Mr. Holland's Opus
“Of all the lives he changed, the one that changed the most was his own.”
1995•PG•2h 23m•7.0•Released
DramaMusic
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.
Director
Stephen Herek
Writer
Patrick Sheane Duncan
Budget
$31M
Revenue
$106M
Languages
English
Studio
Hollywood Pictures
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
Nicholas John Renner
Cole at 6 Years Old
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
Production
Company
Hollywood Pictures
Company
Interscope Communications
Company
PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Company
The Charlie Mopic Company
Producer
Robert W. Cort
Producer
Ted Field
Producer
Michael Nolin
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