Mr. Holland's Opus | 
| Director: Stephen Herek
Actors: Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly, Jay Thomas, Olympia Dukakis, William H. Macy
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Hollywood Pictures
Category: DVD
List Price: $14.99
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Rating:  150 reviews
Sales Rank: 932
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd, Letterboxed, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
DVD Layers: 2
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 143 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: DISD17491D
ISBN: 0788816217
UPC: 717951003096
EAN: 9786305428350
ASIN: 6305428352
Theatrical Release Date: January 19, 1996
Release Date: August 24, 1999
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
OF ALL THE LIVES HE CHANGED, THE ONE THAT CHANGED THE MOST WAS HIS OWN. GLENN HOLLAND IS A REMARKABLE MUSIC TEACHER WHOSE OWN ASPIRATIONS TO COMPOSE A GREAT OPUS HAVE TAKEN A BACK SEAT TO THE NEEDS OF HIS STUDENTS. HOLLAND REALIZES THE TRUE REWARDS OF HIS LIFETIME ARE SELF-SACRIFICE AND LASTING IMPACT HE HAS.
Amazon.com
An earnest and at times overblown story of a music teacher's impact on those around him, Mr. Holland's Opus is at times a genuinely touching drama in the vein of It's a Wonderful Life. Richard Dreyfuss (Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind) plays an aspiring composer and musician who takes a job teaching music at a local high school to save money while he composes his music. But when his wife (Glenne Headley) becomes pregnant, Glenn Holland must put aside his dreams and address the everyday realities of his life, from the melancholy and sometimes tragic fates of his students to the discovery that the son he cherishes is deaf. Building to a highly emotional climax in which the teacher sees the impact he's had on the world around him, Mr. Holland's Opus is a showcase for a fine Oscar-nominated performance by Dreyfuss and an engaging, heartwarming story. --Robert Lane
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 Great Teacher Movie April 27, 2009
Jason J. Dorsa (Long Island)
I am a middle school music teacher and I actually watch this movie with my kids. I think it is a great film with a great performance by Richard Dreyfuss. Highly Recommended!!!
 Fantastic Modern Day Epic April 14, 2009
J. L. Walter (Warner Robins, GA USA)
A tremendous story about how a dream deferred can culminate into our true life's purpose. This binding drama is laced with heart-felt realism, humorous interludes and paced by the corelating headlines of the day. A must-see for anyone, but especially those who lived through the 60's, 70's and 80's.
Manipulatively Effective & Biased, With Memorable Characters March 23, 2009
Craig Connell (Lockport, NY USA)
This is simply a nice, dramatic story of a music teacher's life. Richard Dreyfuss plays the teacher, "Glenn Holland." It spans 30 years of his career with a tear-jerking ending. Endearing characters make it a memorable film.
The focus of the story is Dreyfuss and three students he gives special time to over the years. A big subplot involves the teacher and his hearing-impaired son.
The students are winningly played by Alicia Witt, who plays the sweet girl who goes on to become governor; Terrence Howard, a really nice kid who gets killed in Viet Nam, and Jean Louisa Kelly, the last and most memorable student perhaps, an extremely talented singer who goes on to a career in New York City.
Interwoven are some personal stories, particularly with Kelly's character, and with fellow teachers (Jay Thomas playing the most likable) and school administrators (Olympia Dukakis and William H. Macy). The most personal, of course, involves his hot-cold-hot relationship with his disabled son (played by three different actors as time passes.) Glenne Headly, meanwhile, plays Dreyfuss' wife.
As you can see by this cast, this is a well-acted movie with the only flaw being the screenwriters unable - as Hollywood seems to be - to control their political bias by giving us unwarranted cheap shots to Republican politicians who are pictured as being against the arts. In addition, atheist John Lennon is almost deified in this film as one of the "heroes" of the 20th century, plus there are a few more digs and plugs here and there, all with the normal Liberal bias. Gee, why couldn't they just stick the story?
The movie seems to appeal to a wide audience. It's very manipulative, but it works. In addition to Hollywood's normal love affair of teachers, it is also a plug, if you will, for deaf children and the problems they face and the difficulties parents face in raising a kid with that disability.
 something fishy February 8, 2009
Tracie B. (Pennsylvania)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
The dvd came in what seemed to be original shrink wrap. When I popped it into my computer, I was concerned at first because my Media Player noted that the dvd was titled "Dead Poet's Society." A good movie, but not the one I'd ordered. The picture was not clear, and was no more clear when played on my DVD player. A few scenes I recall were deleted. Overall, I was rather disappointed.
Must See It February 1, 2009
AFretired (Semora, NC USA)
A heart warming story of success despite disabilities, a dad who is often absent for his son but not his students, and a school that fights itself for the arts--music. A must see for teachers ans students alike. It never fails to inspire.
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