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Mr Holland's Opus

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

Director

Stephen Herek

Year

Genre

Box Office

$82,569,971

Production

Hollywood Pictures,Interscope Communications,PolyGram Filmed Entertainment,The Charlie Mopic Company

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 5 nominations total

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Glenn Holland

Richard Dreyfuss

Iris Holland

Bill Meister

Principal Jacobs

Olympia Dukakis

Vice Principal Wolters

William H. Macy

Gertrude Lang

Louis Russ

Terrence Howard

Bobby Tidd

Rowena Morgan

Jean Louisa Kelly

Sarah Olmstead

Cole at 6 Years Old

Nicholas John Renner

Cole at 15 Years Old

Joseph Anderson

Cole at 28 Years Old

Adult Gertrude

Deaf School Principal

Study Hall Student

Mr. Mims

Benjamin J. Dixon

Ms. Swedlin

Mr. Sullivan

Freeman O. Corbin

Ms. Godfrey

Mr. Shapiro

Miss Reeves

Miss Schumaker

Mr. Hosta

Spencer Riviera

Mr. Malone

Mr. McMartin

Mr. Russ

John Henry Redwood

Dr. Sorenson

Ralph

Ms. Wayne

Mr. McKenzie

Boy 2

Eric Michael Cole

Boy 3

Girl 2

Girl 3

Girl 4

Deaf School Teacher

Chaplain

Michael Mendelson

Auditioner 1

Auditioner 2

Auditioner 3

Auditioner 4

Auditioner 5

Auditioner 6

Mary Kay O'Mealy

Auditioner 7

Dieffyd Gilman-Frederick

Auditioner 8

Auditioner 9

Toby Klein

Diner Waitress

Football Player 1

Nicolas Sirianni

Football Player 2

Football Player 3

Football Player 4

Football Player 5

Football Player 6

Billy Faraday

Secretary

Linda Williams Janke

Superintendent

City Official

Adult Stadler

Study Hall Kid #3

Robert Bertrand

Graduate

Cazzey Louis Cereghino

1st Chair Cellist

Alexander Emmert

Auditorium extra

Michael R. Ferraro

Woman in audience

Elizabeth Fournier

Stadler

Balthazar Getty

Man in audience

Dennis Carl Gleason

Pedestrian

Parade Announcer

Student

Natascha Snellman

High School Student-1980's

Heather Wakehouse

Bobby Tidd - Adult

Forest Whitaker

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Adult Gertrude Lang Glenn Holland Principal Jacobs Vice Principal Gene Wolters Vice Principal Wolters Iris Holland Mr. Glenn Holland Gertrude Lang Student Bill Meister Louis Russ Ms. Swedlin Stadler Rowena Morgan

[Piano Continues] - Mr Holland's Opus

[Piano Continues]

[Strings Join In] - Mr Holland's Opus

[Strings Join In]

[Orchestra Continues] - Mr Holland's Opus

[Orchestra Continues]

[Bell Rings] - Mr Holland's Opus

Teachers don't wait Pardon me - Mr Holland's Opus

Teachers don't wait Pardon me

Glenn Holland Music teacher Hi - Mr Holland's Opus

Glenn Holland Music teacher Hi

When you were in high school - Mr Holland's Opus

When you were in high school

When a flat precedes
a note like this... - Mr Holland's Opus

When a flat precedes a note like this...

These tests are pathetic - Mr Holland's Opus

These tests are pathetic

Give it up Miss Lang - Mr Holland's Opus

Give it up Miss Lang

Mr Holland Just the man I was looking for - Mr Holland's Opus

Mr Holland Just the man I was looking for

- Mr. Holland?
- You're late. - Mr Holland's Opus

- Mr. Holland? - You're late.

Is supposed to be fun - Mr Holland's Opus

Is supposed to be fun

Let me ask you a question What - Mr Holland's Opus

Let me ask you a question What

Play the sunset - Mr Holland's Opus

Play the sunset

[Panting]
Um, um, Maternity. Thank you. - Mr Holland's Opus

[Panting] Um, um, Maternity. Thank you.

