Of all the lives he changed, the one that changed the most was his own.
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.
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Character
Earnest, classical in form, grave and contemplative.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
- sparerichly built
Who loves it, who doesn't
80 profiled raters. Loved most by The Sinceres; disliked most by The Ironists.
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Cast
- Richard DreyfussGlenn Holland
- Glenne HeadlyIris Holland
- Jay ThomasBill Meister
- Olympia DukakisPrincipal Jacobs
- William H. MacyVice Principal Gene Wolters
- Alicia WittGertrude Lang
- Terrence HowardLouis Russ
- Damon WhitakerBobby Tidd
- Jean Louisa KellyRowena Morgan
- Alexandra BoydSarah Olmstead
Crew
- Stephen HerekDirector
- Patrick Sheane DuncanWriter
- Oliver WoodDirector of Photography
- Michael KamenOriginal Music Composer
- Trudy ShipEditor
- Robert W. CortProducer
- Ted FieldProducer
- Michael NolinProducer
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