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Mr. Holland's Opus
Of all the lives he changed, the one that changed the most was his own.
7.0(476)19952h 23m
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.
- Director
- Stephen Herek
- Created by
- Scott Kroopf,Patrick Sheane Duncan
- Writers
- Patrick Sheane Duncan
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Cast

Richard Dreyfuss
Glenn Holland

Glenne Headly
Iris Holland

Jay Thomas
Bill Meister

Olympia Dukakis
Principal Jacobs

William H. Macy
Vice Principal Gene Wolters

Alicia Witt
Gertrude Lang

Terrence Howard
Louis Russ

Damon Whitaker
Bobby Tidd

Jean Louisa Kelly
Rowena Morgan

Alexandra Boyd
Sarah Olmstead
Nicholas John Renner
Cole at 6 Years Old

Joseph Anderson
Cole at 15 Years Old
Anthony Natale
Cole at 28 Years Old

Joanna Gleason
Gertrude Lang as an adult

Beth Maitland
Deaf School Principal
Patrick Fong
Study Hall Student
Benjamin J. Dixon
Mr. Mims
Kathryn Arnett
Ms. Swedlin
Freeman O. Corbin
Mr. Sullivan
Moira Feeney
Ms. Godfrey
Joshua Minnick
Mr. Shapiro
Ashley Hamrick
Miss Reeves
Janine Shouse
Miss Schumaker
Spencer Riviera
Mr. Hosta
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Crew
Directing
- Stephen HerekDirector
- Adrienne Hamalian-MangineScript Supervisor
- Jeffrey WetzelFirst Assistant Director
- Jeff OkabayashiSecond Assistant Director
Writing
- Patrick Sheane DuncanWriter
Production
- Michael NolinProducer
- Robert W. CortProducer
- Ted FieldProducer
- Valerie Mickaelian KuceraProduction Coordinator
- William TeitlerUnit Production Manager
- Sharon BialyCasting
- Scott KroopfExecutive Producer
- Judith JamesCo-Producer
- Patrick Sheane DuncanExecutive Producer
- William TeitlerCo-Producer
- Jeffrey DownerProduction Supervisor
- Joanna GuzzettaLocation Manager
Camera
- Oliver WoodDirector of Photography
- Gemma La ManaStill Photographer
- William D. BarberCamera Operator
- David LuckenbachSteadicam Operator
- Bob MuñozKey Grip
- Nick PapanickolasDolly Grip
- Gene KearneyDolly Grip
Editing
- Trudy ShipEditor
- Tara TimponeFirst Assistant Editor
Sound
- Michael KamenOriginal Music Composer
- Sharon BoyleMusic Supervisor
- Tim ChauSupervising Sound Editor
- Richard C. FranklinSupervising Sound Editor
- Chris JargoADR Editor
- Donald J. MaloufSound Editor
- Thomas WhitingSupervising ADR Editor
- Christopher BrooksSupervising Music Editor
- Albert GasserSound Editor
- David KernSound Editor
- Earl SampsonBoom Operator
- Nils C. JensenSound Editor
Art
- Jan K. BergstromSet Decoration
- David NicholsProduction Design
- Dina LiptonArt Direction
- Alan ManzerSet Designer
- Brian MarkeyConstruction Coordinator
- Alan LockeSet Designer
- Greg McMickleProperty Master
- Nina SaxonTitle Designer
Costume & Make-Up
- Susan V. KalinowskiHairstylist
- Aggie Guerard RodgersCostume Design
- Mary L. PyanowskiHairstylist
- Gerald QuistMakeup Artist
- Ken ChaseMakeup Artist
- Martin 'Vinnie' HagoodMakeup Artist
- Werner ShererKey Hair Stylist
- Linda HenriksonCostume Supervisor
Crew
- Steve BoyumStunt Coordinator
- Bruce McDonaldChoreographer
- Bob RiggsSpecial Effects Coordinator
- Stephen McLaughlinScore Engineer
Lighting
- Michael LawsBest Boy Electric
- James B. CrawfordChief Lighting Technician