After Jesse is almost killed in an automobile accident, Cooper decides it is time to get out of the city. 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. New York, Cold Creek Manor: Thriller. It's presumed it was hit by a car, had its head bludgeoned (as happened to Dale's family) or had its throat slit. It's the sort of movie that makes dumb guys like me feel smart. They get back to the house where Dale has torched Leah's car. 21 offers from $7.49. Instead of finding a safer place, they buy Cold Creek Manor, an old beaten manor that they intend to turn into their dream home. A babbling old man threatens to whip his son bloody. We are shown a new weapon, so something must happen with that weapon and it does. We see some small photos of a teenager showing her bare breasts. The Tilsons hesitantly agree, but soon find things going downhill from there as Ray slowly start to show his true colors. But answer me this. Cooper Tilson, his wife Leah and their two children, Kristen and Jesse, move from New York to the country after purchasing a mansion. 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. DANA ESKELSON plays Ruby's sister, the local sheriff who drags her feet in taking action against Dale and uses some strong profanity. When it looks as if he has done a terrible thing, Cooper appeals to his daughter to trust in his innocence, which she does. 4.6 out of 5 stars. Moving into a new home. 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. We see some small photos of a teenager showing her bare breasts. 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. 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. Cooper decapitates a snake. Website: www.disney.com. 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. 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. You can unsubscribe at any time. 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. A person pushes Leah down into a deep hole in the ground (she's okay). We see a pool of blood on the floor next to a person. Instead of following some sort of plot from point A to B to C to D, for reasons unknown we jump from A to C leaving B out of the film and leaving the audience clueless as to what some characters are talking about, or why character relationships have changed. He dumped them down into "The Devil's Throat," which is a well in the woods. There are implied consequences to drunkenness when Cooper hits something with his car and his family doubts his ability to recall exactly what happened. Cooper races to look for him and finds him sitting on the street right in front of a stopped vehicle. 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. This is Thesecret1070. I don't think someone could fly out from NYC and come help him within that timeframe. Dale punches Ruby and then punches several people who try to restrain him. 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?" He needs to get the Manor back for his father and his own mental sake, and he will do just about anything to do so. 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. We see the point of view of someone approaching Cooper. Burbank, CA 91521. The Tilsons hesitantly agree, but soon find things going downhill from there as Ray slowly start to show his true colors. Violence consists of several deaths (from smothering, a fall and unknown means), while attempts on others' lives also occurs. For violence, language and some sexuality. 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. We see a rear view of Leah in her small panties as she gets out of bed. If I were Cooper Tilson, never would I befriend Dale. Dale says that he hasn't seen his kids since his wife left with them some time ago. 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). 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. Miscellaneous people drink in a bar where the owner offers to buy Cooper a drink. We see a photo of a teenager giving "the finger.". Cooper Tilson and his family decide to relocate from the big city to a small town away from the hustle and bustle of the metropolis existence. 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. While being drunk. 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. The locals act as a kind of Greek chorus, living permanently at the diner and prepared on a moment's notice to issue portentous warnings or gratuitous insults. SHARON STONE plays his wife, an executive who wants to get their family out of harm's way when things get too precarious. After purchasing an abandoned manor and all of its contents through a bank foreclosure, the Tilson's begin to restore the grand home. Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available from thestaff@tvtropes.org. Cold Creek Manor Woefully predictable imperiled-yuppie-family-under-siege suspenser. The film stars Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff and Juliette Lewis.. Cooper isn't happy about that and leaves for a while. (R. 119 minutes. 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. Design and text 1996 - 2023 Jon Sandys. PLOT: In fact, it's not even very good. Bonus features include commentary with director Mike Figgis; deleted scenes and an alternate ending; Rules of the Game, in which Figgis discusses the components of a psychological thriller; and Cooper's Documentary, in which he discusses the process of making the film within the film. Moderate "Creep," "Shut up," "You little bastard," "Whore," "Piss for brains," "Bitch," "Go lay an egg," "Pissing me off," "Pissed me off" and "Nuts" (crazy). Dale puts his hand between Ruby's thighs as she stands in the doorway of her camper. Moderate Leah's boss offers to give her a promotion if she spends the night with him while on a business trip. 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). He has Polaroids of his topless, pubescent stepdaughter (glimpsed several times by moviegoers). It's implied that Cooper realizes what happened with Dale's family immediately after his own family left, and Dale attacked within the following 12 hours. Dale Massie is the main antagonist of the 2003 film Cold Creek Manor. Sheriff Ferguson is dedicated to keeping the peace, and becomes a refuge for the Tilsons when Dale turns the rest of the town against them. 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. We see a photo of a teenager giving "the finger." Its almost like the script purposely makes the audience want to dislike Leah, so they muted Stone from being able to make her presence known in the film. Separate from membership, this is to get updates about mistakes in recent releases. Leah tells Cooper that her boss asked her to sleep with him. A Blu-ray edition was released September 4, 2012.