Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)

12/29/1995 (US) • 2h 23m

Drama, Music

Of all the lives he changed, the one that changed the most was his own.

Overview

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.

Top Billed 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


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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$31,000,000.00

Revenue

$106,300,000.00

Keywords

high school

husband wife relationship

composer

music teacher

mentor

deaf-mute

portland, oregon

marching band

teacher student relationship

high school teacher

disabled

teaching

retirement party

sign languages

forced retirement

1960s

1990s

father son relationship

inspiring teacher

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