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.

Richard Dreyfuss
as Glenn Holland

Glenne Headly
as Iris Holland

Jay Thomas
as Bill Meister

Olympia Dukakis
as Principal Jacobs

William H. Macy
as Vice Principal Gene Wolters

Alicia Witt
as Gertrude Lang

Terrence Howard
as Louis Russ

Damon Whitaker
as Bobby Tidd

Jean Louisa Kelly
as Rowena Morgan

Alexandra Boyd
as Sarah Olmstead
Wuchak
***Taking a bypass from your dreams and finding your true calling*** A composer (Richard Dreyfuss) puts his lofty ambitions on hold to become a high school music teacher in Portland, Oregon, from 1965-1995. Glenne Headly plays his wife, Jay Thomas the coach, Olympia Dukakis the principal and Will...
Filipe Manuel Neto
**Another good film about an outstanding teacher marking the lives of his students... another one.** One of the things I like most about a film, in addition to telling a good story and positively entertaining us for an hour or two, is to reflect on different subjects and themes. This exercise of ...