Taglines: Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.
Mr. Holland’s Opus movie storyline. Glenn Holland is a musician and composer who takes a teaching job to pay the rent while, in his ‘spare time’, he can strive to achieve his true goal – compose one memorable piece of music to leave his mark on the world. As Holland discovers ‘Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans’ and as the years unfold the joy of sharing his contagious passion for music with his students becomes his new definition of success.
Mr. Holland’s Opus is a 1995 American drama film directed by Stephen Herek, produced by Ted Field, Robert W. Cort, and Michael Nolin, and written by Patrick Sheane Duncan. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss in the title role of Glenn Holland, a high-school music teacher who aspires to write his own composition. The cast also includes Glenne Headly, Olympia Dukakis, William H. Macy, and Jay Thomas.
The film was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay. Richard Dreyfuss also received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama and the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film.
Mr. Holland’s Opus (1995)
Directed by: Stephen Herek
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly, Jay Thomas, Olympia Dukakis, William H. Macy, Alicia Witt, Terrence Howard, Damon Whitaker, Alexandra Boyd
Screenplay by: Patrick Sheane Duncan
Production Design by: David Nichols
Cinematography by: Oliver Wood
Film Editing by: Trudy Ship
Costume Design by: Aggie Guerard Rodgers
Set Decoration by: Jan K. Bergstrom
Art Direction by: Dina Lipton
Music by: Michael Kamen
MPAA Rating: PG for mild language.
Distributed by: Buena Vista Pictures
Release Date: December 29, 1995
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