1 00:00:26,727 --> 00:00:28,875 [Piano Keys Struck Once] 2 00:00:31,900 --> 00:00:36,903 [Piano] 3 00:00:52,985 --> 00:00:56,048 [Piano Continues] 4 00:01:19,577 --> 00:01:22,568 [Strings Join In] 5 00:01:22,569 --> 00:01:25,553 [Orchestra Joins In] 6 00:01:47,405 --> 00:01:52,480 [Orchestra Continues] 7 00:02:32,446 --> 00:02:35,329 [Orchestra Continues] 8 00:02:41,389 --> 00:02:44,361 [Man On Radio] At the top of the news this morning... 9 00:02:44,362 --> 00:02:47,263 Senator Barry Goldwater is campaigning in Colorado today. 10 00:02:47,264 --> 00:02:51,295 The Warren Commission, almost a full year after the Kennedy assassination... 11 00:02:51,296 --> 00:02:54,333 said that it's close to releasing... 12 00:02:54,334 --> 00:02:57,803 - Glenn, it's time. - No, no, just a little more. 13 00:02:57,804 --> 00:03:02,322 Come on, if you don't get up right now, I'm gonna cut one of your piano strings. 14 00:03:02,323 --> 00:03:05,610 Oh. Oh. What time is it? 15 00:03:05,611 --> 00:03:09,740 - Quarter to 7:00. - A quarter to 7:00. 16 00:03:09,741 --> 00:03:13,318 - Mm-hmm. - Oh, God. 17 00:03:13,319 --> 00:03:15,519 Does the sun really come out this early? 18 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:18,995 It was a surprise to me too. I took a picture of it in case it never happens again. 19 00:03:18,996 --> 00:03:22,850 Nobody gets up this early. 20 00:03:22,851 --> 00:03:25,334 Oh, yes, they do. 21 00:03:25,335 --> 00:03:28,697 - Come on, come on, come on. Please, please, please. - No, no, no. 22 00:03:28,698 --> 00:03:31,963 - No, no, no, no, no. This is a stupid idea. - Come on, come on, come on. 23 00:03:31,964 --> 00:03:36,139 Oh! Oh, this is definitely not my scene, Iris. 24 00:03:36,140 --> 00:03:41,252 It's just a gig. If it doesn't work, you can try something else. 25 00:03:41,254 --> 00:03:44,517 - What time am I supposed to be there? - 7:30. 26 00:03:44,518 --> 00:03:46,452 7:30? 27 00:03:46,453 --> 00:03:51,281 What kind of people like to go to work at 7:30 in the morning? 28 00:03:51,282 --> 00:03:59,731 [Music] 29 00:03:59,732 --> 00:04:03,497 # One, two, three # 30 00:04:03,498 --> 00:04:07,569 # Oh, that's how elementary # 31 00:04:07,570 --> 00:04:10,247 # It's gonna be # 32 00:04:11,207 --> 00:04:14,206 # Come on Let's fall in love # 33 00:04:14,207 --> 00:04:17,777 # It's easy # # It's so easy # 34 00:04:17,778 --> 00:04:21,347 # Like takin' candy from a baby # 35 00:04:22,618 --> 00:04:26,589 # A, B, C # # A, B, C # 36 00:04:26,590 --> 00:04:30,405 # Fallin' in love with you was # 37 00:04:30,406 --> 00:04:34,222 # Easy for me # # Easy for me # 38 00:04:34,223 --> 00:04:36,798 # And you can do it too # 39 00:04:36,799 --> 00:04:39,722 # It's easy # # It's so easy # 40 00:04:39,723 --> 00:04:42,646 # Like takin' candy from a baby # 41 00:04:42,647 --> 00:04:44,099 Hi! 42 00:04:45,305 --> 00:04:47,559 I'm Glenn Holland. I'm the new music teacher. 43 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:49,760 Vice Principal Wolters. 44 00:04:49,761 --> 00:04:52,003 Holy cow. 45 00:04:54,580 --> 00:04:57,050 - Corvair. - Yeah. 46 00:04:57,051 --> 00:04:59,887 I take it you didn't read Ralph Nader's book. 47 00:04:59,888 --> 00:05:03,286 Well, unless Ralph is willing to buy me a new car... 48 00:05:03,287 --> 00:05:06,764 I think I'm gonna have to stick with this one until the wheels fall off. 49 00:05:06,765 --> 00:05:11,840 Well, you may not have to wait that long. [Chuckles] 50 00:05:11,841 --> 00:05:14,397 - Have a nice day. - Thanks. 