Mr. Holland's Opus
by Stephen Herek
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Actor: Glenne Headly, Jay Thomas, Olympia Dukakis, Richard Dreyfuss, William H. MacyDirector: Stephen Herek
Brand: DREYFUSS,RICHARD
DVD: 2 Layers, Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: Letterbox, 2.35:1
Running Time: 143 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-08-24
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Hollywood Pictures
DVD Reviews of Mr. Holland's Opus
DVD Review: Great Teacher Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
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!!!DVD Review: Fantastic Modern Day Epic
Summary: 4 Stars
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.DVD Review: Manipulatively Effective & Biased, With Memorable Characters
Summary: 4 Stars
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.
DVD Review: something fishy
Summary: 1 Stars
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.DVD Review: Must See It
Summary: 5 Stars
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.
Description of Mr. Holland's Opus
Acclaimed star Richard Dreyfuss gives the performance of a lifetime (1995 Academy Award(R)-nominee, Best Actor -- MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS) in this uplifting hit cheered by audiences everywhere! Glenn Holland (Dreyfuss) 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 that his real passion is teaching, and his legacy is the generations of young people he inspires. Also featuring Glenne Headly (BREAKFAST OF CHAMPIONS) and Olympia Dukakis (MAFIA!) -- you're sure to find this electrifying motion picture both entertaining ... and unforgettable!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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