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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Richard Dreyfuss | Glenn Holland |
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Glenne Headly | Iris Holland |
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Jay Thomas | Bill Meister |
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Olympia Dukakis | Principal Jacobs |
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William H. Macy | Vice Principal Wolters |
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Alicia Witt | Gertrude Lang |
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Terrence Howard | Louis Russ |
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Damon Whitaker | Bobby Tidd |
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Jean Louisa Kelly | Rowena Morgan |
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Alexandra Boyd | Sarah Olmstead |
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Nicholas John Renner | Cole at 6 Years Old |
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Joseph Anderson | Cole at 15 Years Old |
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Anthony Natale | Cole at 28 Years Old |
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Joanna Gleason | Adult Gertrude |
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Beth Maitland | Deaf School Principal |
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Patrick Fong | Study Hall Student |
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Benjamin J. Dixon | Mr. Mims |
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Kathryn Arnett | Ms. Swedlin |
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Freeman O. Corbin | Mr. Sullivan |
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Moira Feeney | Ms. Godfrey |
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Joshua Minnick | Mr. Shapiro |
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Ashley Hamrick | Miss Reeves |
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Janine Shouse | Miss Schumaker |
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Spencer Riviera | Mr. Hosta |
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Dan Vhay | Mr. Malone |
Director | Stephen Herek |
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Writer | Patrick Sheane Duncan | |
Producer | Robert W. Cort, Patrick Sheane Duncan, Ted Field, Judith James, Scott Kroopf, Michael Nolin, William Teitler | |
Musician | Michael Kamen | |
Photography | Oliver Wood |