Cold Creek Manor (2003)

A family relocates from the city to a dilapidated house in the country that was once a grand estate. As they begin to renovate the place they discover their new home harbors secrets, conceals a horrific past, and may not be free of the former inhabitants completely.

Director:

Mike Figgis

Writer:

Richard Jefferies

Stars:

Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dennis Quaid	...	Cooper Tilson
Sharon Stone	...	Leah Tilson
Stephen Dorff	...	Dale Massie
Juliette Lewis	...	Ruby
Kristen Stewart	...	Kristen Tilson
Ryan Wilson	...	Jesse Tilson
Dana Eskelson	...	Sheriff Ferguson
Christopher Plummer	...	Mr. Massie
Simon Reynolds	...	Ray Pinski
Kathleen Duborg	...	Ellen Pinski
Paula Brancati	...	Stephanie Pinski
Aidan Devine	...	Skip Linton
Wayne Robson	...	Stan Holland
Jordan Pettle	...	Declan
Ray Paisley	...	Dink

Storyline

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. 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...

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Plot Keywords:

children | mother daughter relationship | cemetery | three word title | phone outage | 

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Taglines:

The perfect house hides the perfect crime.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, language and some sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Terra [es] UOL [br]

Country:

USA Canada UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 2003 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Devil's Throat

Filming Locations:

Ayr, Ontario, Canada

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

£136,556 (UK) (30 January 2004)

Gross:

£136,556 (UK) (30 January 2004)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Touchstone Pictures, Red Mullet, Cold Creek Manor Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

118 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Although born in different years, both Kristen Stewart and her father figure in the movie, Dennis Quaid, were both born on April 9th.

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Goofs

The Jeep Grand Cherokee that is burning is an older model than the one the Tilsons drive at the beginning of the movie.

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Quotes

Mr. Massie: Give me another chocolate cherry.
Cooper Tilson: [sees that the box is empty] Uh... there aren't anymore.
Mr. Massie: [after a moment's beat] You little shit!

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Connections

Referenced in The Messengers (2007)

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Soundtracks

"American Boy"
Written by ShyBoy, Nubar, Jeeve, Sandy Brown
Performed by Hypnogaja & Sandy Brown
Courtesy of Access Denied Music
By Arrangement with PEN Music Group, Inc.

User Reviews

Excellent Thriller********

The naysayers must have seen a different film than I did. This is a scary movie. Stephen Dorff is excellent as the manical killer (You know it right off so this is no give away). Denis Quaid and Sharon are just fine as the Parents. This play on every fear you've ever had about moving to a strange country town. The Devil's Throat scene is nerve racking and the ending is very frightening. I think everyone today has become jaded and wants more and better monsters. Monsters who are people are always scarier...and this one delivers. The swimming pool will get you, too. Julliet Lewis is a strange character. I think she (and a lot of the town's people) knew about Dorff's character all along. They were too afraid to do anything about it.