husband, Cooper Tilson (Dennis Quaid), reminds her to reset the alarm clock to wake him up in time to get the kids to school and go to work. . Cold Creek Manor Woefully predictable imperiled-yuppie-family-under-siege suspenser. An extreme amount of suspenseful and ominous music plays in the film. FRIGHTENING SCENES He then tells Cooper that he should buy the next round for everyone there as a gesture of good will. His girlfriend, Ruby (JULIETTE LEWIS), tells Cooper to watch his back, but her sister, Sheriff Ferguson (DANA ESKELSON), doesn't initially seem able or willing to help. Those scenes and several others have varying levels of bloodiness, and may be unsettling, suspenseful or scary to some viewers, mostly younger ones and those with low tolerance levels for such material (others will have little or no such reaction to them). In fact, he is very dangerous, and the humble country life that Cooper hoped to bring to his family may very well be in jeopardy. Why did the husband leave his wife alone in the woods, at night. One then hits the third several times with a pick-like device, eventually causing the skylight to break and the third person to fall through it, another skylight and then hard to the floor below (where he's presumably dead). Jesse is nearly struck by a vehicle when he darts out into traffic. gtag('js', new Date()); Additionally, Dale is a leering pervert. Phrases: "Don't f*ck with him," "He'll rip your f*cking head off," "Shut the f*ck up," "Back the f*ck away," "Get the f*ck out of here," "You f*ck," "Oh sh*t," "You'll sh*t blood," "You little sh*thead," "You piece of sh*t," "You're full of sh*t," "You scared the sh*t out of me," "Corrupt spawn of your whoring mother," "Screwed up," "Where the hell /is he going/are you going to do about it?" I only wish this film had chosen a course similar to The River Wild, the PG-13 white-water rafting thriller that found Meryl Streep and David Strathairn desperately trying to save their family from a vicious Kevin Bacon. We see Jesse with a paintball rifle. We see an old drawing/picture of a man holding a knife to a child. Cooper isn't happy about that and leaves for a while. JULIETTE LEWIS plays his white trash girlfriend who has sex with him, uses strong profanity, is drunk, and briefly smokes. Dale is suspected of having murdered his own family in similar fashion. (R. 119 minutes. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Headscratchers/ColdCreekManor. Smoking Cold Creek Manor gets a 1 Reel rating. Of course preposterous things happen in all thrillers, but there must be at least a gesture in the direction of plausibility, or we lose patience. You can help Villains Wiki by expanding it. That movie isnt perfect by a long shot, but it throttled back where Cold Creek Manor goes overboard. The implication being that he hit the horse with the car. All Rights Reserved, Wanting to simplify their lives, the Tilsons decide to buy a recently repossessed mansion out in the country. Answer: That may have been the intention if the film had been successful, but as it lost money, any chance of a sequel became moot. A sudden sound might startle some viewers. The movie of course issues two small children to the Tilsons, so that their little screams can pipe up on cue, as when the beloved horse is found in the pool. He then tells Cooper that he should buy the next round for everyone there as a gesture of good will. He would not have been in a rush to get the kids to school, not had his son almost hit by a car, not decided to move out of the city, and not forced me to watch the two hour debacle that follows called Cold Creek Manor. After purchasing an abandoned manor and all of its contents through a bank foreclosure, the Tilson's begin to restore the grand home. We see bloody water in the swimming pool and then see an underwater shot looking up from the bottom to reveal the silhouetted shape of a dead pony floating on the surface. The film drags at times and the audience is almost guaranteed to be ahead of the film by the end of the first act, but Figgis tells us these are no-nos for the genre. . Its great to see an average husband and wifewith a little help from the kidsteaming up to thwart a home-wrecker. The former owner, Dale, offers to help them fix the place up, but resents Cooper's interest in his family history. Cold Creek Manor: Thriller. He had to drive up to the house, get out of the car, get the horse out of the stables, position it somewhere on the driveway, get back into the car, drive up to the horse and somehow hit it, and then drag the horse to the pool. SHARON STONE plays his wife, an executive who wants to get their family out of harm's way when things get too precarious. 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