Mr. Holland's Opus
Of all the lives he changed, the one that changed the most was his own.
7.0(461) 1995-12-29 143 minDramaMusic
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.
DirectorStephen Herek
ProducerRobert W. Cort
ProducerTed Field
ProducerMichael Nolin
Original Music ComposerMichael Kamen
WriterPatrick Sheane Duncan
Cast & characters
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
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Nicholas John Renner
as Cole at 6 Years Old
Joseph Anderson
as Cole at 15 Years Old
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Anthony Natale
as Cole at 28 Years Old
Joanna Gleason
as Gertrude Lang as an adult
Beth Maitland
as Deaf School Principal
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Patrick Fong
as Study Hall Student
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Benjamin J. Dixon
as Mr. Mims
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Kathryn Arnett
as Ms. Swedlin
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Freeman O. Corbin
as Mr. Sullivan
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Moira Feeney
as Ms. Godfrey
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Joshua Minnick
as Mr. Shapiro
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Ashley Hamrick
as Miss Reeves
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Janine Shouse
as Miss Schumaker
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Spencer Riviera
as Mr. Hosta
