The two are overheard having raucous sex, a loveless act barely obscured by a set of blinds. 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. He uses some profanity, drinks and drives, and becomes jealous of his wife. Ruby wears a midriff-revealing top. Dale Massie is not a villain in this movie, but an enabler, a character who doesn't want to kill but exists only to expedite the plot. They befriend local tavern owners Ray and Ellen Pinski and their daughter . Eskelsons rsum may not be as extensive as those of her co-stars, but thats sure to change. Once they realize that, they have several close calls with those snakes and more, including one that strikes out at Cooper and another that falls on his shoulder. Coopers quick trip to the corner store turns into an unscheduled drinking binge at the adjacent bar. NY 10036. 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?" Privacy Statement and Terms of Use and Disclaimer 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?" Extreme Cooper contacts Sheriff Ferguson, unaware Dale has attacked and disabled her and she is unconscious in her office. He added, "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". 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. You will receive a verification email shortly. Miscellaneous people drink beer. Cold Creek Manor's prime reason for being seems to be a set piece involving poisonous snakes, directed by Figgis with a drunken gusto the rest of the film could use, and as a comeback vehicle for Stone, who tries hard at motherly warmth, but can't quite wash the Catherine Tramell out of her hair. There was a problem. I had hoped this would be a mock up of the documentary Cooper Tilson was working on inside the movie. 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. When evil Dale Massie just stands there in the woods and doesn't push Cooper Tilson down the well, he stops being a killer and becomes an excuse for the movie to toy with us -- and it's always better when a thriller toys with the victims instead of the audience. Dale's father refers to Dale's mother as a "whore." The rat race in general. We briefly see Ruby kissing Dale while both lie on a bed, but he then sits up and nothing else happens. Cooper is convinced that Dale is responsible, acting out of spite. Instead of finding a safer place, they buy Cold Creek Manor, an old beaten manor that they intend to turn into their dream home. [8], Steve Persall of the St. Petersburg Times graded the film D and thought "all this bad acting and run-of-the-thrill dialogue might be entertaining if something would just happen besides a silly snake scare and a wan truck chase. At Bay Area theaters.) A family relocates from the city to a dilapidated house in the country that was once a grand estate. As haunted-house . Hes just looking to get back on his feet. CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO Dealing with bullies and/or the psychotic. 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". 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. After a chase, Dale corners Cooper and Leah atop the roof, and openly declares his intent to kill them and dump their bodies down the Devil's Throat like he did to his family. 2023's Most Anticipated Sequels, Prequels, and Spin-offs. PLOT: We see several shots of Dale, sweaty and shirtless with his jeans riding down to expose the top of his underwear. Hes an actor that brings so much passion and energy to the screen that despite all the failings of a movie, Quaid can make a character shine. Cooper has a little bit of a bloody lip. I was especially impressed with relative newcomer Dana Eskelson as the no-nonsense, tough-as-nails sheriff who gives the Tilsons someone to turn to amidst chaos. 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. Music(Scary/Tense) Dale belches after eating. (2003) (Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone) (R) But COLD CREEK MANOR is definitely not a horror film. SMOKING An intruder breaks through a door to get onto the roof. Unfortunately most of that content is mediocre and just acts as a reminder of how poor the movie really is. We see a photo of a teenager giving "the finger." Other than that, enjoy Villains Wiki!!! He's just looking to get back on his feet. We see the image of a somewhat decomposed and mummified face on a video playback. Dale smokes a number of times, while Ruby smokes once and various miscellaneous characters smoke in several scenes. 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. Also, the cast is solid. Blood/Gore He also suffocates his bedridden father. Basically its a featurette that makes a big deal out of something thats common sense and shouldnt have taken much artistic skill to pull off. Much of the thrills felt like padding to please the genre expectations demanded for this mainstream B-movie. 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. The intruder then tries to hit Cooper who blocks those attacks with a ladder. So well stick with him remaining drunk, which might not have been a bad idea in order to make it through the filming. We see the image of a somewhat decomposed and mummified face on a video playback. Wanting to escape city life for the countryside, New Yorkers Cooper Tilson (Quaid), his wife Leah (Stone) and their two children move into a dilapidated old mansion still filled with the possessions of the previous family. Leah tells Cooper that her boss asked her to sleep with him. 