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Mr. Holland's Opus

  • 1995
  • PG
  • 2h 24m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
45K
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Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
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Workplace DramaDramaMusic

A frustrated composer finds fulfillment as a high school music teacher.A frustrated composer finds fulfillment as a high school music teacher.A frustrated composer finds fulfillment as a high school music teacher.

  • Director
    • Stephen Herek
  • Writer
    • Patrick Sheane Duncan
  • Stars
    • Richard Dreyfuss
    • Glenne Headly
    • Jay Thomas
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    45K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Stephen Herek
    • Writer
      • Patrick Sheane Duncan
    • Stars
      • Richard Dreyfuss
      • Glenne Headly
      • Jay Thomas
    • 213User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Top Cast73

    Richard Dreyfuss
    Richard Dreyfuss
    • Glenn Holland
    Glenne Headly
    Glenne Headly
    • Iris Holland
    Jay Thomas
    Jay Thomas
    • Bill Meister
    Olympia Dukakis
    Olympia Dukakis
    • Principal Jacobs
    William H. Macy
    William H. Macy
    • Vice Principal Wolters
    • (as W.H. Macy)
    Alicia Witt
    Alicia Witt
    • Gertrude Lang
    Terrence Howard
    Terrence Howard
    • Louis Russ
    Damon Whitaker
    Damon Whitaker
    • Bobby Tidd
    Jean Louisa Kelly
    Jean Louisa Kelly
    • Rowena Morgan
    Alexandra Boyd
    Alexandra Boyd
    • Sarah Olmstead
    Nicholas John Renner
    • Cole at 6 Years Old
    Joseph Anderson
    Joseph Anderson
    • Cole at 15 Years Old
    Anthony Natale
    Anthony Natale
    • Cole at 28 Years Old
    Joanna Gleason
    Joanna Gleason
    • Adult Gertrude
    Beth Maitland
    Beth Maitland
    • Deaf School Principal
    Patrick Fong
    • Study Hall Student
    Benjamin J. Dixon
    • Mr. Mims
    Kathryn Arnett
    • Ms. Swedlin
    • Director
      • Stephen Herek
    • Writer
      • Patrick Sheane Duncan
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews213

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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Every person in the film that portrayed a deaf person is deaf in real life.
    • Goofs
      Mr. Holland plays "A Lover's Concerto" to his class and asks who wrote It. A student replies, 'The Toys'. Mr. Holland corrects him and says, "That was Minuet in G, by Johann Sebastian Bach." At the time the film was set, this was attributed to Bach, as it was included in a notebook Bach gave to his wife. It was determined in 1979 to be part of a larger piece written by Christian Petzold (1677-1733).
    • Quotes
      • Adult Gertrude Lang: Mr. Holland had a profound influence on my life and on a lot of lives I know. But I have a feeling that he considers a great part of his own life misspent. Rumor had it he was always working on this symphony of his. And this was going to make him famous, rich, probably both. But Mr. Holland isn't rich and he isn't famous, at least not outside of our little town. So it might be easy for him to think himself a failure. But he would be wrong, because I think that he's achieved a success far beyond riches and fame. Look around you. There is not a life in this room that you have not touched, and each of us is a better person because of you. We are your symphony Mr. Holland. We are the melodies and the notes of your opus. We are the music of your life.
    • Crazy credits
      Thanks to The Seattle Symphony Orchestra
    • Connections
      Featured in At the Movies with Ebert & Roeper: Nixon/Jumanji/Heat/Mr. Holland's Opus/Sense and Sensibility/Othello (1995)
    • Soundtracks
      One, Two, Three
      Written by Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland (as Edward Holland), John Madara, Dave White, and Len Barry (as Leonard Borisoff)
      Performed by Len Barry
      Courtesy of MCA Records

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 19, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • American Sign Language
    • Also known as
      • Triunfo a la vida
    • Filming locations
      • Grant High School - 2245 NE 36th Avenue, Portland, Oregon, USA
    • Production companies
      • Hollywood Pictures
      • Interscope Communications
      • Polygram Filmed Entertainment
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • Budget
      • $23,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $82,569,971
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $14,466
      • Jan 1, 1996
    • Gross worldwide
      • $106,269,971
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 2h 24m(144 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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