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Mr. Holland's Opus

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7.0/10 • 423

1995-12-292h 23m

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Of All the Lives He Changed, the One That Changed the Most Was His Own.

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.

Directors
Stephen Herek
Writters
Patrick Sheane Duncan
Editors
Trudy Ship

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  1. Richard Dreyfuss

    Richard Dreyfuss

    Glenn Holland

  2. Glenne Headly

    Glenne Headly

    Iris Holland

  3. Jay Thomas

    Jay Thomas

    Bill Meister

  4. Olympia Dukakis

    Olympia Dukakis

    Principal Jacobs

  5. William H. Macy

    William H. Macy

    Vice Principal Gene Wolters

  6. Alicia Witt

    Alicia Witt

    Gertrude Lang

  7. Terrence Howard

    Terrence Howard

    Louis Russ

  8. Damon Whitaker

    Damon Whitaker

    Bobby Tidd

  9. Jean Louisa Kelly

    Jean Louisa Kelly

    Rowena Morgan

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Wuchak

May 29, 2019

7/10

Taking a bypass from your dreams and finding your true calling A composer (Richard Dreyfuss) puts his lofty ambitions on hold to become a high school music teacher in Portland, Oregon, from 1965-1995. Glenne Headly plays his wife, Jay Thomas the coach, Olympia Dukakis the principal and William H. Macy the irritating vice principal. "Mr. Holland’s Opus" (1995) is a good school-oriented drama that’s episodic in nature since it spans 30 years. The first 40 minutes were decent, but I was wondering if the film would be able to absorb me into its story, especially considering its considerable length. It did, particularly the episodes concerning Terrence Howard (playing Louis Russ) and angelic Jean Louisa Kelly (Rowena). The movie’s kind of a meshing of “Dead Poets Society” (1989) crossed with “Forrest Gump” (1994), although not great like either of those flicks. But it’s a solid drama. A 19 year-old Alicia Witt is on hand as one of the students in the first act. The film runs 2 hours, 23 minutes and was shot in Portland, Oregon, and nearby Marylhurst. GRADE: B

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$31,000,000.00
Revenue
$106,300,000.00
Keywords
high schoolhusband wife relationshipcomposermusic teachermentordeaf-muteportland, oregonmarching bandteacher student relationshiphigh school teacherdisabledteachingretirement partysign languagesforced retirement1960s1990sfather son relationshipinspiring teacher