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 Loved this movie & want to but it ASAP!!!! I saw this movie on TNT and have been looking to buy ever since. It is scary, almost as intense as the Book which I could not put down. Screen version a little different but still fantastic!!!! I called my sisters to let them know this movie was on. We are all big Dean Koontz fans. If you have never read Dean Koontz this is a good book to start with. Molly Parker the actress who played Chyna Shepard draws you in with her vulnerability and strength. You cannot have a good thriller without a great villain. John McGinley is breathtaking as Edgler Vess! Completely captures your attention by creating an intense character in Edgler making him larger than life! The range of emotions you feel for Ariel, along with the extreme level of terror and then exhilaration is exquisite. This is a must see movie I must have this movie. Can you let me know where I can buy this? Thanks JBLAKELY-3

This movie was excellent, in my opinion. I am an avid reader of Dean Koontz and Stephen King novels and Intensity did a pretty good job of following the book. My only gripe about it is that I can't find it on DVD anywhere. I can't even find a videotape of it. I think that's because it was a made-for-TV-movie. Still, there have been many other made-for-TV-movies that have become available on DVD or video. Why not this one? I got my wife to start reading Dean Koontz some time ago. I promised her that when she got done reading the book that we would watch the movie. Unfortunately, I can't even find the movie on television anymore. This movie shows a really good example of an average person (Chyna Sheperd) overcoming her own fears with courage and a desire to make things right. Edglar Vess is just plain creepy and twisted!

This show is one of the few TV Mini-Series that I have yet to grow tired of watching (since I first saw it aired on Fox in 1997). It is beyond the typical slash & dash, "gore fest", but instead it centers on the psychological redemption of an abused innocent who finally receives her opportunity to fight back years later. Molly Parker was selected & courted for this role after her critically acclaimed role in "Kissed". It is her portrayal of the character Chyna Sheppard that makes this movie above the other "TV Movie of the Week". She is absolutely riveting in her performance, & whenever I am having a bad or perhaps sad day/week...I just replay this movie & it reminds me that "you are not alone". If you want a psychological thriller on the level of Silence of the Lambs, this is one for you. It very closely follows the Dean R. Koontz novel, with a slight twist at the end that helps keep it fresh for even those like myself who had read the book before seeing the mini-series (as there was a twist with the screen version of Silence of the Lambs that helped it remain "fresh" as the end neared). This TV mini-series has never been released on home video, but it is sometimes replayed on "The Mystery Channel" if your cable network carries it. Tune in. You will never be disappointed or alone.