Mr. Holland's Opus
Mr. Holland's Opus

Mr. Holland's Opus

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

7.0(431 votes)
1995
2h 23m
Drama
Music

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.

Production

Hollywood Pictures, Interscope Communications, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, The Charlie Mopic Company

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

Glenn Holland

Glenne Headly

Glenne Headly

Iris Holland

Jay Thomas

Jay Thomas

Bill Meister

Olympia Dukakis

Olympia Dukakis

Principal Jacobs

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

Vice Principal Gene Wolters

Alicia Witt

Alicia Witt

Gertrude Lang

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

Louis Russ

Damon Whitaker

Damon Whitaker

Bobby Tidd

Jean Louisa Kelly

Jean Louisa Kelly

Rowena Morgan

Alexandra Boyd

Alexandra Boyd

Sarah Olmstead

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