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96 min 1978 IMDb 5.6

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The Initiation of Sarah

Horror, TV Movie

🎬 Critics Choice Nominee
Director Robert Day
Status Released
Release Date 1978-02-06

Storyline

Shy misfit Sarah Goodwin has a secret gift: the ability to control β€” and destroy β€” 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!

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

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Wuchak β˜… 7.0

"_**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with telekinesis and a dab of the occult**_ Two loving sisters, one beautiful & popular and the other adopted & withdrawn (Morgan Brittany & Kay Lenz), start college in SoCal where the former is accepted by an uppity sorority while the latter joins a sorority of outcasts.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 β€œCarrie” (1976) mixed with β€œSatan’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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JPV852 β˜… 7.0

"Definitely has flavors of Carrie in this TV movie but still pretty entertaining though does lag some in the second act before redeeming itself with a satisfying finale. Solid performances including Kay Lenz as Sarah. **3.75/5**"

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