Music of the Heart
“She gave them a gift they could never imagine. They gave the system a fight it would never forget.”
1999•PG•2h 4m•6.7•Released
DramaMusic
After Roberta Guaspari separates from her husband, she receives encouragement from her mother to take up a job of a music teacher at the Central Park East School in East Harlem.
Director
Wes Craven
Writer
Pamela Gray
Budget
$27M
Revenue
$15M
Languages
English, Spanish
Studio
Craven-Maddalena Films
Cast
Meryl Streep
Roberta
Aidan Quinn
Brian
Angela Bassett
Janet
Gloria Estefan
Isabel
Cloris Leachman
Assunta
Josh Pais
Dennis
Jane Leeves
Dorothea
Kieran Culkin
Lexi at 15
Charlie Hofheimer
Nick at 17
Jay O. Sanders
Dan Paxton
Henry Dinhofer
Lexi at 5
Michael Angarano
Nick at 7
Robert Ari
Supervisor
Teddy Coluca
Taxi Driver
Barbara Gonzalez
Janet's Secretary
Production
Company
Craven-Maddalena Films
Company
Miramax
Producer
Susan Kaplan
Producer
Walter Scheuer
Producer
Marianne Maddalena
Producer
Allan Miller
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