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". After purchasing an abandoned manor and all of its contents through a bank foreclosure, the Tilson's begin to restore the grand home. A truck, presumably driven by Dale, chases after Cooper in his truck at night, through the woods and after both have been drinking. Cooper secretly tapes Dale's father in a nursing home (to use in a documentary). Cooper's phone line suddenly goes dead. Finally the film has a commentary track with the director. The noise. No one in this movie has a shred of common sense. In fact, I suggest you dont watch it with his commentary track since he inadvertantly points out a lot of the mistakes Ive pointed out above. The former owner, Dale, offers to help them fix the place up, but resents Cooper's interest in his family history. Quaid starred in a similar film in 2019 called. For violence, language and some sexuality. 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. Synopsis. He uses some profanity. A Blu-ray edition was released September 4, 2012.[11]. Moderate 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. Cooper ends up hitting a deer during that. Biography He grew up in Cold Creek Manor, with an abusive dad. Cooper isn't happy about that and leaves for a while. We see an old drawing/picture of a man holding a knife to a child. The other featurette, The Rules of the Game is where Mike Figgis proves he is completely unable to work in the Thriller genre. 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. 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. Leah tells Cooper that her boss asked her to sleep with him. Music(Inappropriate) The restoration project derails when Dale Massie, played . The previous owner, Dale Massie, convinces Cooper to hire him to help with repairs. Coopers Documentary looked promising. The assailant falls several stories to his death. 1996-2022 Screen It, Inc. TVTropes is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. The Tilsons find themselves trapped in the house as Dale cuts the electricity. A few of them might have helped the movie a little more, such as in transitioning two confusing scenes and letting Dennis Quaids character get the upper hand for a moment. Cooper (DENNIS QUAID) and Leah Tilson (SHARON STONE) have decided to give up the city life of New York for the countryside of Bellingham. Thats a shame because the Tilson familys priorities, character and interactions are pretty positive. He uses some profanity, drinks and drives, and becomes jealous of his wife. asks a helpful local. As they begin renovations, they discover their new home harbors a secret and may not be completely free of its former inhabitant. However, dont go out of your way to check in at Cold Creek Manor. The couple who own the local diner extend a warm welcome to their new neighbors. Ruby tells her sister, the sheriff, that she fell (instead of admitting that Dale punched her). Dale has a bad attitude toward Cooper and his family and sets out to harass and get them out of his former house. The actors are talented, but they dont have much to work with. MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE) What? Apparently, Christopher Plummer only spent two days on set filming. It's presumed it was hit by a car, had its head bludgeoned (as happened to Dale's family) or had its throat slit. As Cooper sorts through the mess in the house, he comes across many old documents and photographs, and decides to record the history of the building on film. 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". Dale comments on Leah saying that he could have "f*cked" her anytime he asked. Which is illogical once you start thinking about it. Please refresh the page and try again. Cooper and his family sneak onto and then into the estate before they put an offer on it (meaning they're trespassing). 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? Leah Tilson (Sharon Stone) is a working mom who we're told spends about 90% of the time working, and 10% of the time being a mom. 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. Dale's wife and children's remains are recovered and then entombed in the family graveyard at Cold Creek Manor, as are his own. 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. Leah and Cooper have a 13-year-old daughter named Kristen (Kristen Stewart) and a 12-year-old son named Jesse (Ryan Wilson). They then try to get away from the intruder through the dark house. ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE The audience has to undergo an extended scene in which Cooper is not pushed down the well, in order for everyone to hurry back to the house, climb up to the roof, fall off, etc. Cinemablend is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Cooper races to look for him and finds him sitting on the street right in front of a stopped vehicle. He uses some profanity. None. Cold Creek Manor Woefully predictable imperiled-yuppie-family-under-siege suspenser. She uses some profanity and states that she agreed to sleep with her boss to get a promotion (but that never happened). Starring: Dennis Quaid, Christopher Plummer, Sharon Stone, Kristen Stewart, Juliette Lewis, Stephen Dorff, Dana Eskelson, Ryan Wilson. 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