
Mr. Holland's Opus
Of All the Lives He Changed, the One That Changed the Most Was His Own.
1995 en 143 minutes
Rating: 7
Plot
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.
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Cast

Richard Dreyfuss
Glenn Holland

Glenne Headly
Iris Holland

Jay Thomas
Bill Meister

Olympia Dukakis
Principal Jacobs

William H. Macy
Vice Principal Gene Wolters

Alicia Witt
Gertrude Lang

Terrence Howard
Louis Russ

Damon Whitaker
Bobby Tidd

Jean Louisa Kelly
Rowena Morgan

Alexandra Boyd
Sarah Olmstead

Nicholas John Renner
Cole at 6 Years Old

Joseph Anderson
Cole at 15 Years Old

Anthony Natale
Cole at 28 Years Old

Joanna Gleason
Gertrude Lang as an adult

Beth Maitland
Deaf School Principal

Patrick Fong
Study Hall Student

Benjamin J. Dixon
Mr. Mims

Kathryn Arnett
Ms. Swedlin

Freeman O. Corbin
Mr. Sullivan

Moira Feeney
Ms. Godfrey

Joshua Minnick
Mr. Shapiro

Ashley Hamrick
Miss Reeves

Janine Shouse
Miss Schumaker

Spencer Riviera
Mr. Hosta

Dan Vhay
Mr. Malone

Sean Bevington
Mr. McMartin

John Henry Redwood
Mr. Russ

Ted Roisum
Dr. Sorenson

Mark Daniels
Ralph

Kaili Carlton
Ms. Wayne

Adam Fitzhugh
Mr. McKenzie

Eric Michael Cole
Boy 2

Joe Campbell
Boy 3

Tomiko Peirano
Girl 2

Kasey Nelson
Girl 3

Zoe McLellan
Girl 4

Kelly M. Casey
Deaf School Teacher

Michael Mendelson
Chaplain

Alex Dudgeon
Auditioner 1

Rachel Wooley
Auditioner 2

Jordan Carlton
Auditioner 3

Aurora Miller
Auditioner 4

Paul Bernard
Auditioner 5

Mary Kay O'Mealy
Auditioner 6

Dieffyd Gilman-Frederick
Auditioner 7

Tara Eng
Auditioner 8

Jay Frank
Auditioner 9

Conan Doherty
Toby Klein

Stacey Siegel
Diner Waitress

Nicolas Sirianni
Football Player 1

Jacob Adams
Football Player 2

Chris Marth
Football Player 3

Brent Archie
Football Player 4

Kevin Calaba
Football Player 5

Keith Swift
Football Player 6

John Boyer
Billy Faraday

Linda Williams Janke
Secretary

David Clegg
Superintendent

Don Burns
City Official

Dennis Biasi
Adult Stadler

Alexander Emmert
1st Chair Cellist

Cazzey Louis Cereghino
Graduate (uncredited)

Michael R. Ferraro
Auditorium extra (uncredited)

Elizabeth Fournier
Woman in audience (uncredited)

Balthazar Getty
Stadler (uncredited)

Forest Whitaker
Bobby Tidd as an adult (uncredited)