Intensity
- TV Movie
- 1997
- 3h 6m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
2.2K
YOUR RATING
A woman spending Thanksgiving at the home of her friend's family in the rural Pacific Northwest finds herself in the clutches of a disturbed serial killer.A woman spending Thanksgiving at the home of her friend's family in the rural Pacific Northwest finds herself in the clutches of a disturbed serial killer.A woman spending Thanksgiving at the home of her friend's family in the rural Pacific Northwest finds herself in the clutches of a disturbed serial killer.
- Awards
- 3 nominations total
Babs Chula
- Mrs. John Q. Citizen
- (as Babz Chula)
Alf Humphreys
- George Jespersen
- (as Alfred E. Humphreys)
BJ Harrison
- Carmen Trevaine
- (as B.J. Harrison)
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- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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- TriviaThough not explained in the movie, the novel goes into further depths about Vess and his background, namely that as a young child, he developed sociopathic and sadistic tendencies and began torturing and killing animals. When he was nine, Vess' parents caught on to his violence and attempted to seek help for him. In response, he set fire to their home, killing them both. The fire was ruled an accident and Vess was assumed to be a traumatized survivor.
Vess was then placed in the custody of his grandmother, where he stayed for two years before stabbing her to death in a fit of anger. After this, he was placed in a youth home for just over a year before his record was expunged and he was adopted out to another family, who had no knowledge of his crimes. Vess lived with this family until he was twenty, at which point he killed them in another arson fire for their inheritance.
- GoofsWhen Chyna throws herself down the stairs to break the chair she's chained to, you can see both of her hands come free as she's falling. But when she lands at the bottom of the staircase they are connected again.
- Quotes
[repeated line]
Chyna Shepherd: Chyna Shepherd, untouched and still alive.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Cabin by the Lake (2000)
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This miniseries was on my radar for a long time.
Haven't read Dean Koontz's book but this is amazing stuff.
I am generous with a 10 cos this one was made in the 90s n that too for tv but it doesn't look outdated n it is indeed an intense experience to come across such a solid thriller.
The best part is the suspense n tension which is maintained throughout.
John C. McGinley as Edgler Vess, the brutal serial killer, who owns a massive property in the middle of nowhere n his palatial house mostly made up of wood n which consists of a home gym is epic.
Haven't read Dean Koontz's book but this is amazing stuff.
I am generous with a 10 cos this one was made in the 90s n that too for tv but it doesn't look outdated n it is indeed an intense experience to come across such a solid thriller.
The best part is the suspense n tension which is maintained throughout.
John C. McGinley as Edgler Vess, the brutal serial killer, who owns a massive property in the middle of nowhere n his palatial house mostly made up of wood n which consists of a home gym is epic.
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- May 9, 2022
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