Mr. Holland's Opus

About Mr. Holland's Opus

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.

Stephen Herek's Mr. Holland's Opus is a 1995 music film. It runs 143 minutes and was released in December 1995.

The film is filed under teacher student relationship, composer, sign languages, and mentor.

Richard Dreyfuss stars as Glenn Holland, Glenne Headly as Iris Holland, Jay Thomas as Bill Meister, and Olympia Dukakis as Principal Jacobs. The screenplay is by Patrick Sheane Duncan. Produced by Interscope Communications. In the United States it streams on Disney Plus.

The Fabelmans, The Wife, and The River Wild make useful companions to Mr. Holland's Opus, all filed under father son relationship, high school, and husband wife relationship. TMDB voters put it at 7.0 out of 10 across 472 votes and it carries a PG rating.