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Cast

Richard Dreyfuss
as Glenn Holland

Glenne Headly
as Iris Holland

Olympia Dukakis
as Principal Jacobs

Jay Thomas
as Bill Meister

Damon Whitaker
as Bobby Tidd

Terrence Howard
as Louis Russ

Alexandra Boyd
as Sarah Olmstead

Alicia Witt
as Gertrude Lang

Nicholas John Renner
as Cole at 6

Joseph Anderson
as Cole at 15 Years Old

Anthony Natale
as Cole at 28 Years Old

Joanna Gleason
as Adult Gertrude

Beth Maitland
as Deaf School Principal

Patrick Fong
as Study Hall Student

Benjamin J. Dixon
as Mr. Mims

Kathryn Arnett
as Ms. Swedlin

Freeman O. Corbin
as Mr. Sullivan

Pal Bernard
as Auditioner

Moira Feeney
as Ms. Godfrey

Joshua Minnick
as Mr. Shapiro

Ashley Hamrick
as Miss Reeves

Janine Shouse
as Miss Schumaker

Spencer Riviera
as Mr. Hosta

Donnie Burns
as City Official

Daniel J. Vhay
as Mr. Malone

Sean Bevington
as Mr. McMartin

John Henry Redwood
as Mr. Russ

Ted Roisum
as Dr. Sorenson

Mark Daniels
as Ralph

Kaili Carlton
as Ms. Wayne

Adam Fitzhugh
as Mr. McKenzie

Eric Michael Cole
as Boy 2

Larry Joe Campbell
as Boy 3

Tomiko Peirano
as Girl 2

Kasey Nelson
as Girl 3

Zoe McLellan
as Girl 4

Kelly M. Casey
as Deaf School Teacher

Michael Mendelson
as Chaplain

Alex Dudgeon
as Auditoner 1

Rachel Wooley
as Auditioner 2

Jordan Carlton
as Auditioner 3

Aurora J. Miller
as Auditioner 4

Paul Bernard
as Auditioner 5

Mary Kay O'Mealy
as Auditioner 6

Chris Math
as Football Player

Dieffyd Gilman Frederick
as Auditioner

Tara Eng
as Auditioner 8

Jay Frank
as Auditioner 9

Conan Doherty
as Toby Klein

Stacey Siegel
as Diner Waitress

Nicolas Sirianni
as Football Player 1

Jacob Adams
as Football Player 2

Chris Marth
as Football Player 3

Brent Archie
as Football Player 4

Kevin Calaba
as Football Player 5

Keith Swift
as Football Player 6

John Boyer
as Billy Faraday

Linda Williams Janke
as Secretary

David Clegg
as Superintendent

Nicholas Sirianni
as Football Player

Don Burns
as City Official

Dennis Biasi
as Adult Stadler

Jean Louisa Kelly
as Rowena Morgan

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• Jan 09, 2014

  The poor man's version of Goodbye Mr. Chips is good. It just isn't great and with Chips around, who needs this film. Dreyfuss makes the most of it but I would have hoped that the talented people involved might have done something more original.
  

  John B Super Reviewer
• Jul 15, 2010

  This is a great movie. I love it! I wish I had Mr. Holland as my music teacher :) So inspirational!
  Cassie H Super Reviewer
• Jan 05, 2009

  As much as I like this film and, more specifically, like the performance of Richard Dreyfuss, there is one moment that absolutely makes my skin crawl. When Mr. Holland accompanies one of his students to the bus station as she leaves to pursue a music career in New York, he kisses her right smack dab on the lips! No, no, no, no, and hell no. A high school teacher does not and should not do that. If he does he should never teach again. Period. I don't care if he is having a midlife crisis. That's so very, very wrong.
  Randy T Super Reviewer
• Dec 17, 2008

  I enjoyed this movie. I guess I am just a sucker for inspirational, hopeful movies - ones where the character doesn't realize the impact he is having on those around him. "Mr. Holland's Opus" is about a teacher trying to improve his students' lives through music - who never has time to finish his Opus.
  Red L Super Reviewer

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