51 00:05:14,398 --> 00:05:16,955 # It's easy # # It's so easy # 52 00:05:18,006 --> 00:05:22,309 # Like takin' candy from a baby. # 53 00:05:22,310 --> 00:05:24,637 You look lost, Mr. Holland. 54 00:05:25,615 --> 00:05:28,964 Helen Jacobs, remember? I hired you. 55 00:05:28,965 --> 00:05:32,251 Oh! Of course you did. I'm sorry. 56 00:05:32,252 --> 00:05:34,589 No, no, I'm not... It was not that I'm lost. 57 00:05:34,590 --> 00:05:39,037 I was just looking for the... Well, yes, of course I'm lost. 58 00:05:39,038 --> 00:05:41,036 What an auspicious beginning. 59 00:05:41,037 --> 00:05:44,163 This way. 60 00:05:44,164 --> 00:05:47,866 Your first day as a teacher, Mr. Holland. Excited? 61 00:05:47,867 --> 00:05:51,574 [Sighs] Nervous. Boy, I never thought I'd be here. 62 00:05:51,576 --> 00:05:53,604 No? Why not? 63 00:05:53,605 --> 00:05:56,666 Well, like most people, I only got my teaching certificate... 64 00:05:56,667 --> 00:05:58,575 so I'd have something to fall back on. 65 00:05:58,576 --> 00:06:02,779 - And now I have. - This isn't a drive in, Mr. Claridge. Hands off. 66 00:06:02,780 --> 00:06:06,905 You know, Mr. Holland, I don't think of teaching as a "fall-back" position. 67 00:06:06,906 --> 00:06:11,032 - No, I didn't mean it that way. - I grow nervous around people who do. 68 00:06:11,032 --> 00:06:14,289 - I'm really very happy to be here. Really. - Good. 69 00:06:14,291 --> 00:06:19,403 You'll drop by my office later on. I have a list of students you'll be advising. 70 00:06:19,404 --> 00:06:24,198 "Advising"? Can I ask when I'm supposed to be doing this advising? 71 00:06:24,199 --> 00:06:26,335 That's for you and the student to arrange. 72 00:06:26,336 --> 00:06:31,162 - You meet your orchestra when? - Fifth period. 73 00:06:31,163 --> 00:06:33,741 - Are they any good? - They try hard. 74 00:06:33,742 --> 00:06:38,048 And by the way, I'll need a complete lesson plan from you by Friday. 75 00:06:38,049 --> 00:06:39,949 Right. 76 00:06:39,950 --> 00:06:41,964 - For September and October. - Right. 77 00:06:46,454 --> 00:06:48,955 [Students Chattering] 78 00:06:50,758 --> 00:06:53,058 [Sighing] 79 00:06:53,059 --> 00:06:55,673 [Door Opens] 80 00:06:55,674 --> 00:06:58,285 [Chattering] 81 00:07:05,806 --> 00:07:08,997 [Bell Rings] 82 00:07:18,819 --> 00:07:22,054 [Boy] Let's go sit up in the back. 83 00:07:22,055 --> 00:07:24,558 All right, people, come on, let's, uh... 84 00:07:24,559 --> 00:07:28,235 Let's take our seats a little quicker, please. A little quicker. We're losing time. 85 00:07:28,236 --> 00:07:30,563 Come on in, come on in. Take... 86 00:07:30,564 --> 00:07:36,126 My name is Mr. Holland. This, of course, is a title of courtesy. 87 00:07:36,127 --> 00:07:38,032 And I will extend back to you... 88 00:07:38,033 --> 00:07:42,141 uh, Mister or Miss as the circumstances allow. 89 00:07:42,142 --> 00:07:44,376 Uh, welcome to Music Appreciation. 90 00:07:44,377 --> 00:07:47,711 This is a class in which we will be studying the... 91 00:07:47,712 --> 00:07:50,715 the history of music. 92 00:07:50,716 --> 00:07:55,161 Um, who would like to give me a definition of what music is? 93 00:07:55,162 --> 00:07:58,888 Any music. What do you think? 94 00:07:58,889 --> 00:08:04,034 Music. What do they think that music is in general? 95 00:08:04,035 --> 00:08:06,006 What do they think? Anybody? 