SYNOPSIS SORORITY ROW
When five sorority sisters of Theta Pi cause the death of one of their own during a foolish prank gone wrong, they conspire to discard the evidence and never speak of the nightmare again. But when a mysterious killer targets the group a year later with a series of bizarre attacks, the women find themselves fighting for their own lives amidst the revelry of an out of control graduation party.
Based on the original screenplay, Seven Sisters, this modern tale of revenge served icily cold echoes the original’s mix of horror and humor whilecreating a fresh take on terror uniquely its own. Briana Evigan (Step Up 2: The Streets) stars with Leah Pipes (TV’s “Life is Wild”), Rumer Willis (The House Bunny), Jamie Chung (Dragonball), Margo Harshman (“Even Stevens”), Audrina Patridge (MTV’s “The Hills”) and Caroline D’Amore (“Entourage”) as the sisters of Theta Pi, easily the hottest sorority on campus at Rosman University. Carrie Fisher (E-Girl) also stars as their hardedged housemother, with Julian Morris (“ER”), Matt Lanter (the new “90210”), Matt O’Leary (Live Free or Die Hard) and Maxx Hennard (Dear John) co-starring as the men in their carefree world of parties, friends and sins.
Stewart Hendler (Whisper) directs the script by Josh Stolberg and Peter Goldfinger (Piranha 3-D) based on Mark Rosman’s original screenplay “Seven Sisters”, which spawned the 1983 horror hit The House on Sorority Row. Mike Karz of Karz Entertainment and Darrin Holender are the producers; Bill Bannerman is the co-producer, Mark Rosman, Jay Boberg and Josie Rosen are the executive producers.
Key production personnel include cinematographer Ken Seng (Quarantine), production designer Phil Toolin (TV’s “Bones”), costume designer Marian Toy, costume consultant Mona May, editor Elliot Greenberg (Quarantine) and makeup effects designer Gino Crognale (The Mist). SORORITY ROW, a Karz Entertainment production for Summit Entertainment, was shot entirely in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
3 Just a year ago, all things were golden in the wild world of the Theta Pi sorority. Containing the most popular (and hardest partying) girls on campus, Theta Pi was the house to pledge for any self-respecting freshman. Theta Pi, then, was a mix of the good, the bad and the beautiful: thoughtful Cassidy (BRIANA EVIGAN), who’s romance with boyfriend Andy (JULIAN MORRIS) took precedence over her activities at the house; ‘Queen Bee’ Jessica (LEAH PIPES), leader of the sorority whose quest to be the best included her lassoing of a Senator’s son, Kyle (MATT LANTER); bookish Ellie (RUMER WILLIS), Cassidy’s closest friend and the sorority’s valedictorian; crazy/beautiful Claire (JAMIE CHUNG), whose devotion to Jessica outstripped her foolhardy love for randy Mickey (MAXX HENNARD), and party monster Chugs (MARGO HARSHMAN), who never met a beer or a boy she didn’t devour in one gulp.
But on one night, all their lives would change. During a freshmen pledge party at the foreboding Theta Pi mansion, the girls concocted a prank that would lead them down an unintentionally dangerous – and tragic – road. When the girls found out that Chugs’ brother Garret (MATT O’LEARY) cheated on their housemate Megan (AUDRINA PATRIDGE), they created a plan with Megan to punish him. After pushing Garret to slip Megan a date rape drug to aid in his conquest, the girls conspired with Megan to go into fake convulsions (foaming at the mouth with baking soda added a nice touch of realism) upon taking the ‘drug’ and then pretend to die.
The girls convinced a panicky Garret to pile into Jessica’s SUV with Megan’s ‘body’, ending up at a lonely quarry where the girls pretended to mull what they should do with the ‘corpse’. Convinced that Megan’s body could not float in the quarry’s lake if it had air in its lungs, Garret plunged a tire iron into her chest, killing her instantly – and horrifying her friends. In a flash, the ill-conceived and deviously cruel lesson to Garret careened into a bloody nightmare no one wanted or imagined. Although Cassidy immediately ran for help, the rest of the women were convinced by Jessica to throw Megan’s lifeless body into a nearby mineshaft and vow never to mention 4 the crime to anyone. Cassidy, who with Ellie never condoned Jessica’s actions, must go along with the plan because Megan’s body was wrapped in Cassidy’s bloodstained jacket.
Flashing forward after a solemn year of regret and paranoia, the girls now prepare for their graduation party at Theta Pi house. Housemother Mrs. Crenshaw (CARRIE FISHER) leaves the premises, knowing that the oncoming party may damage a few lampshades if not reputations. New pledges are coming to Theta Pi, including Megan’s dead ringer of a younger sister, the plucky Maggie (CAROLINE D’AMORE). The new girls will be attending their first college party while the outgoing seniors will be saying goodbye to the life they so dearly loved.
But this will be a party no one will forget. A murderer clad in a black graduation robe will soon be ripping into the fabric that binds the sisters of Theta Pi, hunting down anyone with knowledge of Megan’s death. By the end of the night, only a few sisters will remain … begging for forgiveness as well as their lives.
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