Mr. Holland's opus / 
 Mister Holland's opus 
Hollywood Pictures presents ; an Interscope Communications/PolyGram Filmed Entertainment production ; in association with the Charlie Mopic Company ; written by Patrick Sheane Duncan ; produced by Ted Field, Michael Nolin, and Robert W. Cort ; directed by Stephen Herek. 
 - Widescreen format. 
 - Burbank, CA :  Hollywood Pictures Home Video :  Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,  �1995. 
 - 1 videodisc (143 min.) :  sound, color ;  4 3/4 in. 
<br/><br/> Originally produced as a motion picture in 1995.  Includes production featurette. 
<br/><br/>Program start -- Opening credits -- Inauspicious beginning -- Free time -- Off-key -- A poor compass -- Connective tissue -- Not just notes on a page -- Cirriculum in question -- New Assignment -- Challenged -- Terrible news -- A mother's despair -- A momento -- Domestic discord -- Free advise -- Late night rehearsal -- A proposition -- At the bus depot -- Angry son -- A personal dedication -- An apology for the arts -- Surprise -- A symphony -- End credits. 
<br/><br/>Director of photography, Oliver Wood ; edited by Trudy Ship ; music by Michael Kamen.  Director of photography, Oliver Wood ; edited by Trudy Ship ; music by Michael Kamen. 
<br/><br/>Richard Dreyfuss, Glenne Headly, Jay Thomas, W.H. Macy, Alicia Witt, Jean Louisa Kelly, Olympia Dukakis. 
<br/><br/> The story of a serious musician who reluctantly enters the teaching profession to remain afloat financially and discovers that his true passion is teaching. 
<br/><br/> MPAA rating: PG. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD; Dolby digital 5.1 surround; region 1. 
<br/><br/><br/>Soundtrack in English or French; subtitles in English. <br/>Closed-captioned. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0788816217 9780788816215 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>717951003096 
<br/><br/><label>Publisher. No.: </label>17491  Hollywood Pictures Home Video 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Music teachers--Drama.<br/>Teacher-student relationships--Drama.<br/>Fathers and sons--Drama.<br/>Teaching--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Feature films.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DVD PN 1997  / .O681 1995