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
Nicholas John Renner
as Cole at 6 Years Old
Joseph Anderson
as Cole at 15 Years Old
