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Genre: Entertainment
Date of upload: Premiered Apr 24, 2024 ^^
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RYD date created : 2024-05-04T19:19:21.713204Z
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Michael Kamen, who was the composer for the movie, founded the Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation, which would donate funds and instruments to schools that didn't have funding for their music program. 24 years strong, over 2 million students have benefited from this. Some notable donors are Eddie Van Halen and Prince.
Also, I'm probably in the minority on this, but looking back at the nominees and winner, Richard Dreyfuss deserved the Oscar over Nicolas Cage.
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I graduated high school the year after this film came out. Our band leader was an old jazz musician and he was highly respected. I was never able to clear my schedule enough to make it into band but he had heard me on the piano and liked the way I played so he let me be part of our senior concert. I was deeply touched. A few years later I learned he was retiring and someone was planning a Mr. Holland's Opus sendoff for him. I jumped at the chance to be a part. We practiced in secret and snuck on stage during the break between segments of the final concert for the year. The look on his face when he realized who was on stage was absolutely priceless and I will never forget that night.
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My mom taught English grammar for over 40 years; the year she retired, at graduation, the entire class stood up on their chairs and did "Oh Captain, My Captain" from Dead Poet's Society.
I remember reading something once, a very long time ago, about how very few people remember celebrities or political figures from various times or what effect they might have had on you, but there is always at least one teacher that's stuck in your mind who had an impact on your life.
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@SilentHunter245
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As soon as I saw she was doing this movie, I thought, "Someone get the box of tissues. She's going to need them."
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