It holds a 12% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 111 reviews, with an average rating of 3.8/10. He hits a deer with his car. Alcohol/Drugs Especially the whole 'getting a dead horse into the pool while drunk' part. We see the point of view of someone approaching Cooper. Documentary filmmaker Cooper Tilson (Dennis Quaid) and his professionally. GUNS/WEAPONS KRISTEN STEWART plays the Tilsons' moody teenage daughter who doesn't like Dale from the get-go. Cooper accidentally punches his wife in the face. [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. OUR WORD TO PARENTS: We see a photo of a teenager giving "the finger.". Wanting to simplify their lives, the Tilsons decide to buy a recently repossessed mansion out in the country. He only stops when the sheriff aims her gun at him. Or what? Dale shows up at the trailer of his trashy girlfriend, Ruby, and begins undressing her. There was a problem. 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. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). The Tilson's stay at Cold Creek Manor and Dale is buried in the family cemetery on the Manor's grounds. During an altercation, Ruby pushes Leah backwards. Dale punches Ruby and then punches several people who try to restrain 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. Not to mention that hitting an animal the size of a horse would cause far more damage to the vehicle than a broken headlight. IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR But answer me this. The pollution. Future US, Inc. Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street, Cooper drives home while a bit intoxicated shortly after drinking many shots of liquor. There are a few deleted scenes, most of which deserved to be deleted. You will receive a verification email shortly. Heres how it works. Music(Inappropriate) 153 offers from $1.51. Taking a break from his multiple-perspective digicam experiments, helmer Mike Figgis displays at best a half-hearted interest in delivering the commercial genre goods, while Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone fish in vain to find any angles to play in their dimension-free characters". A Blu-ray edition was released September 4, 2012.[11]. Cooper's phone line suddenly goes dead. 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. 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. No, but everybody in the audience does. 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. DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE Parents, get practical information from a biblical worldview to help guide media decisions for your kids! Kristen is mad at her dad when she thinks he accidentally killed her pony. Musical stingers hit moments where nothing happens on screen, presumably to build tension, but instead creating an almost laughable effect. Website: www.disney.com. 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. In Cold Creek Manor, documentary filmmaker Cooper Tilson (Dennis Quaid) and his corporate-bigwig wife, Leah (Sharon Stone), relocate their family from New York City to a dilapidated country estate previously owned by an ex-con, Dale (Stephen Dorff), with killer obliques.Sound familiar? A photo shows a bare-breasted young woman while an older woman is seen in her panties. The house that the Tilsons move into is a real location in Cambridge, Ontario. The next shot she is talking to Sharon Stone and the windshield is dry. The Tilsons find themselves trapped in the house as Dale cuts the electricity. Various clues, accompanied by portentous music, ominous winds, gathering clouds, etc., lead to the possibility that clues to Dale's crimes can be found at the bottom of an old well, and we are not disappointed in our expectation that Stone will sooner or later find herself at the bottom of that well. [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. When the girlfriend is at Dale Massey's grave at end of movie, it seems like it showed her angry face and then cut away to the credits. At Bay Area theaters.) Cooper cuts off a poisonous snake's head (with brief and slightly bloody results). KRISTEN STEWART plays the Tilsons' moody teenage daughter who doesn't like Dale from the get-go. Dale comments on Leah saying that he could have "f*cked" her anytime he asked. Dale Massie is the killer. A horse is killed and dumped in the family swimming pool. Miscellaneous people drink beer. The trailer looked interesting, and I was always game for a Dennis Quaid movie. He only stops when the sheriff aims her gun at him. . We see a rear view of Leah in her small panties as she gets out of bed. The script grafts from every possible thriller most of which had pilfered their predecessors and loads on implausibilities until we wonder why the actors play it seriously". A man smothers another man in a nursing home. Cooper drives home while a bit intoxicated shortly after drinking many shots of liquor. "Cold Creek Manor" was directed by Mike Figgis, a superb director of drama ("Leaving Las Vegas"), digital experimentation ("Timecode"), adaptations of the classics ("Miss Julie") and atmospheric film noir ("Stormy Monday"). A truck, presumably driven by Dale, chases after Cooper in his truck at night, through the woods and after both have been drinking. 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 . Despite being a bit predictable, Cold Creek Manor is full of thrills and. Starring: Dennis Quaid, Christopher Plummer, Sharon Stone, Kristen Stewart, Juliette Lewis, Stephen Dorff, Dana Eskelson, Ryan Wilson. Also, the cast is solid. Coopers Documentary looked promising. People describe a brutal method of killing sheep by using modified tools to inflict a sharp blow to the base of the skull that penetrates the brain. To end this month of fear and fright, a look back at Touchstone Pictures Cold Creek Manor. When the movie was released, it opened in the fifth spot with a weekend take of just over $8 million dollars. The noise. . TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT 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. Kristen finds a piece of wood with the word "evil" on it and is then surprised by her brother. It looks like the previous occupants bugged out in a big hurry, too, as they left everything behind, including personal. Cooper secretly tapes Dale's father in a nursing home (to use in a documentary). Here's a brief summary of the content found in this R-rated thriller. Dale says that he hasn't seen his kids since his wife left with them some time ago. The film was shot on location in Cambridge, Kitchener, Ayr, Brougham and Toronto, Ontario. The movie received negative reviews from critics. Meanwhile, the more Cooper digs into the history of Cold Creek