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:

ex con | death threat | police | gun held to head | husband wife relationship | 

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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 [Spain] UOL [Brazil]

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

Christopher Plummer only spent two days on the set. He was shooting one day, each with Dennis Quaid and Stephen Dorff.

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Goofs

When the Tilson family is moving in the house, as the camera follows them inside the house you can see the shadow of the mic following as well.

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Quotes

Jesse Tilson: Hammerhead will bash your skull and send you to devils throat!

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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

The Cardinal Sin of movies

Cold Creek Manor 2003

Ugh.

Slow paced, slow witted. Poorly written. The most interesting character was the bad guy (Stephen Dorff) and he was as cookie-cutter as the rest.

What happened to Dennis Quaid? I'll tell you. He recognized early on that this movie was a dud. His performance throughout ranges from sleepwalking to hysterical over-acting.

Sharon Stone has an excuse. She's not often accused of being a good actress or choosing good movies (though The Quick and the Dead is one of my all time favorites).

It's not that the story has plot-holes. It probably does but the fact that it's so mind-numbingly boring makes that irrelevant.

And that's really the Cardinal Sin of a movie, no? A movie can be bad, yet entertaining (Plan 9 From Outer Space). A movie can be offensive to the point you don't want to watch it, but still well done. A movie can be insulting in it's blatant propaganda, but still maintain interest and create discussion.

This movie is just boring.