Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)

12/29/1995 2h 23m

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

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Overview

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 Ages at Release

Richard Dreyfuss

as Glenn Holland

Born 10/29/1947, age

Glenne Headly

as Iris Holland

Born 03/13/1955

Died 06/08/2017, age

Jay Thomas

as Bill Meister

Born 07/12/1948

Died 08/24/2017, age

Olympia Dukakis

as Principal Jacobs

Born 06/20/1931

Died 05/01/2021, age

William H. Macy

as Vice Principal Gene Wolters

Born 03/13/1950, age

Alicia Witt

as Gertrude Lang

Born 08/21/1975, age

Terrence Howard

as Louis Russ

Born 03/11/1969, age

Jean Louisa Kelly

as Rowena Morgan

Born 03/09/1972, age

Joanna Gleason

as Adult Gertrude

Born 06/02/1950, age

Zoe McLellan

as Girl 4

Born 11/06/1974, age

Balthazar Getty

as Stadler (uncredited)

Born 01/22/1975, age

Forest Whitaker

as Bobby Tidd - Adult (uncredited)

Born 07/15/1961, age