The Initiation poster

The Initiation( 1984)

TV-MAHorrorMysteryThriller
56%
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Be young, stay young ... and die young.

Overview

An amnesiac sorority member who has been plagued by a recurring nightmare is stalked alongside other coeds by a killer in a deserted department store where they are completing a hazing ritual.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Vera Miles

      Frances Fairchild

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      Clu Gulager

      Dwight Fairchild

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      Daphne Zuniga

      Kelly Fairchild

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      James Read

      Peter

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      Marilyn Kagan

      Marcia

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      Robert Dowdell

      Jason Randall

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      Patti Heider

      Nurse Higgins

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      Frances Peterson

      Megan

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      Hunter Tylo

      Alison (as Deborah Morehart)

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      Paula Knowles

      Beth

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      Trey Stroud

      Ralph

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      Peter Malof

      Andy

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      Christopher Bradley

      Chad

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      Joy Jones

      Heidi

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      Mary Davis Duncan

      Gwen

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      Rusty Meyers

      Nightwatchman

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      Christi Michelle Allen

      Kelly (9 years old)

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      Cheryl Foster

      Sorority Girl

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      Diane Page

      Sorority Girl

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      Traci Odom

      Sorority Girl

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      Melissa Toomin

      Sorority Girl

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      Jennifer Suttles

      Sorority Girl

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      Dan Dickerson

      Detective

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      Ronald M. Hubner

      Motorcycle Cop

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      Jerry L. Clark

      Orderly

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      Kathy Lee Kennedy

      Nurse

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      Lance Funston

      Student

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      Andrea Vaccarello

      Student

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Sat Dec 31 2022
    **_A mad slasher is loose in Dallas, including the local Mall_** Several sorority pledges in the Dallas area must undergo initiation by breaking into a local mall at night. Unfortunately, some mentally disturbed patients have escaped the asylum and so a psycho is on the loose, showing up at the mall during the prank. I thought "The Initiation” (1984) was going to be an occultic horror-thriller in the manner of "The Initiation of Sarah" (1978) and "Satan's School for Girls" (1973), but that’s not the case, although the setting is similar. This is a slasher akin to "Happy Birthday to Me" (1...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • nightmare
    • ritual
    • psychopath
    • murder
    • sorority
    • serial killer
    • slasher
    • maniac
    • fraternity
    • psycho killer
    • escaped mental patient
    • pledge