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Mr. Holland's Opus

Genres
Drama
Music
Rating
7.0
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Release Date1995-12-29
Runtime143 mins

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 & Crew

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Richard Dreyfuss

as Glenn Holland

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Glenne Headly

as Iris Holland

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Jay Thomas

as Bill Meister

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Olympia Dukakis

as Principal Jacobs

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William H. Macy

as Vice Principal Gene Wolters

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Alicia Witt

as Gertrude Lang

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Terrence Howard

as Louis Russ

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Damon Whitaker

as Bobby Tidd

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Jean Louisa Kelly

as Rowena Morgan

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Alexandra Boyd

as Sarah Olmstead

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Nicholas John Renner

as Cole at 6 Years Old

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Joseph Anderson

as Cole at 15 Years Old

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Anthony Natale

as Cole at 28 Years Old

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Joanna Gleason

as Gertrude Lang as an adult

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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

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Dan Vhay

as Mr. Malone

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Sean Bevington

as Mr. McMartin

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John Henry Redwood

as Mr. Russ

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Ted Roisum

as Dr. Sorenson

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Mark Daniels

as Ralph

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Kaili Carlton

as Ms. Wayne

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Adam Fitzhugh

as Mr. McKenzie

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Eric Michael Cole

as Boy 2

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Joe Campbell

as Boy 3

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Tomiko Peirano

as Girl 2

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Kasey Nelson

as Girl 3

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Zoe McLellan

as Girl 4

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Kelly M. Casey

as Deaf School Teacher

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Michael Mendelson

as Chaplain

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Alex Dudgeon

as Auditioner 1

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Rachel Wooley

as Auditioner 2

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Jordan Carlton

as Auditioner 3

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Aurora Miller

as Auditioner 4

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Paul Bernard

as Auditioner 5

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Mary Kay O'Mealy

as Auditioner 6

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Dieffyd Gilman-Frederick

as Auditioner 7

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Tara Eng

as Auditioner 8

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Jay Frank

as Auditioner 9

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Conan Doherty

as Toby Klein

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Stacey Siegel

as Diner Waitress

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Nicolas Sirianni

as Football Player 1

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Jacob Adams

as Football Player 2

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Chris Marth

as Football Player 3

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Brent Archie

as Football Player 4

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Kevin Calaba

as Football Player 5

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Keith Swift

as Football Player 6

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John Boyer

as Billy Faraday

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Linda Williams Janke

as Secretary

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David Clegg

as Superintendent

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Don Burns

as City Official

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Dennis Biasi

as Adult Stadler

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Alexander Emmert

as 1st Chair Cellist

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Cazzey Louis Cereghino

as Graduate (uncredited)

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Michael R. Ferraro

as Auditorium extra (uncredited)

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Elizabeth Fournier

as Woman in audience (uncredited)

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Balthazar Getty

as Stadler (uncredited)

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Forest Whitaker

as Bobby Tidd as an adult (uncredited)

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