96 00:08:08,736 --> 00:08:11,066 Nobody? 97 00:08:11,067 --> 00:08:16,178 Okay, let's, uh, let's go to the text. 98 00:08:16,179 --> 00:08:18,817 And we turn to page... 99 00:08:18,818 --> 00:08:21,411 um, four. 100 00:08:21,412 --> 00:08:24,914 And we read that music is... 101 00:08:24,915 --> 00:08:29,676 "sound in melodic or harmonic combinations... 102 00:08:29,677 --> 00:08:34,444 whether produced by voice or instrument. " 103 00:08:34,445 --> 00:08:37,313 Now, questions? 104 00:08:37,314 --> 00:08:40,189 Anybody... at all? 105 00:08:42,596 --> 00:08:46,311 No? Hmm? Good. 106 00:08:47,703 --> 00:08:51,977 All righty, uh, now, I just... 107 00:08:51,978 --> 00:08:55,677 You know, I just want you all to relax. 108 00:08:55,678 --> 00:09:00,020 Have a little fun. You know, we're not here to impress each other. 109 00:09:00,021 --> 00:09:02,831 [Chuckles] Okay. All right, let's get ready. 110 00:09:04,385 --> 00:09:06,959 Everyone. Come on. 111 00:09:08,894 --> 00:09:10,800 You ready? 112 00:09:12,191 --> 00:09:14,270 Okay, here we go. 113 00:09:15,430 --> 00:09:20,503 [Beethoven: "Fifth Symphony"] 114 00:09:22,968 --> 00:09:26,576 [Dissonant] 115 00:09:43,258 --> 00:09:46,135 [Dissonant] 116 00:09:57,603 --> 00:10:00,830 [Playing Stops] 117 00:10:02,273 --> 00:10:04,476 It was good. 118 00:10:04,477 --> 00:10:10,420 Miss Aronson. Ma'am... Would you stand up, please? Stand up, please. 119 00:10:10,421 --> 00:10:12,881 Is that skirt regulation length? - Yes. 120 00:10:12,882 --> 00:10:15,934 - On your knees, both of you, right now. - I just got this dress. 121 00:10:15,935 --> 00:10:18,983 I thought so. Come with me. You're coming to the principal's office. 122 00:10:18,984 --> 00:10:20,958 We're calling your parents, and you are going home. 123 00:10:20,959 --> 00:10:23,696 - You can come back when you're dressed properly. - Oh, Mr. Wolters. 124 00:10:23,697 --> 00:10:25,658 - But you're not being fair. - I am being fair. 125 00:10:25,659 --> 00:10:28,685 If I allow you to do it, everyone is allowed to do it. 126 00:10:28,686 --> 00:10:30,780 - Hi. - Hi. 127 00:10:33,238 --> 00:10:36,084 Come on. Out of my way. 128 00:10:37,673 --> 00:10:40,417 - Teachers don't wait. - Pardon me? 129 00:10:40,419 --> 00:10:43,146 High school is not a democracy. 130 00:10:43,147 --> 00:10:46,654 Teachers don't wait. Bill Meister, phys. Ed. 131 00:10:46,655 --> 00:10:49,213 - Glenn Holland. Music teacher. - Hi. 132 00:10:52,690 --> 00:10:54,688 There you go. 133 00:10:54,689 --> 00:10:58,026 Oh, my God, what is this? 134 00:10:58,027 --> 00:11:01,125 It's Monday. It's turkey Spam surprise. 135 00:11:01,126 --> 00:11:03,387 You could mortar walls with it. 136 00:11:03,399 --> 00:11:06,268 Word of advice. Always bring a bag lunch. 137 00:11:06,269 --> 00:11:09,141 - Where's yours? - I ate it in second period. 138 00:11:09,142 --> 00:11:12,092 Sylvie, don't tease me. I need extra. 139 00:11:12,105 --> 00:11:15,654 [Meister] So what have you been doin' for the last ten years? 140 00:11:15,655 --> 00:11:18,680 I've been playin' music. Been on the road. 141 00:11:18,681 --> 00:11:22,785 You know, um, clubs and weddings and bar mitzvahs. 142 00:11:22,786 --> 00:11:24,685 - That sort of thing. - Wait a minute. 143 00:11:24,686 --> 00:11:28,230 I bet you met a ton of chicks in those clubs, huh? 144 00:11:28,231 --> 00:11:31,274 So you're in these clubs, there are all these women there... 145 00:11:31,275 --> 00:11:33,224 why'd you become a teacher? 