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Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)

Movie"Of All the Lives He Changed, the One That Changed the Most Was His Own."
Audience Score
70
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PG 2 hr 23 minDec 29th, 1995Drama, Music
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.
StarringRichard DreyfussGlenne HeadlyJay Thomas
DirectorStephen Herek
WriterPatrick Sheane Duncan

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 29th, 1995
On DVD & Blu-ray:August 24th, 1999 - Buy DVD
Movie Budget:$31,000,000
Movie Box Office Gross:$106,300,000 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Scott Kroopf, Patrick Sheane Duncan
Production Companies:Hollywood Pictures, Interscope Communications, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, The Charlie Mopic Company
Movie Tags:
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