Mr. Holland's Opus

Mr. Holland's Opus

  • Director: Stephen Herek
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English, American Sign Language
  • Release date: January 19, 1996
  • Sound mix: Dolby SR, SDDS
  • Aspect ratio: 2.39 : 1
  • Also known as: Querido maestro
  • "Mr. Holland's Opus" is a feature film directed by Stephen Robert Herek and starring Richard Dreyfuss and Olympia Dukakis . It was released in the United States in 1995.
    The film mainly tells the story of the composer Glen Holland, who has lofty ideals, in order to earn money to complete his career, as a music teacher in a middle school, dedicated to cultivating students' interest in music in his own way. 

    Details

    • Release date January 19, 1996
    • Filming locations Grant High School - 2245 NE 36th Avenue, Portland, Oregon, USA
    • Production companies Hollywood Pictures, Interscope Communications, Polygram Filmed Entertainment

    Box office

    Budget

    $23,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $82,569,971

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $14,466

    Gross worldwide

    $106,269,971

    Movie reviews

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    • By Makayla 2022-03-25 09:01:15

      Life is beautiful because of you

      The title is translated very well. Actor Richard Dreyfuss was nominated for Best Actor at the 68th Academy Awards for this film. A high school music teacher, with his thirty years of music teaching, helped clarinet girls who lacked self-confidence to get out of their inferiority complex, taught black boys how to play drums, and sent away a class of graduates, while his son was born deaf and mute.
      The first half of the film is a little dull, until the teacher is middle-aged, and the...

    • By Edgardo 2022-03-25 09:01:15

      Is there a word limit for short reviews?

      Very rich and simple film, with music as the theme, teaching as the sub-line, and time as the axis, basically telling the life of Mr. Holland, blending very rich feelings. By inserting black and white recording clips of different clips, a fairly clear time point is drawn, the inauguration of previous presidents, the development of music under various political and economic backgrounds, from classical to jazz to rock to hip-hop (here, the director also seems to point to homosexuality ), John...

    • By Stan 2022-03-25 09:01:15

      Mr.holland in search of the meaning of life

      The movie "Mr.Holland.opus" was translated into life because of you, which is a wonderful translation. There are two meanings. The first layer is shallow. Because of the beautiful melody, your life is more beautiful and more beautiful. There is another deeper meaning. Life has encountered ups and downs because of music. As far as Mr. Holland is concerned, a highly ambitious and talented composer had to work as a school music teacher because of his life, but he taught a group of people who...

    • By Kameron 2022-03-25 09:01:15

      The length of life and the length of self, who can control who

      Giving and giving are more important. It seems that it is not too difficult to explain the topic clearly. In the face of material desires, fame and fortune, very few people really resist the temptation. Everything that seems envious at present, looking back in N years, is nothing. In the past, people who were poor only had money left, which meant that they had a low level of education, but now it seems to have a new meaning when they say the same thing. I remember that when I watched Chen...

    • By Reinhold 2022-03-24 09:02:52

      Commentary on the translation of CCTV-6 "Mr. Holland's Movement" (also translated as "Life is Beautiful for You")

      A long article written ten years ago, I happened to be chatting with a friend about this today, and I suddenly remembered that there are many people here, so I forwarded it here...

       CCTV-6 Commentary on the translation of "Mr. Holland's Movement" (full text, abridged)
            Nine years On January 17th, CCTV-6 "A Date with a Good Movie" broadcast the American film "Mr. Holland's Opus". Since some film and television dubbing fans and I have translated this film for our own...

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    • By Kadin 2023-07-25 04:48:26

      Let's blow out the...

    • By Verna 2023-06-14 07:15:28

      Clean up the hard drive, read the top movie reviews and fast-forward, and get to know the content of the movie. See Messi. Without a big name, there is no way to entice me to stop and appreciate it. Movies may be good, but I have too little...

    • By Ruth 2022-04-24 07:01:17

      A good teacher changes...

    • By Gladys 2022-04-24 07:01:17

      Holland, an honest and responsible uncle. The movie is moving and the soundtrack is moving. I haven't felt satisfied after watching a movie for a long time. Life is beautiful because of...

    • By Anabelle 2022-04-24 07:01:17

      The greatest success and reward of being a teacher is not how much you teach your students, but what your students learn from...

    Movie plot

    This warm and emotional film surrounds a musician, Mr. Holland. His true ambition is to be a symphony for the first time, but he has no choice but to become a music teacher in colleges and universities for life. Later, he will contribute his youth for more than 30 years. After cultivating students' interest in music, I was surprised that my achievements turned out to be so great. He inspired and changed hundreds of students. Mr....
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    Everyone has personal experience of how much a good teacher affects students. Dreyfus interprets the image of a flesh-and-blood teacher with superb acting skills. He has encountered many misfortunes in his family life, but is still loyal to his duties and conveys his love for music to students through education. A large part of the film focuses on how Holland teaches students in accordance with their aptitude and persuades them. In...
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    Movie quotes

    • Iris Holland: When you were in high school, did you ever wonder if your teachers went home and got it on at night?

      Glenn Holland: When I was in high school, my teachers were all priests and nuns.

      Iris Holland: I had such a crush on Mr. Griffith, he could've taken me home any time.

      Glenn Holland: Really?

      Iris Holland: Mhm.

      Glenn Holland: And who was this Mr. Griffith?

      Iris Holland: Oh, he was my music teacher.

    • Bill Meister: Ladies and gentlemen, I'm Coach Meister. Your marching buddy.

    • Vice Principal Wolters: Corvair?

      Mr. Glenn Holland: Yeah.

      Vice Principal Wolters: I take it you didn't read Ralph Nader's book.

      Mr. Glenn Holland: Well, unless Ralph is willing to buy me a new car, I'm going to have to stick with this one until the wheels fall off.

      Vice Principal Wolters: Well, you might not have to wait that long. Heh, heh. Have a nice day.