146 00:11:33,225 --> 00:11:36,963 Oh, actually I started teaching because... 147 00:11:36,964 --> 00:11:39,809 I was hoping it would give me some free time to do some composing. 148 00:11:39,810 --> 00:11:44,491 I'm a composer. That's what I really do. 149 00:11:44,492 --> 00:11:47,070 What? What's so funny? 150 00:11:47,071 --> 00:11:49,605 Oh, the free time. 151 00:11:49,606 --> 00:11:54,163 Glenn, I can't remember the last time I had that was free. 152 00:12:02,189 --> 00:12:06,222 [Children Chattering] 153 00:12:20,236 --> 00:12:22,672 [Iris] I've got it all figured out. 154 00:12:22,674 --> 00:12:26,148 With your salary, plus what I take in with the photography... 155 00:12:26,149 --> 00:12:28,676 in four years we should have enough for you to quit... 156 00:12:28,677 --> 00:12:33,717 and do nothing but compose music and become famous and make us rich. 157 00:12:33,718 --> 00:12:35,619 I'll never make it. 158 00:12:35,620 --> 00:12:38,917 - I made us $32 today. - Big deal. 159 00:12:38,918 --> 00:12:42,147 I made 32 kids sleep with their eyes open. Ow! 160 00:12:42,148 --> 00:12:44,833 Right there. Right... Yeah. 161 00:12:44,834 --> 00:12:48,620 Right there. Yeah. 162 00:12:48,621 --> 00:12:52,403 [Sighs, Chuckles] 163 00:12:52,404 --> 00:12:54,401 Iris, 164 00:12:54,402 --> 00:12:59,301 I think this is gonna be a lot rougher gig than I originally thought. 165 00:12:59,302 --> 00:13:01,176 [Sighs] 166 00:13:01,177 --> 00:13:06,483 You know, when I was in high school, I wanted to be someplace else, you know. 167 00:13:06,484 --> 00:13:11,789 Anyplace. It never occurred to me that my teachers would feel the same way. 168 00:13:13,353 --> 00:13:16,022 Well, you can still quit. 169 00:13:16,023 --> 00:13:19,059 Naw, we've been through all that. 170 00:13:19,060 --> 00:13:21,592 I thought the band was getting pretty good actually. 171 00:13:21,593 --> 00:13:25,598 Yeah, yeah, we could play Holiday Inns for the rest of our lives. 172 00:13:25,599 --> 00:13:29,598 - Or Los Angeles. - I don't want to be a studio musician. 173 00:13:29,599 --> 00:13:31,765 So, it's four years teaching then. 174 00:13:36,678 --> 00:13:39,738 Come here. 175 00:13:45,720 --> 00:13:48,421 When you were in high school... 176 00:13:48,422 --> 00:13:52,062 did you ever wonder if your teachers went home and got it on at night? 177 00:13:52,063 --> 00:13:57,138 When I was in high school, my teachers were all priests and nuns. 178 00:13:57,139 --> 00:13:59,862 I had such a crush on Mr. Griffith. 179 00:13:59,863 --> 00:14:03,446 - He could have taken me home anytime. - Really? 180 00:14:03,447 --> 00:14:07,746 - Mm-hmm. - And who was this Mr. Griffith? 181 00:14:07,747 --> 00:14:12,608 Oh, he was my music teacher. 182 00:14:12,609 --> 00:14:16,148 [Both Laughing] 183 00:14:16,149 --> 00:14:20,628 [Woodwinds: Dissonant] 184 00:14:33,166 --> 00:14:35,202 [Note Cracks] 185 00:14:35,203 --> 00:14:38,348 - Okay, okay, that wasn't bad. - [Playing Stops] 186 00:14:38,349 --> 00:14:41,496 That wasn't bad at all. Um, Miss... I'm sorry. 187 00:14:41,497 --> 00:14:43,773 - Lang. - Pardon me? 188 00:14:43,774 --> 00:14:48,231 - Lang, Gertrude Lang. - Okay, Miss Lang. 189 00:14:48,232 --> 00:14:52,689 Um, would you take it from bar 37, please? 190 00:15:02,290 --> 00:15:05,317 [Shakily] 191 00:15:06,263 --> 00:15:08,409 [Note Cracks] 192 00:15:11,866 --> 00:15:14,011 [Students Snickering] 193 00:15:14,012 --> 00:15:16,139 Okay, okay, good. 194 00:15:16,140 --> 00:15:19,685 - [Bell Rings] - Good, um... That's enough for today. 