The Initiation

The Initiation (1984)

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.

Data lansării
1984-12-07
TMDB
5.5 / 10 (118)
Durată
1 h 33 min
Genuri
Horror, Mister, Thriller
Regizor
Larry Stewart

Distribuție

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The Initiation is a 1984 American slasher film directed by Larry Stewart, and starring Daphne Zuniga, Vera Miles, Clu Gulager, and James Read. The plot focuses on a young woman plagued by a disturbing recurring nightmare, who finds herself and her fellow sorority pledges stalked by a killer during their initiation ritual in a department store after-hours.

Production

Screenwriter Charles Pratt Jr. wrote the script for the film after being asked to produce a low-budget horror film for executive producers Jock Gaynor and Bruce Lansbury, and producer Scott Winant for New World Pictures. While writing the screenplay, Pratt deliberately incorporated "soap opera" elements in the subplots involving the Fairchild family's history, as he was inspired by the genre at the time.

According to Pratt, he initially cobbled together the concept of the sorority initiation pledge taking place within a department store, but the concept had to be reworked when the film scouts were unable to find a suitable location in Dallas available for shooting. British director Peter Crane signed on to direct the project.

Lead actress Daphne Zuniga was cast in the film following her minor role in the horror film The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982), and was a student at the University of California, Los Angeles at the time of being cast. Recalling the experience, she said: "It was a great part. I got to play twins: a good sister and an evil sister. I got shot in the back on-screen.

Vera Miles, best known for her portrayal of Lila Crane in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), was cast as the mother of Zuniga's character. Miles, though not impressed by the film's screenplay, agreed to appear in the film after having met the director, Peter Crane, with whom she had a quick rapport.

The Initiation was filmed on location in Fort Worth and Dallas, Texas, over an approximately 30-day period in the summer of 1983. The budget was approximately $3 million. Filming commenced with director Crane at the helm. After several days of filming, however, the shooting schedule had already fallen behind, leading to Crane being fired and replaced with Larry Stewart, who completed the rest of the film.

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