DVD : Mr. Holland's Opus
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: DREYFUSS,RICHARD
EAN: 9786305428350
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0788816217
Label: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Hollywood Pictures
Manufacturer: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Hollywood Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Hollywood Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 24, 1999
Running Time: 143 minutes
Sales Rank: 1567
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Hollywood Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: January 19, 1996
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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!
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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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Mr. Holland's Opus is a wonderful movie about love of music and will likely go down as a classic!
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The first time I saw this movie, I was a young teenager visiting my grandparents. It was coming on TV one night, and my grandmother mentioned that I would probably most enjoy it. As always, she was correct. Mr. Holland's Opus is, by far, one the BEST movies ever made!!! There are so many personalities exhibited; full ranges of emotions explored and expressed. It is amazing to watch the unfolding of a person's life. And it is truly wondrous to see how so many small actions and events affect so many people. This movie particularly touches my heart because I am currently seeking teacher certification. It is movies like Mr. Holland's Opus that encourage me, and prove that an individual, or more personally, a teacher, can make a tremendous impact on a child and/or community. I, in turn, encourage you, the reader, to watch Mr. Holland's Opus, and be moved in the same ways so many others have.Mr. Holland's Opus
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Mr. Holland's Opus is a great movie. I have watched it several times and I will keep watching it. It has so much meaning and caring and Richard Dreyfuss did a great job.
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"Mr. Holland's Opus" is an excellent movie! More importantly, however, the introduction of Jean Louisa Kelly's George Gershwin solos to movies -- particularly "Someone To Watch Over Me" -- is incredible, and just plain sensuous! I find myself drawn to hear her sing it over and over. But the subplots of Holland and his son, of the love story between Holland and his wife, and of the incredible affinity between Holland's music students and him, are also excellent. All in all, worth a mature family's watching.
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A really sensitive and human story about youth and high school orchestra music. I heartily recommend it.
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starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly, Jay Thomas, Olympia Dukakis, William H. Macy
directed by: Stephen Herek
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: DREYFUSS,RICHARD
EAN: 9786305428350
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Letterboxed, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 0788816217
Label: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Hollywood Pictures
Manufacturer: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Hollywood Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Letterbox
Publisher: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Hollywood Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 24, 1999
Running Time: 143 minutes
Sales Rank: 1567
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Hollywood Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: January 19, 1996
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