Intensity (TV 1997)

Chyna Shepherd is a twenty-six-year-old psychology student who survived an extremely troubled past. While visiting Laura Templeton's house, a farm in the Napa Valley. A serial killer named ... See full summary »

Director:

Yves Simoneau

Writers:

Dean R. Koontz (novel), Stephen Tolkin (teleplay)

Stars:

John C. McGinley, Molly Parker, Blu Mankuma

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
John C. McGinley	...	Edgler Foreman Vess
Molly Parker	...	Chyna Shepherd
Blu Mankuma	...	Ethan Trevaine
Lori Ann Triolo	...	Lori (as Lori Triolo)
Brent Stait	...	Jim Woltz
Katie Stuart	...	Young Chyna Shepherd
Deanna Milligan	...	Laura Templeton
Kavan Smith	...	Jack Templeton
Piper Laurie	...	Miriam Braynard
Tori Paul	...	Ariel Delane
Alex Diakun	...	Mr. John Q. Citizen
Babs Chula	...	Mrs. John Q. Citizen (as Babz Chula)
Alf Humphreys	...	George Jespersen (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
Edmond Kato Wong	...	Tom
Meredith Bain Woodward	...	Sarah Templeton

Storyline

Chyna Shepherd is a twenty-six-year-old psychology student who survived an extremely troubled past. While visiting Laura Templeton's house, a farm in the Napa Valley. A serial killer named Edgler Foreman Vess breaks into the house, killing Laura and her parents. Chyna survives, but she learns of Vess's captive: a girl, just as innocent as Chyna, trapped in Vess's home far from the Napa Valley. Chyna feels a great sense of responsibility for this girl, and she travels deeper into her nightmare.

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Plot Keywords:

house | serial killer | captive | shotgun | dog | 

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 August 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Dean Koontz's Intensity

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandalay Entertainment, Columbia TriStar Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

186 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Chyna escapes from the house and is running to the motor home, they show the blue car in the garage that the villain had left in when he went to work.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Chyna Shepherd: Chyna Shepherd, untouched and still alive.

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Connections

Referenced in Cabin by the Lake (2000)

User Reviews

Extraordinarily Intense...

This film may give assumption that it's a corny thriller but people thinking this would be easily mistaken!. This film is INTENSE!!!!. I know thrillers that capture you for the most part of action scenes, but this film captures you throughout the entire ordeal. And it is an ordeal. Even the ordeals each character experiences... it's suspenseful, extremely thrilling, 110% capturing, and when it comes down to it... just INTENSE. It fit's it's name to a T.

Not ever have I seen a thriller that is a TV movie ever be so intense. This is a trillion times worse than your American Psycho... this murderer is a mass slaughterer with the most insanity I've ever seen a human have in a thriller film. You sometimes wonder if this person is human. A glazed insane gloom look inside the eyes of this murderer is enough to make your hair stick up off of your arm. John does a BRILLIANT job!.

A brilliant thriller... check it out if you haven't already.