''Satan's School for Girls'' is a 2000 American

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directed by Christopher Leitch and starring

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and

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. It is a remake of a 1973 ABC Movie of the Week of the same name.

Plot

The TV movie is about a woman, Beth Hammersmith, who attends Fallbridge College for Girls under the name Karen Oxford, to find out why her sister, who attended the college, is believed to have committed

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. Once she is enrolled, she soon discovers a

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, who call themselves "The Five", who want Beth to join the cult. The Dean is played by

, who portrayed the character of Roberta Lockhart in the original 1973 film.

Cast

as Beth Hammersmith/Karen Oxford *

as Alison Kingsley *

as Mark Lantch *Richard Joseph Paul as Nick Delacroix *

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as Paige *

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as Courtney *

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as Hillary * Victoria Sanchez as Lisa Bagley *

as The Dean *Irene Contogiorgis as Jenny Hammersmith *Alan Fawcett as Ruben *Jessica Goldapple as Kim * Christian Paul as T.J. *

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as Blake * Jonathan Stark as Mr. Hammersmith

Production

The film was directed by Christopher Leitch and is a remake of the 1973 version. The movie was also filmed in the city of

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and the

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was used for the movie's campus.

Release

The film first aired on March 13, 2000 on ABC.

References

External links

* American horror television films Remakes of American films 2000 horror films 2000 television films 2000 films Films about witchcraft Horror film remakes Films produced by Aaron Spelling Films set in schools Television remakes of films 2000s English-language films Films directed by Christopher Leitch 2000s American films {{US-tv-horror-film-stub