Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)

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

Movie · Drama, Music · 2h 23m · Rated 7.0/10 on TMDB · Released December 29, 1995

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.

Directed by Stephen Herek

Cast

• Richard Dreyfuss as Glenn Holland
• Glenne Headly as Iris Holland
• Jay Thomas as Bill Meister
• Olympia Dukakis as Principal Jacobs
• William H. Macy as Vice Principal Gene Wolters
• Alicia Witt as Gertrude Lang
• Terrence Howard as Louis Russ
• Damon Whitaker as Bobby Tidd
• Jean Louisa Kelly as Rowena Morgan
• Alexandra Boyd as Sarah Olmstead
• Nicholas John Renner as Cole at 6 Years Old
• Joseph Anderson as Cole at 15 Years Old

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