The Initiation of Sarah (2006) (TV)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Stuart Gillard

Writers (WGA):

Daniel Berendsen (teleplay)
Tom Holland (story) ...

Release Date:

22 October 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Sisters. Sororities. Sacrifices.

Plot:

A college student uses her supernatural powers against a rival sorority house. A remake of the 1978 TV movie.

Plot Keywords:

Sisters | Supernatural | Sorority | Sacrifice | Remake

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Mika Boorem	...	Sarah Goodwin
Summer Glau	...	Lindsey Goodwin
Joanna Garcia	...	Corinne (as JoAnna Garcia)
Tessa Thompson	...	Esme
Ben Ziff	...	Finn
Morgan Fairchild	...	Trina Goodwin
Jennifer Tilly	...	Dr. Eugenia Hunter
Amber Wallace	...	Vita (as Amber Brooke Wallace)
Damon Lipari	...	Damien
Caitlin Wehrle	...	Alpha Nu #2
Jessica Luza	...	Girl #1
Caroline Jahna	...	Girl #2
Greer Howard	...	Young Woman
Abigail Leigh	...	Attendant
Rachael Lee Magill	...	P.E.D. #1 (as Rachael Magill)

Runtime:

90 min

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Centenary College - 2911 Centenary Boulevard, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Company:

ABC Family

Quotes:

Esme: You've been a very bad little pledge. You know the rules, Alpha Nus don't speak to pigs, elephants or dogs.
Lindsey Goodwin: I'm sorry, it won't happen again, she's my sister.
Esme: Uh, not anymore. She made her choice and you made yours. You're not regretting it, are you?
Lindsey Goodwin: No.
Esme: Good. But you know, you've been getting off pretty easy because it's Hell Week and your fellow pledges have been proving their loyalty by scrubbing toilets and waiting on the active's hand and foot while you... uh, it would be so sad if you didn't make it to initiation.
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Movie Connections:

Remake of The Initiation of Sarah (1978) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Nobody

Starts slow but ends in a conflagration.

I saw this movie on ABC Family's "13 Nights of Horror". I began watching it because of the cast, specifically Summer Glau of Firefly and Serenity (The 4400, Sleepover, etc) renown. It's a slow starter, but if you're a fan of mild horror and teen flicks, I think you'll find enough to keep you interested. The actors seem to take some time to get into their roles, but around the halfway mark the performances become quite sound and the plot really starts to click. Jennifer Tilly delivers a solid, if slightly bizarre, performance as the nutty occult professor, and Morgan Fairchild can't help but please as the image-conscious, pushy sorority mother. Basic plot, no spoilers: twin sisters arrive at Temple Hill University as legacies to the elite sorority Alpha Nu Gamma. Sarah, the blonde one (Mika Boorem) is trying to live down a history of being "the weird one" and a cutter. Lindsey, the dark one (Summer Glau), is trying to live down a history of being Sarah's sister. They elect to rush Alpha Nu Gamma until strange things start happening and Sarah decides to rush the rival sorority and discovers that the rivalry is not just about who dates the hottest guys or throws the best parties.