
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.
Release Date: 1995-12-29
Drama
Music
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Casts

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