The Initiation of Sarah (1978)

Directed by

Robert Day

Genre

horror film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 36m

Rating

5.5 of 10 from 34 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A shy young woman joins a sorority and discovers she has psychic powers. Her new abilities bring her into conflict with the mean-spirited popular girls in the house.

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What happens

The Initiation of Sarah is a 1978 American made-for-television supernatural horror film directed by Robert Day. It first aired on ABC on February 6, 1978, and starred Kay Lenz as a shy, withdrawn young woman who discovers that she has psychic powers after joining a sorority.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 ingenue, it was difficult to find someone who could play a convincing "bitch". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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