The Initiation (1984)
Directed by Larry Stewart
Genres - Horror, Mystery, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Slasher Film |
Release Date - Dec 7, 1984 (USA - Unknown), Dec 7, 1984 (USA) |
Run Time - 97 min. |
Countries - United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Cavett Binion
The appealing Daphne Zuniga makes her inauspicious debut in this dreary slasher film as a pampered freshman sorority pledge haunted by memory lapses and bizarre, violent dreams involving her parents (Clu Gulager and Vera Miles). Despite some progress in dream-research, her condition becomes dangerously unstable during a Hell Week initiation stunt -- held after hours in her father's shopping mall -- further abetted by the discovery that a psychopathic killer has escaped from the local asylum. It's no surprise to learn where said killer turns up next, nor is it much of a challenge determining the killer's identity (a clue: Zuniga's nightmares are actually repressed memories). The cast is summarily whittled down, courtesy of several sharp implements looted from various sporting goods and gardening departments, leaving the filmmakers to tie the loose ends together for the ridiculously contrived climax.
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coed, fraternity, gore, hazing, maniac, nightmare, rampage, reality, school, terror