Lindsay Wagner stars as Kate, a mother who learns that her son's teacher, Pete Suvak (Randy Quaid) -- who's also the mayor of their small town -- has been telling his students that the Holocaust didn't exist and that Jews are mounting a worldwide conspiracy. When Kate takes action to have Suvak removed from the school, she's shocked to find that the entire town is behind him. Karen Arthur directs this drama based on a true story.
Acting
Randy Quaid's folksy menace masks genuine ideological poison.
Writing
Unflinching dialogue about how hate hides in plain sight.
Director
Karen Arthur
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released in 1988 amid rising visibility of Holocaust denial, this TV movie was considered radical for naming antisemitism explicitly in prime time.
Based on the real case of Mel Mermelstein, though heavily fictionalized; the actual legal battle lasted years and reached the Supreme Court of California.
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