195 00:15:19,686 --> 00:15:21,751 I'll see you all tomorrow. Very good work. 196 00:15:21,752 --> 00:15:24,376 Miss Lang? 197 00:15:24,377 --> 00:15:27,476 Would you mind hanging for a moment, please? 198 00:15:33,854 --> 00:15:38,408 You seem to be having a little trouble getting through the break. 199 00:15:38,409 --> 00:15:40,729 I know. 200 00:15:40,730 --> 00:15:43,503 - How long have you been playing? - Three years. 201 00:15:44,465 --> 00:15:46,464 Really? 202 00:15:46,465 --> 00:15:48,502 Uh... [Chuckles] 203 00:15:48,503 --> 00:15:52,358 And do you find that you get all the practice time that you need? 204 00:15:52,359 --> 00:15:54,287 I practice constantly. Yeah. 205 00:15:55,974 --> 00:15:57,911 [Sighs] 206 00:15:57,912 --> 00:16:03,314 Well, then I think... I think maybe... 207 00:16:03,315 --> 00:16:08,213 you and I should find some time to work on an individual basis. 208 00:16:08,214 --> 00:16:10,665 - That would be great. - I-I don't have a lot of time. 209 00:16:10,666 --> 00:16:13,090 That's okay. Doesn't matter. Whatever you can give me. 210 00:16:13,091 --> 00:16:15,937 That would be wonderful. I really, really, really want to do good at this. 211 00:16:15,939 --> 00:16:20,664 I bet you do. Um, well, why don't you... 212 00:16:20,666 --> 00:16:24,344 come in about a half hour before first period tomorrow and we'll just start? 213 00:16:24,345 --> 00:16:28,468 Okay. All r... Thank you, thank you very much. Thanks. 214 00:16:30,272 --> 00:16:32,291 [Door Opens] 215 00:16:56,663 --> 00:17:01,507 When a flat precedes a note like this... 216 00:17:01,508 --> 00:17:06,473 it indicates that the note is to be played a half step lower. 217 00:17:06,474 --> 00:17:11,434 A piece based in the F major scale should have a flat sign... 218 00:17:11,435 --> 00:17:13,531 at the beginning of every stave. 219 00:18:14,440 --> 00:18:18,186 These tests are pathetic. 220 00:18:21,947 --> 00:18:24,917 "Name an American composer. " 221 00:18:24,918 --> 00:18:28,823 - Miss Swedlin, your answer was? - Bach? 222 00:18:28,824 --> 00:18:32,730 - [Student Giggles] - Johann Sebastian Bach. 223 00:18:34,261 --> 00:18:37,594 Oh, this... This is my favorite one. 224 00:18:37,596 --> 00:18:42,741 "How do you know what key a concerto is in?" 225 00:18:42,742 --> 00:18:46,535 Mr. Mims, your answer was: 226 00:18:46,536 --> 00:18:50,207 "Look on the front page?" 227 00:18:50,208 --> 00:18:53,246 Now, this question mark. Was that because... 228 00:18:53,247 --> 00:18:56,020 you weren't sure or because your English skills... 229 00:18:56,021 --> 00:18:59,592 are on the same level as your musical theory? 230 00:18:59,593 --> 00:19:02,883 These tests are a waste of my time and yours. 231 00:19:02,884 --> 00:19:06,122 No kidding. I'd rather be somewhere else. 232 00:19:06,123 --> 00:19:10,052 Mr. Sullivan, why don't you pay a visit to Mr. Wolters? 233 00:19:10,054 --> 00:19:12,806 Right now! Get your books and get outta here! 234 00:19:16,164 --> 00:19:20,269 As for the rest of you, get your textbooks out. 235 00:19:20,270 --> 00:19:25,097 We're gonna go over these answers one by one until you get them right. 