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Mr. Holland's Opus

  • 1995
  • S
  • 2h 23m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
41K
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Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
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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
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    41K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Stephen Herek
    • Writer
      • Patrick Sheane Duncan
    • Stars
      • Richard Dreyfuss
      • Glenne Headly
      • Jay Thomas
    • 194User reviews
    • 39Critic reviews
    • 59Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 5 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Richard Dreyfuss and Joseph Anderson in Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
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    Olympia Dukakis in Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
    Jay Thomas in Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
    Stephen Herek in Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
    Richard Dreyfuss in Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
    Richard Dreyfuss and Stephen Herek in Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
    Glenne Headly in Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
    Richard Dreyfuss and Jay Thomas in Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
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    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
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Every person in the film that portrayed a deaf person is deaf in real life.
    • Goofs
      If Mr. Holland is 60 in 1995, he would be 30 in 1965, when he tells Iris how he fell in love with John Coltrane's music in 1950, when he was 15. Coltrane's first session as a leader was on 31 May 1957, so he couldn't have had a John Coltrane record then.
    • 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 Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: 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

    User reviews194

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    Featured review
    10/10
    Excellent film, with even better music
    Richard Dreyfuss is outstanding (as is the whole cast) in this thoroughly enjoyable film. I really liked it the first time, but with repeated viewings, I'd say that this film got even better. It's a little predictable, but so what? For me, it was impossible not to care about these characters, and the ending was the perfect heartwarming note to go out on. It was rather funny as well, but my favourite thing about this movie was the music. It seems only fitting, considering the importance of music to this film, that it would have a great number of songs, but I was astonished by how much I LOVED the music in this movie. All-in-all, this was a completely satisfying film, and I would call it a must-see.
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    • Tito-8
    • May 6, 1999

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    • Release date
      • January 19, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • American Sign Language
    • Also known as
      • Mr Holland's Opus - Elämän Sinfonia
    • Filming locations
      • Grant High School - 2245 NE 36th Avenue, Portland, Oregon, USA
    • Production companies
      • Hollywood Pictures
      • Interscope Communications
      • Polygram Filmed Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • 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
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 23 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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