Manor, the more frightened he becomes for his familys safety. Privacy Statement and Terms of Use and Disclaimer http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Headscratchers/ColdCreekManor. You can help Villains Wiki by expanding it. Moderate Ruby tells her sister, the sheriff, that she fell (instead of admitting that Dale punched her). We briefly see Ruby kissing Dale while both lie on a bed, but he then sits up and nothing else happens. We see the point of view of someone approaching Cooper. Extreme As the stakes rise, Cooper insists that the rest of the family return to the city for their own safety. A family moves from New York into an old mansion in the countryside, still filled with the previous owner's things. Sex/Nudity We see some small photos of a teenager showing her bare breasts. Blood/Gore Veronica Guerin (Special Edition) Cate Blanchett. He was protrayed by Stephen Dorff, who also portrayed Deacon Frost in Blade . Especially the whole 'getting a dead horse into the pool while drunk' part. HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 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?" 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. We see a pool of blood on the floor next to a person. Cooper shatters the skylight, sending Dale to his death. Cooper agrees and we then see him and others drinking. 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. He said the film "belongs to the Cape Fear tradition of thrillers in which the mettle of a civilized family man is tested in a life-or-death struggle with crude macho evil". Its a real fixer-upper with a dark past. Dale goes to Devils Throat and punctures Cooper's truck tires. Where the hell did the killer go after pushing the wife down the well? You can unsubscribe at any time. Dale then sits next to Cooper and similarly orders several shots of liquor, resulting in Cooper being a bit inebriated. In classic Hollywood ending style the Tilson's defeated him and eventually killed him but like I said the final battle scene was too quick and short for me. Afraid for his family's safety, Cooper sends them back to stay in the city while he attempts to gather more evidence to incriminate Dale. Cooper Tilson, his wife Leah and their two children, Kristen and Jesse, move from New York to the country after purchasing a mansion. Plot [ edit] To top it off, Dennis Quaids character gets drunk about halfway through the movie and Quaid himself seems to stay that way through the rest of the film. New York, An intruder breaks through a door to get onto the roof. 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. DENNIS QUAID plays a documentary filmmaker who becomes somewhat obsessed with discovering the secret behind the manor and its former inhabitants. After Cooper asks what she did, she says she said yes, but that an emergency phone call prevented that from happening. Cooper agrees and we then see him and others drinking. We see Jesse with a paintball rifle. Cold Creek Manor. When we finally saw the film a week later, I left the theatre disappointed. All of this is eventually because the film never gives any solid idea of the passage of time. Leah hears her kids screaming near the pool and races there to discover a snake in it (that Dale has captured and it isn't poisonous). Cooper throws some large roof tiles at the intruder, with one striking him on the head, bloodying him. the only things haunting this movie are cliches". [5], Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times rated the film 1 stars and called it "an anthology of cliches" and "a thriller that thrills us only if we abandon all common sense". Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. I just hope its the kind of movie families will actually be able to watch. Cooper cuts off a poisonous snake's head (with brief and slightly bloody results). Question: When the girlfriend is at Dale Massey's grave at end of movie, it seems like it showed her angry face and then cut away to the credits. The intruder then tries to hit Cooper who blocks those attacks with a ladder. 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?" Dale lights up a joint. Suspense/Thriller: A filmmaker tries to uncover the mystery behind an old manor and its past owners after he and his family move into it. Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content. The actors are talented, but they dont have much to work with. One character briefly smokes a joint. Eskelsons rsum may not be as extensive as those of her co-stars, but thats sure to change. So, how exactly did the horse die? Cooper races to look for him and finds him sitting on the street right in front of a stopped vehicle. The movie starts out in the city with the stereotypical hustle and bustle lifestyle that drives everyone into the country. An extreme amount of suspenseful and ominous music plays in the film. Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content. CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO Heavy Cooper also witnesses Dale strike his girlfriend Ruby in a crowded bar. This house is going to need a lot of work. One day the former owner shows up and makes himself at home. Leah's boss offers to give her a promotion if she spends the night with him while on a business trip. Cooper contacts Sheriff Ferguson, unaware Dale has attacked and disabled her and she is unconscious in her office. Tense FamilyScenes 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. Various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes, while some smoke and/or drink, some to the point of intoxication (two drive while drunk). IIRC the family believes it's the father precisely because his headlights/front of the car is smashed. For Violence, Language and Some Sexuality, The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic, The Mandalorian Tries to Find Its Place in Third Season, The Unloved, Part 111: Devil in a Blue Dress, Female Filmmakers in Focus: Cauleen Smith on Drylongso, True Lies Fails to Capture the Charm of the James Cameron Original. Instead of finding a safer place, they buy Cold Creek Manor, an old beaten manor that they intend to turn into their dream home. gtag('js', new Date()); He dumped them down into "The Devil's Throat," which is a well in the woods. He grew up in Cold Creek Manor, with an abusive dad. He uses some profanity. If you want to see a good Thriller, avoid Cold Creek Manor and go find a copy of Pacific Heights. Dale goes after Cooper and Leah, and Cooper kills Dale by shattering the skylight on the roof of the house and Dale falls to his death. Cooper throws some large roof tiles at the intruder, with one striking him on the head, bloodying him. 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