236 00:19:25,098 --> 00:19:27,891 [Bell Rings] 237 00:19:31,448 --> 00:19:34,431 [Boy] Aaron, wait up. 238 00:19:34,432 --> 00:19:37,415 [Chattering, Laughing] 239 00:19:47,928 --> 00:19:50,983 [Clarinet] 240 00:19:50,984 --> 00:19:54,037 [Note Cracks] 241 00:19:58,673 --> 00:20:00,748 Give it up, Miss Lang. 242 00:20:04,242 --> 00:20:08,614 [Crying] 243 00:20:08,615 --> 00:20:11,497 [Crying Continues] 244 00:20:28,435 --> 00:20:31,232 I meant for the day. 245 00:20:31,233 --> 00:20:33,776 School's out, Miss Lang. I-I meant give it up for the day. 246 00:20:33,777 --> 00:20:36,345 - I know what you meant. - Then? 247 00:20:36,346 --> 00:20:39,842 - Why are you crying? - I'm terrible. I'm... 248 00:20:39,843 --> 00:20:43,218 I'm terrible, Mr. Holland. I practice 'til my lips swell up. 249 00:20:43,219 --> 00:20:46,593 - Miss Lang, it takes a lot of work... - All I make is noise. 250 00:20:46,594 --> 00:20:48,548 To learn a musical instrument. 251 00:20:48,549 --> 00:20:50,554 I just want to be good at something. 252 00:20:50,555 --> 00:20:54,559 My sister's got a ballet scholarship to go to Juilliard. 253 00:20:54,560 --> 00:20:59,429 And my brother's going to Notre Dame on a football scholarship. 254 00:20:59,430 --> 00:21:04,079 My mother's won the blue ribbon for watercolors at the state fair so many times... 255 00:21:04,080 --> 00:21:06,269 they've retired the category. 256 00:21:06,270 --> 00:21:09,185 My father's got the most beautiful voice. He's... 257 00:21:11,776 --> 00:21:15,807 I'm the only one in my family who's... 258 00:21:15,808 --> 00:21:17,880 I-I just can't... 259 00:21:17,881 --> 00:21:22,399 It doesn't make any difference anyway. 260 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:24,716 I... 261 00:21:29,591 --> 00:21:33,760 Mr. Holland! Just the man I was looking for. 262 00:21:33,761 --> 00:21:36,823 We're forming a textbook committee for next year's curriculum. 263 00:21:36,824 --> 00:21:39,566 And I would like to have your ideas and suggestions. 264 00:21:39,567 --> 00:21:42,725 - We meet next Tuesday night in the library. - Oh, I'm sorry, Mrs. Jacobs. 265 00:21:42,726 --> 00:21:46,075 - I'm very busy on Tuesday night. - Uh- huh. 266 00:21:46,076 --> 00:21:50,177 You know, for a good four or five months now, I've been watching you, Mr. Holland. 267 00:21:50,178 --> 00:21:53,686 I've never seen a teacher sprint for the parking lot after last period... 268 00:21:53,687 --> 00:21:56,010 with more speed and enthusiasm than his students. 269 00:21:56,015 --> 00:21:58,553 Perhaps you should be our track coach. 270 00:21:58,554 --> 00:22:02,933 Mrs. Jacobs, I get here on time every morning, don't I? 271 00:22:02,934 --> 00:22:05,157 I'm doing my job the best I can. 272 00:22:05,158 --> 00:22:09,844 A teacher is two jobs. Fill young minds with knowledge, yes. 273 00:22:09,845 --> 00:22:12,993 But more important, give those minds a compass... 274 00:22:12,994 --> 00:22:15,046 so that that knowledge doesn't go to waste. 275 00:22:15,070 --> 00:22:18,294 Now, I don't know what you're doing with the knowledge, Mr. Holland... 276 00:22:18,295 --> 00:22:20,977 but as a compass you're stuck. 277 00:22:25,448 --> 00:22:30,796 I really hate that woman. And I hate teaching, Iris. I hate it. 278 00:22:30,797 --> 00:22:33,246 Nobody could teach these children. Nobody. 279 00:22:33,248 --> 00:22:35,785 I don't know what I'm gonna do. 280 00:22:35,786 --> 00:22:38,255 They just sit there staring up at me. 281 00:22:38,256 --> 00:22:41,173 There's no there there. I've been trying to teach them... 282 00:22:41,174 --> 00:22:43,193 Listen, you've played a lot of tough houses. 