Mr. Holland's Opus

Starring: Dreyfuss, Richard and Dukakis, Olympia

Acclaimed star Richard Dreyfuss gives the performance of a lifetime in this uplifting hit cheered by audiences everywhere! Glenn Holland is a passionate musician who dreams of composing one truly memorable piece of music. But reality intrudes when he reluctantly accepts a "day job" as a high school music teacher to support his family. In time, however, Mr. Holland realizes his real passion is teaching, and his legacy is the generations of young people he inspires!

• Format: DVD
• Language: English
• UPC: 717951003096
• Release Date: March 2011
• Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Publisher: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
• Director: Herek, Stephen
• Starring: Dreyfuss, Richard, Dukakis, Olympia
• Runtime: 2 hours, 23 minutes
• Number of Disks: 1
• Other Video Info: DVD
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

Riveting, “Over the top” tear-jerking formula.

How many “Teachers Save Our Youth” movies can you watch? “To Sir with Love”, Blackboard Jungle”, “Saving Forester”, and so on and so on. Since you ask, at least one more time. Mr. Holland wants to write music and believes that teaching will give him free time to compose. Slowly, he gets sucked into the teaching environment, and eventually, this becomes his focus to the exclusion of his deaf son. Will he see what he is doing? Will he care? Or maybe skip town with a talented singer (Rowena)? This well-paced film does not save hooligans but enriches an otherwise droll school experience and encourages more than just the basics. A twist on the standard formula is the emphasis from the beginning of Holland on more than one student or two. We see how he learns from the school environment and incorporates his life into the life of the school. Richard Dreyfuss is the main character who may overshadow good acting by Olympia Dukakis and William H. Macy, among others. There are several inspiring moments and some sobering moments. In all, it is worth the time, and you will want to watch it again.