Mr. Holland's Opus
1995 · 143 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 42,856 VOTES · DIR. Stephen Herek
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,498 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:46 (~ piano)
00:06:18 - Right. - For September and October.
00:11:51 in four years we should have enough for you to quit
00:18:08 These tests are a waste of my time, and yours!
00:23:36 So I took it home and I put it on the machine.
00:28:51 (~ romantic tune)
00:34:49 Two feet off! that's it! Right foot.
00:40:48 if I think it"ll help me teach a student to love music.
00:44:55 I'm not a coach, so "Mr Holland" is just fine.
00:49:42 ~ Uptight, outta sight
00:55:59 I notice Cole uses gestures to help himself be understood.
01:02:14 - Give him what he wants! - I don't know what he's trying to tell me.
01:06:40 - Amen. - (all) Amen.
01:12:44 ~ Strolls the Pretender
01:16:21 ~ I got my man
01:20:34 (~ piano intro)
01:25:41 - I've been working on it. - It's pretty late.
01:31:40 You were great.
01:41:19 But as the crowd sang the Beatles songs, the songs of John Lennon
01:48:28 ~ he's on the run
01:52:47 Mr Holland... would you come in, please?
01:58:10 The day they cut the football budget in this state, well, now
02:05:27 Look around you.
02:16:35 ENHOH
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,498
Dialogue density10.5 lines / min
First line00:00:46
Final line02:16:35
Production Record
DirectorStephen Herek
LanguageEnglish
Budget$31,000,000
Revenue$106,300,000
IMDb votes42,856