283 00:22:43,194 --> 00:22:46,537 - When they didn't listen, did you quit and go home? - Wait a minute. 284 00:22:46,538 --> 00:22:49,878 - Or keep playing? - Wait. Aren't we supposed to be on the same side? 285 00:22:49,879 --> 00:22:54,699 I am. It's just that I... 286 00:22:54,700 --> 00:22:57,093 I... 287 00:22:57,094 --> 00:22:59,489 What? 288 00:23:02,609 --> 00:23:04,759 I'm pregnant. 289 00:23:06,116 --> 00:23:09,861 I wasn't... I wasn't sure if I was. 290 00:23:09,862 --> 00:23:13,603 But I went to the doctor and I... 291 00:23:13,604 --> 00:23:15,542 I am. 292 00:23:17,992 --> 00:23:21,255 We are. 293 00:23:24,366 --> 00:23:26,367 S... 294 00:23:26,368 --> 00:23:28,767 Say something. 295 00:23:33,842 --> 00:23:35,858 Wow. 296 00:23:57,633 --> 00:23:59,648 Iris. 297 00:24:01,334 --> 00:24:03,604 Iris. 298 00:24:03,605 --> 00:24:06,773 I... I don't know. I knew... 299 00:24:06,774 --> 00:24:09,308 - I knew you wouldn't be, but I just... - Iris. 300 00:24:09,309 --> 00:24:13,792 - Iris, it just took me by surprise. That's all. - I just hoped you... 301 00:24:19,620 --> 00:24:23,890 Let me tell you a story, okay? 302 00:24:23,891 --> 00:24:29,454 When I was 15 years old, I used to hang out at a local record store. 303 00:24:29,455 --> 00:24:32,798 And there was this guy who worked there who... 304 00:24:32,799 --> 00:24:37,559 you know, thought he knew what I liked and he handed me this album one day. 305 00:24:37,560 --> 00:24:40,638 And it was John Coltrane. 306 00:24:40,639 --> 00:24:44,183 So I took it home, and I put it on the machine. 307 00:24:44,184 --> 00:24:47,617 And I hated it. I mean, I really hated it. 308 00:24:47,618 --> 00:24:51,437 I just didn't get it. 309 00:24:51,438 --> 00:24:53,621 So I... 310 00:24:53,622 --> 00:24:56,386 played it again. 311 00:24:56,387 --> 00:25:01,324 I played it again, and I played it again. 312 00:25:01,325 --> 00:25:06,257 And then, I just couldn't stop playin' it. 313 00:25:07,632 --> 00:25:10,859 I kept listening to those notes. 314 00:25:12,470 --> 00:25:16,007 And I realized that... 315 00:25:16,008 --> 00:25:20,694 that's what I wanted to do with the rest of my life. 316 00:25:20,695 --> 00:25:23,644 You know? 317 00:25:23,644 --> 00:25:26,595 Make music. 318 00:25:32,288 --> 00:25:34,354 [Sighs] 319 00:25:34,355 --> 00:25:37,348 Tsk. [Sighs] 320 00:25:39,262 --> 00:25:41,731 What am I tryin' to say? 321 00:25:43,366 --> 00:25:46,367 Look, Iris. 322 00:25:46,368 --> 00:25:50,329 Look, you... You tell me that... 323 00:25:50,330 --> 00:25:53,603 we're gonna have a baby. 324 00:25:53,604 --> 00:25:56,423 Well... 325 00:25:57,745 --> 00:26:02,991 that's like falling in love with John Coltrane... 326 00:26:04,520 --> 00:26:07,022 all over again. 327 00:26:11,527 --> 00:26:13,958 If that is a lie... 328 00:26:13,959 --> 00:26:17,509 that is the sweetest lie I ever heard. 329 00:26:25,539 --> 00:26:29,288 - [Bell Rings] - Let's take our seats, please. 330 00:26:31,109 --> 00:26:35,484 Anybody here know the difference between the Ionian and the Dorian scale? 331 00:26:35,486 --> 00:26:39,544 - [Girl] Uh-yeah. - Anybody? 332 00:26:39,545 --> 00:26:41,554 [Chuckles] 333 00:26:41,555 --> 00:26:44,689 I just wanted to confirm the fact that... 334 00:26:44,690 --> 00:26:50,776 I've made absolutely no impact on you in the last five months. 335 00:26:50,777 --> 00:26:53,439 Mr. Sullivan. 