

Information
Release DateDecember 29, 1995
Runtime2h 23m
StatusReleased
Budget$31M
Revenue$106M
ProductionHollywood Pictures, Interscope Communications + 2 more
LanguagesEnglish
7.0
430 votesPopularity2
Mr. Holland's Opus
"Of all the lives he changed, the one that changed the most was his own."
Synopsis
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
Director

Featured Cast

Richard Dreyfuss
Glenn Holland

Glenne Headly
Iris Holland

Jay Thomas
Bill Meister

Olympia Dukakis
Principal Jacobs

William H. Macy
Vice Principal Gene Wolters