Mr. Holland's Opus

Mr. Holland's Opus

1995
2h 23m
7.0

7.0/10

447 votes • View on IMDb

"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.

Status: Released

Budget: $31,000,000

Revenue: $106,300,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Hollywood Pictures Interscope Communications PolyGram Filmed Entertainment The Charlie Mopic Company
Production Countries
United States of America
Spoken Languages
English

Quick Facts

Release Date December 29, 1995
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0113862

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

Nicholas John Renner
Nicholas John Renner

Cole at 6 Years Old

Joseph Anderson
Joseph Anderson

Cole at 15 Years Old

Key Crew

Michael Nolin
Producer
Robert W. Cort
Producer
Ted Field
Producer
Stephen Herek
Director
Scott Kroopf
Executive Producer
Patrick Sheane Duncan
Executive Producer
Patrick Sheane Duncan
Writer