Mr. Holland's Opus

Mr. Holland's Opus

7.0 Rating1995-12-29Drama, Music

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

Richard Dreyfuss

Richard Dreyfuss

as Glenn Holland

Glenne Headly

Glenne Headly

as Iris Holland

Jay Thomas

Jay Thomas

as Bill Meister

Olympia Dukakis

Olympia Dukakis

as Principal Jacobs

William H. Macy

William H. Macy

as Vice Principal Gene Wolters

Alicia Witt

Alicia Witt

as Gertrude Lang

Terrence Howard

Terrence Howard

as Louis Russ

Damon Whitaker

Damon Whitaker

as Bobby Tidd

Jean Louisa Kelly

Jean Louisa Kelly

as Rowena Morgan

Alexandra Boyd

Alexandra Boyd

as Sarah Olmstead