Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)

Name: Mr. Holland's Opus
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1995-12-29
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly, Jay Thomas, Olympia Dukakis, William H. Macy

Kernel Score: 76% · 443 ratings

Genres: Drama, Music

Released: 1995-12-29

Runtime: 143 minutes

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.

Director

Stephen Herek

Cast

Richard Dreyfuss as Glenn Holland
Glenne Headly as Iris Holland
Jay Thomas as Bill Meister
Olympia Dukakis as Principal Jacobs
William H. Macy as Vice Principal Gene Wolters
Alicia Witt as Gertrude Lang
Terrence Howard as Louis Russ
Damon Whitaker as Bobby Tidd
Jean Louisa Kelly as Rowena Morgan
Alexandra Boyd as Sarah Olmstead