Cold Creek Manor Movie Review 2003

How is it that Michael Douglas isn't involved with this? This is just the kind of yuppie nightmare thriller for which he was the go-to guy for much of the 1980s and '90s. Quaid does an admirable job filling his shoes, however, as an NYC-based documentary filmmaker who, along with his business hotshot wife (Stone), decides to chuck the rat race of the city for a nice, quiet life in the country. Oops. They buy a big, creepy house "for a steal" and find it comes with some secrets, and a redneck caretaker (Dorff) who strangely attracts the missus, but creeps out the kids, especially daughter Kristen. Not much new is brought to the genre, but it has some truly creepy moments, and Figgis ads some much-needed subtle satire. Top-notch cast helps, as well.

Distribution

Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 500 S. Buena Vista St., Burbank, CA 91521-1120, Toll-free: 800-723-4763, URL: http://www.bvhe.com

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 118 minutes.
Originally from United States.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Creepy Houses, Ex-Cons, Psychotics/Sociopaths, Family Ties, Yuppie Nightmares, Handyman Specials

Screenplay

Richard Jefferies

Cast

Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff, Juliette Lewis, Kristen Stewart, Christopher Plummer, Ryan Wilson, Dana Eskelson

Cinematography

Declan Quinn

Director

Mike Figgis

Music

Mike Figgis

Other

Pawel Wdowczak, Dylan Tichenor, Nancy Pankiw, Marie-Sylvie Deveau, Les(lie) Dilley

Producer

Mike Figgis, Annie Stewart, Red Mullet Productions, Touchstone Pictures