<Tr> <Th> Budget </Th> <Td> $31 million </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Box office </Th> <Td> $106,269,971 </Td> </Tr> <P> Mr. Holland's Opus is a 1995 American drama film directed by Stephen Herek, produced by Ted Field, Robert W. Cort, and Michael Nolin, and written by Patrick Sheane Duncan . The film stars Richard Dreyfuss in the title role of Glenn Holland, a high - school music teacher who aspires to write his own composition . The cast also includes Glenne Headly, Olympia Dukakis, William H. Macy, and Jay Thomas . </P> <P> The film was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay . Richard Dreyfuss also received nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor--Motion Picture Drama and the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film . </P>

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