Intensity
- TV Movie
- 1997
- 3h 6m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
2.3K
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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.
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- 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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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I am generous with a 10 cos this one was made in the 90s n that too for tv but it doesn't look outdated n it is indeed an intense experience to come across such a solid thriller.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I am generous with a 10 cos this one was made in the 90s n that too for tv but it doesn't look outdated n it is indeed an intense experience to come across such a solid thriller.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.
From what i can gather this must have been a mini series for US tv and if so you would think it would be garbage...Wrong, this film is very good. It is a suspenseful film full of edge of the seat stuff. John MCGinley is superb as the head case murderer , he really makes the movie good. It is rather long, it could be cut by at least half an hour ( especially the sentemental last ten minutes) but apart from that i have seen a lot worse big budget movies of which this is not. 7 out of 10
Even though this is a low budget b-movie,it still is one of the best thrillers I have ever seen.And it absolutely lives up to it's name "intensity".It's about a psycho serial killer,played by John C. McGinley,which we also remember from the movies as "the rock". The serial killer in this movie is actually far worse than other serial killers from other movies,this one is a completely insane psycho mad man. The movie is completely breath-taking and I didn't relax for one minute when I watched it on tv.It is a mini series in two parts and therefor quit long.Almost 4 hours I think and that is a long time with intensity.
I recommend this movie to everyone that likes a good thriller and I guarantee that after watching the first 5 minutes you have to watch the whole movie.
Intensity is really one of the most terrifying movies you will ever see.
I recommend this movie to everyone that likes a good thriller and I guarantee that after watching the first 5 minutes you have to watch the whole movie.
Intensity is really one of the most terrifying movies you will ever see.
A troubled young woman agrees to stay with a girlfriend at the girlfriend's parents' home in a remote location. A maniac breaks into the house and kills the girlfriend and her parents. The troubled young woman escapes from the house but finds a captive girl in the killer's van. She decides to do something about it, and this leads to a confrontation between the woman and killer. Sound vaguely familiar? It should. A few years later, the basic plot was reworked for the French fright flick, HIGH INTENSITY. John C. McGinley is the deranged killer, and he's quite persuasive as a homicidal maniac. The rest of the cast is pretty much unknown, as this was shot on the cheap in Canada for TV consumption. It is intense, indeed, and I would not recommend it for anyone under the age of 14 or thereabouts.
I saw 'Intensity'on TV. Of course it was cut to ribbons*.That is, if the IMDb run time of 186 minutes is correct.(*Why do they insist on doing that?) It was still excellent. Molly Parker, one of the most adventurous actresses working today, was terrific. John C. McGinley usually an actor who does a fine job in a lesser part, was mesmerising. Suspense builds up all the way. I went out and got the book, great read that made me realise what a good job the screenwriters had done. Wanted to buy the full length movie, according to IMDb it's unavailable!! This is a great movie, only made in 1997, so where is it? Somebody put the uncut version on DVD, PLEASE!!
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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.
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[repeated line]
Chyna Shepherd: Chyna Shepherd, untouched and still alive.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Cabin by the Lake (2000)
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