Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)

Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)

Of All the Lives He Changed, the One That Changed the Most Was His Own. 1995-12-29 United States of America 143 Min. PG-13
6.974 402 votes

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.

Cast

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