The Initiation of Sarah (2006 film)

The Initiation of Sarah
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Genre	Horror
Written by	Daniel Berendsen Tom Holland Carol Saraceno
Directed by	Stuart Gillard
Starring	Mika Boorem Summer Glau Joanna Garcia Morgan Fairchild
Music by	John Van Tongeren
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producers	Sara Berrisford Hudson Hickman Craig Roessler Iddo Lampton Enochs, Jr. Karen S. Spiegel
Cinematography	Manfred Guthe
Editor	Robin Russell
Running time	89 minutes
Production company	MGM Television
Original release
Network	ABC Family
Release	October 22, 2006 (2006-10-22)
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The Initiation of Sarah is a 2006 American supernatural horror television film that was directed by Stuart Gillard for ABC Family.^[1] It first aired as part of ABC Family's 13 Nights of Halloween on October 22, 2006, and is a loose remake of the 1978 film of the same name.^[2][3] The two films differ in several ways. The personalities of Sarah and Patty (who was renamed Lindsay) were switched, the two are now biological sisters instead of adopted siblings, and the movie features magic as a predominant element to the plot, whereas in the original the focus is more heavily on Sarah having telekinesis. The character of Mrs. Hunter was re-written to be younger and possess a PhD, and is seen as a more positive figure in the movie as opposed to the character portrayed by Shelley Winters. The film's ending is also changed, as Sarah ends up with her love interest and does not die at the film's completion.