---
title: 'The Initiation (1984)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Peter Crane'
released: '1984-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 97
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Horror'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-initiation-1984'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087472/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Initiation (1984)

1984 · R · 97 min · Horror · United States


## Synopsis

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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Peter Crane](https://cinepixo.com/people/peter-crane)
- **Screenplay:** [Charles Pratt Jr.](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-pratt-jr)
- **Producer:** [Jock Gaynor](https://cinepixo.com/people/jock-gaynor)

## Cast

- [James Read](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-read)
- [Hunter Tylo](https://cinepixo.com/people/hunter-tylo)
- [Daphne Zuniga](https://cinepixo.com/people/daphne-zuniga)
- [Clu Gulager](https://cinepixo.com/people/clu-gulager)
- [Vera Miles](https://cinepixo.com/people/vera-miles)

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