Mr. Holland's Opus
438 reviews
Drama/Music
2h 23m
1995
In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his true calling: writing...
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In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced it's just a small obstacle on the road to his true calling: writing a historic opus. As the decades roll by with the composition unwritten but generations of students inspired through his teaching, Holland must redefine his life's purpose.
- DirectorStephen Herek
- Release29 December 1995
- Genre
- Duration2h 23m
- Budget$31,000,000
- Revenue$106,300,000
- Rate438 reviews
- Productions
Hollywood Pictures, Interscope Communications, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, The Charlie Mopic Company
Cast

Richard Dreyfuss
Glenn Holland

Glenne Headly
Iris Holland

Jay Thomas
Bill Meister

Olympia Dukakis
Principal Jacobs

William H. Macy
Vice Principal Gene Wolters

Alicia Witt
Gertrude Lang

Terrence Howard
Louis Russ

Damon Whitaker
Bobby Tidd

Jean Louisa Kelly
Rowena Morgan

Alexandra Boyd
Sarah Olmstead

Joseph Anderson
Cole at 15 Years Old

Anthony Natale
Cole at 28 Years Old

Joanna Gleason
Gertrude Lang as an adult

Beth Maitland
Deaf School Principal

Eric Michael Cole
Boy 2

Zoe McLellan
Girl 4

Balthazar Getty
Stadler (uncredited)

Forest Whitaker
Bobby Tidd as an adult (uncredited)
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