What would you like me to do Deny that rock and roll exists - Mr Holland's Opus

What would you like me to do Deny that rock and roll exists

Yes um have you been - Mr Holland's Opus

Yes um have you been

Left right left right Left - Mr Holland's Opus

Left right left right Left

Ladies and gentlemen I'm Coach Meister - Mr Holland's Opus

Ladies and gentlemen I'm Coach Meister

Well which instrument do you think you'd like to play - Mr Holland's Opus

Well which instrument do you think you'd like to play

Tubas are for fat guys with pimples - Mr Holland's Opus

Tubas are for fat guys with pimples

Enough of us here already think that time is a magazine - Mr Holland's Opus

Enough of us here already think that time is a magazine

[Announcer] Now we have
a real treat coming down the road: - Mr Holland's Opus

[Announcer] Now we have a real treat coming down the road:

[Baby Crying] - Mr Holland's Opus

And because Beethoven couldn't hear the thought of him conducting - Mr Holland's Opus

And because Beethoven couldn't hear the thought of him...

Well... - Mr Holland's Opus

[Mouthing Words] - Mr Holland's Opus

[Mouthing Words]

Dr Sorenson said that gestures meant It's way more than gestures - Mr Holland's Opus

Dr Sorenson said that gestures meant It's way more than...

Yeah. - Mr Holland's Opus

So uh who's the who's the one uh - Mr Holland's Opus

So uh who's the who's the one uh

On behalf of the president of the
United States and a grateful nation... - Mr Holland's Opus

On behalf of the president of the United States and a gratef...

We know too many of these kids - Mr Holland's Opus

We know too many of these kids

But the only ingenue we seem to have so far is ToMarkam - Mr Holland's Opus

But the only ingenue we seem to have so far is ToMarkam

Why is every other child more important to you than your child - Mr Holland's Opus

Why is every other child more important to you than your...

You love music and you made the kids love it with you - Mr Holland's Opus

You love music and you made the kids love it with you

[Inhales] - Mr Holland's Opus

- [Orchestra]
- [Cheering, Applause] - Mr Holland's Opus

- [Orchestra] - [Cheering, Applause]

[Applause, Cheering] - Mr Holland's Opus

[Applause, Cheering]

That's the name of a guy that I used to
play in a band with. I've already called him. - Mr Holland's Opus

That's the name of a guy that I used to play in a band ...

[Sighs] - Mr Holland's Opus

Why do you assume that John Lennon's death would mean nothing to me - Mr Holland's Opus

Why do you assume that John Lennon's death would mean...

The second, uh, would be, uh, if there are
songs with words, you will need an interpreter. - Mr Holland's Opus

The second, uh, would be, uh, if there are songs with words,...

[Applause, Whistling] - Mr Holland's Opus

[Applause, Whistling]

Mr. Holland, would you come in, please?
[Door Closes] - Mr Holland's Opus

Mr. Holland, would you come in, please? [Door Closes]

Well congratulations Gene - Mr Holland's Opus

Well congratulations Gene

I care about these kids just as much as you do - Mr Holland's Opus

I care about these kids just as much as you do

I'm 60 years old Gene What are you gonna do - Mr Holland's Opus

I'm 60 years old Gene What are you gonna do

The day they cut the football budget in this state well now - Mr Holland's Opus

The day they cut the football budget in this state well now

It's almost funny I got dragged into this gig kicking and screaming - Mr Holland's Opus

It's almost funny I got dragged into this gig kicking...

You work for 30 years because you think that what you do makes a difference - Mr Holland's Opus

You work for 30 years because you think that what you do...

[Sighs Deeply] - Mr Holland's Opus

Mr. Stadler? - Mr Holland's Opus

Mr Holland had a profound influence on my life - Mr Holland's Opus

Mr Holland had a profound influence on my life

Mr. Holland, we would now like
to give something back to you. - Mr Holland's Opus

Mr. Holland, we would now like to give something back to you...

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

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Director: Stephen Herek

Writer: Patrick Sheane Duncan

Production: Hollywood Pictures,Interscope Communications,PolyGram Filmed Entertainment,The Charlie Mopic Company

Genre: drama, music

Year: 1995

MetaScore: 59/100

ImdbRating: 7.3

BoxOffice: $82,569,971

Released: 19 Jan 1996

Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. 5 wins & 5 nominations total

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