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The Initiation of Sarah

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5.6/10 • 28

1978-02-061h 36m

HorrorTV Movie

She Was Born With Devastating Psychic Powers. And She's Forced To Unleash Them In A Shocking Finale!

Shy misfit Sarah Goodwin has a secret gift: the ability to control — and destroy — with her mind. When Sarah goes off to college with her more outgoing and popular sister, Patty, their plans to join the most prestigious sorority on campus are scuttled by snobby president, Jennifer Lawrence. Separated from her sister, Sarah is taken in by a rival, less popular sorority, whose mysterious house mother, Mrs. Hunter, is harboring a secret of her own: a scheme to harness Sarah's terrifying power for revenge. Betrayed by Patty, humiliated by Jennifer, it can only be a matter of time before Sorority Hell Week erupts in flame!

Directors
Robert Day
Editors
Anthony DiMarco

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  1. Kay Lenz

    Kay Lenz

    Sarah Goodwin

  2. Shelley Winters

    Shelley Winters

    Mrs. Erica Hunter

  3. Tony Bill

    Tony Bill

    Paul Yates

  4. Kathryn Grant

    Kathryn Grant

    Mrs. Goodwin

  5. Morgan Fairchild

    Morgan Fairchild

    Jennifer Lawrence

  6. Morgan Brittany

    Morgan Brittany

    Patty Goodwin

  7. Robert Hays

    Robert Hays

    Scott Rafferty

  8. Tisa Farrow

    Tisa Farrow

    Alberta 'Mouse'

  9. Elizabeth Stack

    Elizabeth Stack

    Laura O'Neil

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Wuchak

Mar 6, 2022

7/10

A Tale of Two Sororities with telekinesis and a dab of the occult Two loving sisters, one beautiful & popular and the other adopted & withdrawn (Morgan Brittany & Kay Lenz), start college in SoCal where the former is accepted by an uppity sorority while the latter joins a sorority of outcasts. Havoc ensues. Costars include: Morgan Fairchild, Shelley Winters, Tony Bill and Robert Hays. "The Initiation of Sarah" (1978) is a television knockoff of “Carrie” (1976) mixed with “Satan’s School for Girls” (1973). While not on the level of the former, it’s superior to the latter because it’s dramatically weightier, plus you can’t beat the notable cast (this was before Fairchild and Brittany shot to fame). It was remade in 2006 with Morgan Fairchild returning as the mother of the two sisters, Mrs. Goodwin. The movie runs 1 hour, 36 minutes, and was shot at S. Lorraine Blvd, Los Angeles (the PED sorority house) and California Institute of Technology, Pasadena. GRADE: B

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English
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