hen five sorority sisters of Theta Pi cause women find themselves fighting for their own lives Wthe death of one of their own during a fool- amidst the revelry of an out of control graduation ish prank gone wrong, they conspire to discard the party. Based on the original screenplay, Seven Sisters, evidence and never speak of the nightmare again. this modern tale of revenge served icily cold echoes But when a mysterious killer targets the group a the original’s mix of horror and humor while creat- year later with a series of bizarre attacks, the ing a fresh take on terror uniquely its own. SORORITYSORORITY ROWROW A Karz Entertainment production for Summit Entertainment Briana Evigan (Step Up 2: The housemother, with Julian Morris Streets) stars with Leah Pipes (“ER”), Matt Lanter (the new Briana Evigan Leah Pipes (TV’s “Life is Wild”), Rumer “90210”), Matt O’Leary (Live Free Willis (The House Bunny), Jamie or Die Hard) and Maxx Hennard Chung (Dragonball), Margo (Dear John) co-starring as the men Harshman (“Even Stevens”), in their carefree world of parties, Audrina Patridge (MTV’s “The friends and sins. Hills”) and Caroline D’Amore Stewart Hendler (Whisper) (“Entourage”) as the sisters of directs the script by Josh Theta Pi, easily the hottest soror- Stolberg and Peter Goldfinger ity on campus at Rosman (Piranha 3-D) based on Mark University. Carrie Fisher (E-Girl) Rosman’s original screenplay also stars as their hard- edged “Seven Sisters”, which spawned Rumer Willis Jamie Chung 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 Margo Harshman Audrina Patridge Caroline D’Amore Seng (Quarantine), production designer Phil Toolin (TV’s “Bones”), costume designer Marian Toy, costume consult- ant Mona May, editor Elliot Greenberg (Quarantine) and makeup effects designer Gino Crognale (The Mist). SORORITY ROW was shot entirely in and around Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Stewart Hendler PURE HORROR – CREATING THE PLOT 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-respect- ing freshman. Theta Pi, then, was a mix of the good, the bad and the beautiful: thoughtful Cassidy (BRI- ANA 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 throw Megan’s lifeless body into a Jessica outstripped her foolhardy nearby mineshaft and vow never to love for randy Mickey (MAXX mention the crime to anyone. HENNARD), and party monster Cassidy, who with Ellie never con- Chugs (MARGO HARSHMAN), doned Jessica’s actions, must go who never met a beer or a boy she along with the plan because Megan’s didn’t devour in one gulp. body was wrapped in Cassidy’s But on one night, all their lives bloodstained jacket. would change. During a freshmen Flashing forward after a solemn pledge party at the foreboding year of regret and paranoia, the girls Theta Pi mansion, the girls con- now prepare for their graduation cocted a prank that would lead party at Theta Pi house. House- them down an unintentionally dan- mother Mrs. Crenshaw (CARRIE gerous – and tragic – road. When FISHER) leaves the premises, know- the girls found out that Chugs’ baking soda added a nice touch of quarry’s lake if it had air in its lungs, ing that the oncoming party may brother Garret (MATT O’LEARY) realism) upon taking the ‘drug’ and Garret plunged a tire iron into her damage a few lampshades if not rep- cheated on their housemate Megan then pretend to die. chest, killing her instantly – and hor- utations. New pledges are coming to (AUDRINA PATRIDGE), they The girls convinced a panicky rifying her friends. In a flash, the ill- Theta Pi, including Megan’s dead created a plan with Megan to pun- Garret to pile into Jessica’s SUV conceived and deviously cruel les- ringer of a younger sister, the plucky ish him. After pushing Garret to with Megan’s ‘body’, ending up at a son to Garret careened into a Maggie (CAROLINE D’AMORE). slip Megan a date rape drug to aid in lonely quarry where the girls pre- bloody nightmare no one wanted or The new girls will be attending their his conquest, the girls conspired tended to mull what they should do imagined. Although Cassidy imme- first college party while the outgoing with Megan to go into fake convul- with the ‘corpse’. Convinced that diately ran for help, the rest of the seniors will be saying goodbye to the sions (foaming at the mouth with Megan’s body could not float in the women were convinced by Jessica to life they so dearly loved. But this will be a party no one to be Jessica that she follows her won’t let anyone get in the way of resourceful, a person she identified will forget. A murderer clad in a blindly. Ellie is the really smart one getting what she wants. Cassidy, on with in real life. “When I read the black graduation robe will soon be who usually makes the right deci- the other hand, is appalled by character of Cassidy, I kept saying ripping into the fabric that binds sion, but is always quite nervous Jessica’s attitude and fights her all to myself ‘I really like her’. She is the sisters of Theta Pi, hunting about life in general. Chugs is the the way through the film.” the strong, confident person that I down anyone with knowledge of party girl, who just doesn’t care what Briana Evigan, who had turned also tend to be in my life, or at least Megan’s death. By the end of the anyone thinks about her. And final- in a strong and athletic perform- I try to be every day,” said Briana night, only a few sisters will ly, there is Cassidy – the moral com- ance as hip-hop dancer ‘Andie’ in Evigan. “Out of all the girls, she remain…begging for forgiveness as pass of the story who always treats the popular film Step Up 2: The stood out as the smart one with her well as their lives. others well and who has the biggest Streets, was chosen to play Cassidy. head put on right. But I also looked crisis of conscience over the tragic “Briana possesses that sort of forward to doing the stunts. That ASTING THE OVIE C M decisions they come to make.” tough, streetwise feel she had would always be the most fun part WITH NEW FACES Director Stewart Hendler shown in her earlier film,” said of my day.” With the script locked in and thought the actresses chosen for Stewart Hendler. “She came in with For the part of Jessica, the film- approved by Summit Enter- ‘Cassidy’ and ‘Jessica’ should be a non-conformist energy as well as makers would turn to an actress not tainment, the filmmakers turned their strong enough to adequately mir- a gritty athleticism we felt the part as well known as Briana Evigan but attentions to what they felt the most ror their characters’ colossal battle needed. The script had plenty of who also possessed a high level of important aspect would be: casting. of conscience and will. “The best action for her to perform, and we performance paired with attitude: “We liked the idea that each of dynamics in the film would come thought she could carry that. As it relative newcomer Leah Pipes. our main girls would be an arche- from the butting of heads between turned out, it was unbelievable to The youngest of the actresses type, if you will,” said Mike Karz. Jessica, the ‘Queen Bee’ of the watch Briana work.” chosen for the film, she was already “There’s Jessica, the cool, bitchy sorority, and Cassidy, its most Winning the role of Cassidy a seasoned veteran of television blonde who runs the sorority. And grounded and decent member. appealed to Briana Evigan because roles who was just starting to make Claire, the girl who so badly wants Jessica has planned her life out and the character was strong and the step into motion pictures hav- ing just starred in small horror film to looking at the world through the possess something any good horror Rumer is always naturally happy and herself, Fingerprints, which had won perspective of a truly evil person.” movie needs – a bloodcurdling joking on set,” said Mike Karz. “But as Best Picture at the recent NYC For the character of Ellie, the scream. “Rumer Willis turned out to once she got into character, she has Horror Film Festival. “Leah Pipes filmmakers had an agenda: not be perfect for Ellie, though the char- more cries and screams per minute has been the big discovery for us only would the actress chosen for acter was far from what she is in real than anyone in the movie.” all,” said Mike Karz. “Although she the role have to be a seasoned per- life. Ellie is scared “Some girls can scream and had the least film experience going former, but and petrified some cannot,” explained Stewart in, she was a great choice.