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Intensity

Intensity

19976.93h 6m

Overview

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.

Directed by Yves Simoneau
Written by Stephen Tolkin, Dean R. Koontz
Produced by Preston Fischer
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Top Cast

John C. McGinley

John C. McGinley

Edgler Foreman Vess

Molly Parker

Molly Parker

Chyna Shepherd

Blu Mankuma

Blu Mankuma

Ethan Trevaine

Lori Triolo

Lori Triolo

Lori

Brent Stait

Brent Stait

Jim Woltz

Piper Laurie

Piper Laurie

Miriam Braynard

Deanna Milligan

Deanna Milligan

Laura Templeton

Kavan Smith

Kavan Smith

Jack Templeton

Alex Diakun

Alex Diakun

Mr. John Q. Citizen

Alf Humphreys

Alf Humphreys

George Jespersen (as Alfred E. Humphreys)

Themes & Keywords

murderserial killerchild kidnapping

About Intensity

Intensity is a horror, thriller, tv movie film released in 1997 exploring themes of murder, serial killer, child kidnapping. Directed by Yves Simoneau, it stars John C. McGinley, Molly Parker, Blu Mankuma. 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.

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