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The Initiation

The Initiation

Be young, stay young ... and die young.

19845.51h 37m

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.

Directed by Larry Stewart
Written by Charles Pratt, Jr.
Produced by Scott Winant
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Top Cast

Vera Miles

Vera Miles

Frances Fairchild

Clu Gulager

Clu Gulager

Dwight Fairchild

Daphne Zuniga

Daphne Zuniga

Kelly Fairchild

James Read

James Read

Peter

Marilyn Kagan

Marilyn Kagan

Marcia

Robert Dowdell

Robert Dowdell

Jason Randall

Patti Heider

Patti Heider

Nurse Higgins

F

Frances Peterson

Megan

Hunter Tylo

Hunter Tylo

Alison (as Deborah Morehart)

P

Paula Knowles

Beth

Themes & Keywords

nightmareritualpsychopathmurdersororityserial killerslashermaniacfraternitypsycho killerescaped mental patientpledge

About The Initiation

The Initiation is a horror, mystery, thriller film released in 1984 exploring themes of nightmare, ritual, psychopath, murder, sorority, serial killer. Directed by Larry Stewart, it stars Vera Miles, Clu Gulager, Daphne Zuniga. 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.

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