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The Initiation of Sarah

  • TV Movie
  • 20062006
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
1.8K
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The Initiation of Sarah (2006)
ComedyFantasyHorror
A college student uses her supernatural powers against a rival sorority house. A remake of the 1978 TV movie.A college student uses her supernatural powers against a rival sorority house. A remake of the 1978 TV movie.A college student uses her supernatural powers against a rival sorority house. A remake of the 1978 TV movie.
IMDb RATING
5.0/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
    • Stuart Gillard
  • Writers
    • Dan Berendsen(teleplay)
    • Tom Holland(story)
    • Carol Saraceno(story)
  • Stars
    • Mika Boorem
    • Summer Glau
    • JoAnna Garcia Swisher
    • Stuart Gillard
  • Writers
    • Dan Berendsen(teleplay)
    • Tom Holland(story)
    • Carol Saraceno(story)
  • Stars
    • Mika Boorem
    • Summer Glau
    • JoAnna Garcia Swisher
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 13User reviews
    • 8Critic reviews
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    Tessa Thompson in The Initiation of Sarah (2006)
    Jennifer Tilly and Mika Boorem in The Initiation of Sarah (2006)
    The Initiation of Sarah (2006)
    Mika Boorem, Summer Glau, and Tessa Thompson in The Initiation of Sarah (2006)
    Summer Glau in The Initiation of Sarah (2006)
    Tessa Thompson in The Initiation of Sarah (2006)
    Jennifer Tilly, Morgan Fairchild, Mika Boorem, and Summer Glau in The Initiation of Sarah (2006)
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    Mika Boorem
    Mika Boorem
    • Sarah Goodwin
    Summer Glau
    Summer Glau
    • Lindsey Goodwin
    JoAnna Garcia Swisher
    JoAnna Garcia Swisher
    • Corinne
    • (as JoAnna Garcia)
    Tessa Thompson
    Tessa Thompson
    • Esme
    Ben Ziff
    Ben Ziff
    • Finn
    Morgan Fairchild
    Morgan Fairchild
    • Trina Goodwin
    Jennifer Tilly
    Jennifer Tilly
    • Dr. Eugenia Hunter
    Amber Brooke
    Amber Brooke
    • Vita
    • (as Amber Brooke Wallace)
    Damon Lipari
    Damon Lipari
    • Damien
    Caitlin Wehrle
    Caitlin Wehrle
    • Alpha Nu #2
    Jessica Luza
    Jessica Luza
    • Girl #1
    Caroline Jahna
    • Girl #2
    Greer Howard
    Greer Howard
    • Young Woman
    Abigail Leigh
    • Attendant
    Raylee Magill
    • P.E.D. #1
    • (as Rachael Magill)
    Ashley-Anne Parker
    • Sorority Girl…
    Phillip Jordan Brooks
    Phillip Jordan Brooks
    • College Student
    Travis Fontenot
    • College Student
    • (uncredited)
      • Stuart Gillard
    • Writers
      • Dan Berendsen(teleplay)
      • Tom Holland(story) (story of 1978 television movie "The Initiation of Sarah")
      • Carol Saraceno(story) (teleplay of 1978 television movie "The Initiation of Sarah") (story of 1978 television movie "The Initiation of Sarah")
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Morgan Fairchild, who plays Trina Goodwin (an alumni of the sorority Alpha Nu Gamma) in this film, also played one of the head sorority sisters of Alpha Nu Gamma, Jennifer Lawrence, in the original that this film is based on The Initiation of Sarah (1978).
    • Quotes

      Finn: That went well. Oddly... but well.

    • Connections
      References Born Innocent (1974)
    • Soundtracks
      Paper Doll
      Written by Gail Swanson and Kristy Jackson

      Performed by The Amber Brooke Band

    User reviews13

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    3/10
    One of the worst
    Where do I begin? The music is probably the worst part throughout the movie although it ends with a good song, one that doesn't fit the theme of the movie at ALL, not even the most forgiving listener could not be turned off by the awful garageband wannabe tripe used here, and when it first started, I wanted to stop watching immediately, but to my persisting regret I continued in hope of improvement down the line. My mistake. The acting, well, I do like both Summer Glau and think Mika Boorem is good, the material they had to work with is nothing short of a tween girl-party turned bad with clichè and predictable beginnings and ends. Fairchild is great in my opinion, but she has just about 5 minutes of screentime. The entire storyline is frankly PATHETIC, how this even got to be shown on TV MUST be entirely because it has some stars in it like Tilly, Fairchild, and Glau (whom many 14 year old boys 100% will give this movie an undeserved good rating for). It's so simplistic and goofy, there are barely any tense moments until the movie is basically over, which I guess that was supposed to be some big finish, but by the time the end came I already felt like my soul was gone. Who ever called this "horror" or "thriller" must have been sniffing asbestos and lighterfluid! This is a COMEDY! This is a boring high school drama set at a college campus, that has the classic frat vs frat storyline with a barely existing plot, no excitement, and an unsatisfying finish. ANY witch movie is better, unless you're one of those viewers who will watch anything as long as "so and so" is in it. The horrendous soundtrack alone is reason enough to give this a 2, but Fairchild is pretty awesome although she's on screen for about 5 minutes total, and the main protagonists do well also, had it not been for that, I would definitely give this a 2. I want my 90 minutes back!
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    • Release date
      • October 22, 2006 (United States)
      • United States
      • ABC Family (United States)
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Centenary College - 2911 Centenary Boulevard, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
    • Production companies
      • ABC Family
      • MGM Television
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    • 1 hour 30 minutes
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