The Initiation Poster
MOVIEmeter
SEE RANK
Down 2,721 this week

The Initiation (1984)

R 97 min  -  Horror | Mystery | Thriller  -   December 1984 (USA)
5.6
Your rating:
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 -/10 X  
Ratings: 5.6/10 from 692 users  
Reviews: 33 user | 34 critic

Kelly Fairchild has become a college student and a member of the Delta Ro Kai sorority. During all her life... See full summary »

Director:

Larry Stewart
 Loading+Watchlist

Watch now

Buy it from Amazon »

Related Lists

image of title
a list of 84 titles by always_blinded created 4 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 132 titles by ArisB created 30 Mar 2011
 
image of title
a list of 49 titles by EvilEntity81 created 5 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 115 titles by videa552 created 4 months ago
 
image of title
a list of 8 titles by Gopinath Shukla created 6 months ago
 

Connect with IMDb


Pre-Order the Kindle Fire
Edit

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Vera Miles ...
Frances Fairchild
Clu Gulager ...
Dwight Fairchild
Daphne Zuniga ...
Kelly (Terry)
James Read ...
Peter
Marilyn Kagan Marilyn Kagan ...
Marcia
Robert Dowdell Robert Dowdell ...
Jason Randall
Patti Heider Patti Heider ...
Nurse Higgins
Frances Peterson Frances Peterson ...
Megan
Hunter Tylo ...
Alison (as Deborah Morehart)
Paula Knowles Paula Knowles ...
Beth
Trey Stroud Trey Stroud ...
Ralph
Peter Malof ...
Andy
Christopher Bradley ...
Chad
Joy Jones Joy Jones ...
Heidi
Mary Davis Duncan Mary Davis Duncan ...
Gwen
Edit

Storyline

Kelly Fairchild has become a college student and a member of the Delta Ro Kai sorority. During all her life, she has suffered from a nightmare where a man is burning. She meets an assistant professor who can help interpret the dream. The sorority's initiation ritual is a nighttime breaking-and-entering into her father's department store. Written by Mattias Thuresson  

Plot Summary | Add Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

Sorority | Nightmare | Initiation | Dream | Student  | See more »

Taglines:

. . the night new blood is pledged. See more »

Genres:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Parents Guide:

View content advisory »
Edit

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

(USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Blutweihe See more »

Filming Locations:

Dallas, Texas, USA See more »

Company Credits

Show detailed company contact information on IMDbPro »

Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
See full technical specs »
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia

Some of the early scenes at the mental hospital were not actually shot by director Larry Stewart. Another director was originally attached to the film but the production got off to a rough start as shooting fell behind schedule and the budget started to be exceeded. Producers brought in director Larry Stewart to replace the original director on the film. See more »

Goofs

Audio/visual unsynchronized: During the beginning of the initiation ritual, the girls' chanting does not match their lip movements, and many of the actresses are clearly not speaking at all. See more »

Connections

References Sleepaway Camp (1983) See more »