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4 October 1981 (USA) morePlot:
A teacher plays a mental game with some of his students. Based on a true story. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 2 wins & 2 nominations moreUser Comments:
THE BEST AFTERSCHOOL SPECIAL EVER!!! moreCast
(Credited cast) | Bruce Davison | ... | Ben Ross |
 | Lori Lethin | ... | Laurie |
 | John Putch | ... | David |
| Johnny Doran | ... | Robert |
| Pasha Gray | ... | Amy |
| Wesley Pfenning | ... | Christy Ross (as Wesley Ann Pfenning) |
| Larry Keith | ... | Mr. Saunders |
| Teri Ralston | ... | Mrs. Saunders |
| Marc Copage | ... | Student |
 | Jamie Rose | ... | Andrea |
| Frank Lloyd | ||
| Matthew Dunn | ||
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Robert DeLapp | ||
| Danny Marmolejo | ||
 | Michael Pasternak | ||
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1.33 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Based on the real experience of a high school class in Palo Alto, California in April 1969. moreQuotes:
Robert: Laurie Saunders is a threat. She must be stopped.Student: Don't worry. David and I will take care of it.
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I have so many fond memories of those great Afterschool Specials that ABC used to make. I think they did such a great service to kids becuase they dealt realistically with social issues in a tasteful manner. The Wave is the best special they ever made because it is one of those few tv shows that really required you to think about the message. I think that it is such a shame that people remember Bruce Davidson as the star of Willard because he is outstanding, not to mention chilling, here as a social studies teacher who, to put it mildly, gets carried away when he encourages his students to act like Nazis. It is even more chilling when you think about the Germans during WWII who so blindly ignored what Hitler was doing. We need to remember the Holocaust for this reason and this brilliantly written and superbly acted film should be seen by every decent person who prays that the terrors of Nazi Germany may never happen again!