Mr. Holland's Opus

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.

Genre : DramaMusic

Runtime : 143 mins

Release Date : 1995-12-29

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***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 Wil...

**Another good film about an outstanding teacher marking the lives of his students... another one.** One of the things I like most about a film, in addition to telling a good story and positively entertaining us for an hour or two, is to reflect on different subjects and themes. This exercise of...

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)

Patrick Fong

(Study Hall Student)

Benjamin J. Dixon

(Mr. Mims)

Kathryn Arnett

(Ms. Swedlin)

Freeman O. Corbin

(Mr. Sullivan)

Moira Feeney

(Ms. Godfrey)

Joshua Minnick

(Mr. Shapiro)

Ashley Hamrick

(Miss Reeves)

Janine Shouse

(Miss Schumaker)

Spencer Riviera

(Mr. Hosta)

Dan Vhay

(Mr. Malone)

Sean Bevington

(Mr. McMartin)

John Henry Redwood

(Mr. Russ)

Ted Roisum

(Dr. Sorenson)

Mark Daniels

(Ralph)

Kaili Carlton

(Ms. Wayne)

Adam Fitzhugh

(Mr. McKenzie)

Eric Michael Cole

(Boy 2)

Joe Campbell

(Boy 3)

Tomiko Peirano

(Girl 2)

Kasey Nelson

(Girl 3)

Zoe McLellan

(Girl 4)

Kelly M. Casey

(Deaf School Teacher)

Michael Mendelson

(Chaplain)

Alex Dudgeon

(Auditioner 1)

Rachel Wooley

(Auditioner 2)

Jordan Carlton

(Auditioner 3)

Aurora Miller

(Auditioner 4)

Paul Bernard

(Auditioner 5)

Mary Kay O'Mealy

(Auditioner 6)

Dieffyd Gilman-Frederick

(Auditioner 7)

Tara Eng

(Auditioner 8)

Jay Frank

(Auditioner 9)

Conan Doherty

(Toby Klein)

Stacey Siegel

(Diner Waitress)

Nicolas Sirianni

(Football Player 1)

Jacob Adams

(Football Player 2)

Chris Marth

(Football Player 3)

Brent Archie

(Football Player 4)

Kevin Calaba

(Football Player 5)

Keith Swift

(Football Player 6)

John Boyer

(Billy Faraday)

Linda Williams Janke

(Secretary)

David Clegg

(Superintendent)

Don Burns

(City Official)

Dennis Biasi

(Adult Stadler)

Alexander Emmert

(1st Chair Cellist)

Cazzey Louis Cereghino

(Graduate (uncredited))

Michael R. Ferraro

(Auditorium extra (uncredited))

Elizabeth Fournier

(Woman in audience (uncredited))

Balthazar Getty

(Stadler (uncredited))

Forest Whitaker

(Bobby Tidd as an adult (uncredited))