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HorrorMysteryThriller

The Initiation

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

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.

Release Date : 1984-12-07

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Jock Gaynor ProductionsInitiation AssociatesBruce Lansbury Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Vera Miles

Character Name : Frances Fairchild

Original Name : Vera Miles

Gender : Female

Clu Gulager

Character Name : Dwight Fairchild

Original Name : Clu Gulager

Gender : Male

Daphne Zuniga

Character Name : Kelly Fairchild

Original Name : Daphne Zuniga

Gender : Female

James Read

Character Name : Peter

Original Name : James Read

Gender : Male

Marilyn Kagan

Character Name : Marcia

Original Name : Marilyn Kagan

Gender : Female

Robert Dowdell

Character Name : Jason Randall

Original Name : Robert Dowdell

Gender : Male

Patti Heider

Character Name : Nurse Higgins

Original Name : Patti Heider

Gender : Male

Frances Peterson

Character Name : Megan

Original Name : Frances Peterson

Gender : Male

Hunter Tylo

Character Name : Alison (as Deborah Morehart)

Original Name : Hunter Tylo

Gender : Female

Paula Knowles

Character Name : Beth

Original Name : Paula Knowles

Gender : Male

Trey Stroud

Character Name : Ralph

Original Name : Trey Stroud

Gender : Male

Peter Malof

Character Name : Andy

Original Name : Peter Malof

Gender : Male

Christopher Bradley

Character Name : Chad

Original Name : Christopher Bradley

Gender : Male

Joy Jones

Character Name : Heidi

Original Name : Joy Jones

Gender : Male

Mary Davis Duncan

Character Name : Gwen

Original Name : Mary Davis Duncan

Gender : Male

Rusty Meyers

Character Name : Nightwatchman

Original Name : Rusty Meyers

Gender : Male

Christi Michelle Allen

Character Name : Kelly (9 years old)

Original Name : Christi Michelle Allen

Gender : Male

Cheryl Foster

Character Name : Sorority Girl

Original Name : Cheryl Foster

Gender : Male

Diane Page

Character Name : Sorority Girl

Original Name : Diane Page

Gender : Male

Traci Odom

Character Name : Sorority Girl

Original Name : Traci Odom

Gender : Female

Melissa Toomin

Character Name : Sorority Girl

Original Name : Melissa Toomin

Gender : Male

Jennifer Suttles

Character Name : Sorority Girl

Original Name : Jennifer Suttles

Gender : Male

Dan Dickerson

Character Name : Detective

Original Name : Dan Dickerson

Gender : Male

Ronald M. Hubner

Character Name : Motorcycle Cop

Original Name : Ronald M. Hubner

Gender : Male

Jerry L. Clark

Character Name : Orderly

Original Name : Jerry L. Clark

Gender : Male

Kathy Lee Kennedy

Character Name : Nurse

Original Name : Kathy Lee Kennedy

Gender : Male

Lance Funston

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Lance Funston

Gender : Male

Andrea Vaccarello

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Andrea Vaccarello

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2022-12-31

**_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" (1981), just with less-polished production values and the milieu of the Dallas-Fort Worth area as opposed to the Northeast. I wasn’t impressed with the beginning, but the flick eventually won me over despite the TV movie vibe (with edge, including nudity and gore). It also has a superior ending to the eye-rolling one in “Happy Birthday to Me.” It’s worth checking out for aficionados of 80’s slashers. The rough start can be attributed to the original director being removed from the production due to falling behind schedule and exceeding the budget. He had Euro arthouse sensibilities and this clashed with the producers’ desire for a mainstream slasher. The film runs 1 hour, 37 minutes, and was shot in Dallas, including Dallas Market Center for the Mall scenes, as well as nearby Fort Worth. GRADE: B-