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Mr Holland Just the man I was looking for

Mr Holland's Opus

A teacher is two jobs. Fill young minds with knowledge, yes. But more important, give...

Mr Holland's Opus • 1995

Principal Jacobs:

Mr. Holland! Just the man I was looking for. We're forming a textbook committee for next year's curriculum. And I would like to have your ideas and suggestions. We meet next Tuesday night in the library. Glenn Holland:
Oh, I'm sorry, Mrs. Jacobs. I'm... I'm very busy on Tuesday night. Principal Jacobs:
Uh-huh. You know, for a good four or five months now, I've been watching you, Mr. Holland. I've never seen a teacher sprint for the parking lot after last period with more speed and enthusiasm than his students. Perhaps you should be our track coach. Glenn Holland:
Mrs. Jacobs, I get here on time every morning, don't I? I'm doing my job the best I can. Principal Jacobs:
A teacher is two jobs. Fill young minds with knowledge, yes. But more important, give those minds a compass so that that knowledge doesn't go to waste. Now, I don't know what you're doing with the knowledge, Mr. Holland, but as a compass, you're stuck

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Mr Holland Just the man I was looking for

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We're forming a textbook committee for next year's curriculum

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And I would like to have your ideas and suggestions

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We meet next Tuesday night in the library

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Oh I'm sorry Mrs Jacobs

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I'm very busy on Tuesday night Uh huh

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You know for a good four or five months now I've been watching you Mr Holland

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I've never seen a teacher sprint for the parking lot after last period

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with more speed and enthusiasm than his students

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Perhaps you should be our track coach

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Mrs Jacobs I get here on time every morning don't I

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I'm doing my job the best I can

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A teacher is two jobs Fill young minds with knowledge yes

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But more important give those minds a compass

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so that that knowledge doesn't go to waste

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Now I don't know what you're doing with the knowledge Mr Holland

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but as a compass you're stuck

Duration

53 seconds

Views

303

Timestamp in Movie

00:21:36

Uploaded

Nov 19, 2022

Genres

Production

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

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Movie Summary

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

Actors

Principal Jacobs

Olympia Dukakis

Glenn Holland

Richard Dreyfuss