The Initiation of Sarah
| The Initiation of Sarah | |
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| Genre | Horror Thriller |
| Screenplay by | Don Ingalls Carol Saraceno Kenette Gfeller |
| Story by |
Tom Holland Carol Saraceno |
| Directed by | Robert Day |
| Starring | Kay Lenz, Shelley Winters, Tony Bill, Morgan Fairchild |
| Theme music composer | Johnny Harris |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Executive producer(s) | Charles W. Fries |
| Producer(s) |
Jay Benson Allan Marcil (associate producer) |
| Location(s) | 357 S. Lorraine Blvd., Los Angeles, California |
| Cinematography | Ric Waite |
| Editor(s) | Anthony DiMarco |
| Running time | 96 minutes |
| Production company(s) |
Charles Fries Productions Stonehenge Productions |
| Distributor | ABC |
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| Original network | ABC |
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The Initiation of Sarah is a 1978 made for TV film that was directed by Robert Day. It first aired on ABC on February 6, 1978 and starred Kay Lenz as a shy, withdrawn young woman that discovers that she has psychic powers after joining a sorority. The film achieved some controversy upon its initial airing on television as part of the film's plot involved Morgan Fairchild wearing a wet T-shirt after being thrown into a fountain, something that had not been previously shown in a made-for-TV movie.
The film was later re-made in 2006 for ABC Family and Fairchild returned to portray the mother of the titular Sarah and her sister, who was renamed Lindsay. Fairchild initially regretted portraying Jennifer in the 1978 film but later changed her mind after producer Chuck Fries stated that while it was easy to find an , it was difficult to find someone who could play a convincing "bitch".
The film opens with Sarah (Kay Lenz), a painfully shy young woman, and her beautiful sister Patty (Morgan Brittany) playing on the beach at sunset. Patty wanders off to play in the surf with a young man, only for him to try to force himself on her. After a moment the man recoils and it is implied that Sarah has used telekinesis to save Patty. The film then cuts to the two sisters driving to college. On the way there Patty and Sarah discuss plans for the two of them to join Alpha Nu Sigma (ANS) as their mother was a member of the sorority. Sarah points out that she (Sarah) is adopted and that Patty is their mother's only biological child, as she was adopted shortly after she was born.
Once at the campus the two girls attend a rush week party at ANS. Patty is instantly welcomed into the sorority's clique while Sarah is directed to the nearby Phi Epsilon Delta (PED) house, as they do not view her as a potential candidate. The sisters both go to the PED house, where they are met with a general lack of enthusiasm from almost all of the girls other than Mouse (Tisa Farrow), an awkward and shy young woman who is instantly drawn to Sarah. After rush week is over Patty is overjoyed to get into ANS, but is somewhat hurt when she discovers that not only did Sarah not get in, but that ANS president Jennifer (Morgan Fairchild) insists that Patty not speak to Sarah, as she was accepted into PED. This causes friction between the two sisters, as Sarah is frustrated at Patty's reluctant willingness to follow Jennifer's orders.
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