Cold Creek Manor

Theatrical Release Date: 2003 09 19 (USA)

UPC: 786936226393

Studio: Walt Disney Video

MPAA Rating: R   Contains:[Violence, Profanity, Sexual Situations]

Summary: New Yorkers get a crash course in the more dangerous aspects of moving to the country and buying a "handyman's special" in this thriller from award-winning director Mike Figgis. Cooper and Leah Tilson (Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone) are a wealthy couple who have grown tired of the high stress of life in New York City and are looking to move to someplace with more breathing room. Upstate, they find a mansion in the village of Cold Creek which has fallen into disrepair after it was repossessed. Convinced the house has great possibilities, The Tilsons buy it, and with a little hard work Cooper, Leah, and their two children are soon living in their dream home. Unknown to The Tilsons, the house used to belong to a lifelong Cold Creek resident named Dale Massie (Stephen Dorff), a ne'er-do-well who ended up behind bars. After he's released from prison, Massie makes it clear to the new owners that he wants his home back, and before long Cooper and Leah begin learning the disturbing truth about the history of the mansion -- and that many Cold Creek residents don't take kindly to new arrivals. Cold Creek Manor also stars Juliette Lewis and Christopher Plummer. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Category: Thriller

Features: ccBonus alternate ending
Deleted scenes
"Rules of the Genre" featurette
"Cooper's Documentary"
Audio commentary with director Mike Figgis
Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound
Widescreen (1.85:1) enhanced for 16 x 9 televisions
French-language track
Spanish subtitles

Cold Creek Manor

Format: DVD

Release Date: 03/02/2004

Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Theatre Wide-Screen

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 119 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French

Subtitles: Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Side #1 --
1. New York/Opening Credits [10:59]
2. Trespassing [9:34]
3. Surprise! [11:52]
4. "He's a Creep" [10:55]
5. Mr. Massie [11:11]
6. Fired [12:14]
7. Night Chase [8:00]
8. Trouble [3:27]
9. Circumstantial [7:09]
10. "I Know Where It Is" [8:35]
11. Last Stand [9:44]
12. End Credits [9:55]

Brian J. Dillard

Somewhere in this high-concept muddle of class warfare, yuppie angst and aborted infidelity lurks a fun little gothic chiller. Juliette Lewis and Stephen Dorff provide pitch-perfect trashy victim/villains, while Sharon Stone and Dennis Quaid hit all the right notes as an upper middle-class couple seeking some respite from go-go New York. The problem with Cold Creek Manor, then, is that instead of relegating all of its cultural baggage to the background, it brings it forward and, eventually, over the top. It's a romantic drama masquerading as a horror story rather than the other way around. How else to explain the generally limp haunted-house set-pieces and the focus on run-of-the-mill relationship angst? If screenwriter Richard Jefferies and director Mike Figgis trusted more in the conventions of psychological horror and focused on executing them with understated flair, this could have been an edge-of-your-seat delight. As filmed, though, Cold Creek Manor is more like warmed-over One Night Stand, all clever contrivances and pat resolution. ~ Brian J. Dillard, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Mike Figgis  Director 
Mike Figgis  Composer (Music Score) 
Mike Figgis  Producer 
Annie Stewart  Producer 
Lata Ryan  Executive Producer 
Richard Jefferies  Executive Producer 
Richard Jefferies  Screenwriter 
Dennis Quaid  Actor 
Sharon Stone  Actor 
Stephen Dorff  Actor 
Juliette Lewis  Actor 
Kristen Stewart  Actor 
Ryan Wilson  Actor 
Dana Eskelson  Actor 
Christopher Plummer  Actor 

Country: USA