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29/12/1995 Drama, Music 2h 23m
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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.

  1. Stephen Herek

    Director

  2. Patrick Sheane Duncan

    Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Richard Dreyfuss

    Glenn Holland

  2. Glenne Headly

    Iris Holland

  3. Jay Thomas

    Bill Meister

  4. Olympia Dukakis

    Principal Jacobs

  5. William H. Macy

    Vice Principal Gene Wolters

  6. Alicia Witt

    Gertrude Lang

  7. Terrence Howard

    Louis Russ

  8. Damon Whitaker

    Bobby Tidd

  9. Jean Louisa Kelly

    Rowena Morgan

  10. View more

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2019-05-29
***Taking a bypass from your dreams and finding your true calling***

A composer (Richard Dreyfuss) puts his lofty ambitions on hold to become a high school music teacher in Portland, Oregon, from 1965-1995. Glenne Headly plays his wife, Jay Thomas the coach, Olympia Dukakis the principal and William H. Macy the irritating vice principal.

"Mr. Holland’s Opus" (1995) is a good school-oriented drama that’s episodic in nature since it spans 30 years. The first 40 minutes were decent, but I was wondering if the film would be able to absorb me into its story, especially considering it...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$31,000,000.00

Revenue
$106,300,000.00

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