[11]. I just hope its the kind of movie families will actually be able to watch. Addresses are not passed on to any third party, and are used solely for direct communication from this site. It looks like the previous occupants bugged out in a big hurry, too, as they left everything behind, including personal. Other than that, enjoy Villains Wiki!!! Jesse makes a comment about a parental moment being "Miller Time." Rewatching this film has only confirmed what I have felt since that first viewing at the theatre. Cooper ends up hitting a deer during that. 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. During an altercation, Ruby pushes Leah backwards. Dale Massie is the killer. [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". Rated R Were they possibly thinking of doing maybe a revenge sequel? The restoration project derails when Dale Massie, played . MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE) The intruder then tries to hit Cooper who blocks those attacks with a ladder. Thats a shame because the Tilson familys priorities, character and interactions are pretty positive. When Leah gets thrown into a deep hole, Cooper ignores his own safety and is single-minded about pulling her out. "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. Wanting to simplify their lives, the Tilsons decide to buy a recently repossessed mansion out in the country. He's just looking to get back on his feet. So he fires him. 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? gtag('js', new Date()); He hits a deer with his car. Once Dale enters the pictureand notices Cooper working on a documentary about the history of his new homestrange things start to happen. This only makes things worse, though the Tilsons cant provide the local sheriff with enough hard evidence to prove anything. You will receive a verification email shortly. the only things haunting this movie are cliches". Miscellaneous people have beer in a restaurant. In one scene, a persons bludgeoned body twitches in a pool of blood (viewers are spared the homicidal act itself). Cooper drives home while a bit intoxicated shortly after drinking many shots of liquor. 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. Ruby, who appears to be drunk, then joins him and orders several rounds of shots for the two of them. Hi. 1996-2022 Screen It, Inc. 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). 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. We see Kristen in a bikini. When Juliet Luis is cleaning the windshield in the beginning of the movie, she moves to the passenger side and wets the window. A truck, presumably driven by Dale, chases after Cooper in his truck at night, through the woods and after both have been drinking. As the stakes rise, Cooper insists that the rest of the family return to the city for their own safety. 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. He also calls a nurse, "You little bitch.". Were they possibly thinking of doing maybe a revenge sequel? 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. 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. Veronica Guerin (Special Edition) Cate Blanchett. Theres an obscene gesture. (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). Various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes, while some smoke and/or drink, some to the point of intoxication (two drive while drunk). Dale then sits next to Cooper and similarly orders several shots of liquor, resulting in Cooper being a bit inebriated. Cooper and Leah argue about their situation. We see a pool of blood on the floor next to a person. Cinemablend is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. 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. 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. Also, the cast is solid. 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. The DVD for Cold Creek Manor gets a little higher marks for having some content to it. 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 had hoped this would be a mock up of the documentary Cooper Tilson was working on inside the movie. Also, what was exactly the train of thought for the family to believe the father killed the horse? Two people clothesline a third with a rope that they then use to tie him down to a skylight. "Creep," "Shut up," "You little bastard," "Whore," "Piss for brains," "Bitch," "Go lay an egg," "Pissing me off," "Pissed me off" and "Nuts" (crazy). A person pushes Leah down into a deep hole in the ground (she's okay). We later see that saying on a sign in a bar. PROFANITY 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. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). Think of the trouble it would be for one man, working alone, to kill a horse and dump it into a swimming pool. [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. The Tilsons are always leaving doors open even though they know terrible dangers lurk outside, and they are agonizingly slow to realize that Dale Massie is not only the wrong person to rehab their house, but the wrong person to be in the same state with. Plot [ edit] He uses some profanity. 1 hr 58 min. Quaid starred in a similar film in 2019 called. There are a few deleted scenes, most of which deserved to be deleted. Kristen Stewart was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her performance in the film. 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. If you are bored and have nothing else to do, why not. gtag('config', 'G-6VYSQ581R3'); A documentary filmmaker, Cooper is intrigued by the history of the house, particularly since the foreclosure on it left all of its belongings - albeit in disarray - still there and ready for examination. They befriend local tavern owners Ray and Ellen Pinski and their daughter . 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. The screenplay by Richard Jefferies tells the story of a family terrorized by the former owner of the rural estate they bought in foreclosure. Miscellaneous people drink beer. In "Under the Tuscan Sun," another new movie, Diane Lane is able to find some cheerful Polish workers to rehab her Tuscan villa, but the Tilsons have the extraordinarily bad judgment to hire the former owner of the house, Dale Massie (Stephen Dorff), an ex-con with a missing family. 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