336 00:26:53,440 --> 00:26:55,433 Yeah? 337 00:26:55,434 --> 00:26:58,495 What kind of music do you like to listen to? 338 00:26:58,496 --> 00:27:02,510 - Um... - Don't be afraid. 339 00:27:02,511 --> 00:27:04,509 Rock and roll. 340 00:27:04,510 --> 00:27:08,992 - What about you? - Rock and roll. 341 00:27:10,448 --> 00:27:12,524 - You? - Classical. 342 00:27:12,525 --> 00:27:14,948 Brownnoser. 343 00:27:14,949 --> 00:27:16,303 [Students Laughing] 344 00:27:16,353 --> 00:27:19,867 Does anybody here like Johann Sebastian Bach? 345 00:27:20,659 --> 00:27:23,625 Other than you. 346 00:27:23,626 --> 00:27:25,989 I'll bet all of you, whether you know it or not... 347 00:27:25,990 --> 00:27:29,226 already like Johann Sebastian Bach. 348 00:27:29,227 --> 00:27:33,790 Dd 349 00:27:34,903 --> 00:27:37,274 What's this called? 350 00:27:37,275 --> 00:27:39,517 [Together] "Lover's Concerto. " 351 00:27:39,518 --> 00:27:41,763 - Who wrote it? - The Toys. 352 00:27:41,764 --> 00:27:43,846 Wrong. 353 00:27:43,847 --> 00:27:46,649 That was "Minuet in G. " 354 00:27:46,650 --> 00:27:50,885 And it was written by Johann Sebastian Bach. 355 00:27:56,658 --> 00:27:58,009 You hear it? 356 00:28:00,928 --> 00:28:04,164 Bum-bum-bum-bum-bum dd 357 00:28:04,165 --> 00:28:07,400 And he wrote it in 1725. 358 00:28:07,404 --> 00:28:11,408 They are both prime examples of the Ionian scale. 359 00:28:11,409 --> 00:28:15,368 Now, listen, and see if you can hear the connective tissue... 360 00:28:15,369 --> 00:28:19,271 between what I just played and this. 361 00:28:19,272 --> 00:28:23,897 [Rock And Roll] 362 00:28:23,898 --> 00:28:34,560 Dd 363 00:28:34,561 --> 00:28:36,815 [Holland] Whoo! 364 00:28:36,816 --> 00:28:45,035 Dd 365 00:28:45,036 --> 00:28:48,191 And their hands were up in the air and they were answering questions. 366 00:28:48,193 --> 00:28:52,104 And it was so much fun. It was rowdy, you know. 367 00:28:52,105 --> 00:28:55,725 It was... It was just great. 368 00:28:56,847 --> 00:29:00,014 Hey, hey, hey. Let... What do we think, huh? 369 00:29:00,015 --> 00:29:03,123 And it only took two tries and three hours. 370 00:29:03,124 --> 00:29:06,417 Well, you didn't realize you'd married such a handy man, did ya? 371 00:29:06,418 --> 00:29:08,373 But now we really don't have any space. 372 00:29:08,374 --> 00:29:10,376 Oh. 373 00:29:12,232 --> 00:29:17,377 Well, how would you feel if we moved into a house? 374 00:29:17,379 --> 00:29:19,773 You're kidding. 375 00:29:19,774 --> 00:29:21,505 No. 376 00:29:21,507 --> 00:29:25,440 But we can't afford that. 377 00:29:25,441 --> 00:29:27,998 If we used our savings account we could... 378 00:29:27,999 --> 00:29:30,545 and I taught driver's ed during the summer. 379 00:29:30,546 --> 00:29:34,816 - You were gonna only compose this summer. - Well, we could make it work. 380 00:29:34,817 --> 00:29:36,760 That'd mean taking the crib apart again. 381 00:29:36,761 --> 00:29:38,754 Never. [Laughs] 382 00:29:38,755 --> 00:29:41,744 I'll tear a wall down first. 383 00:29:41,745 --> 00:29:44,289 It's up to you. 384 00:29:45,558 --> 00:29:47,595 - I think we should do it. - Really! 385 00:29:47,596 --> 00:29:52,272 Play the song you wrote that made me fall in love with you. 386 00:29:52,273 --> 00:29:56,944 - The song that made you fall in love with me? - Mm-hmm. 387 00:29:56,945 --> 00:30:01,676 The song that made you... Oh! Yes, the song. 388 00:30:01,677 --> 00:30:05,316 # Give me some men who are stouthearted... - No! No! 389 00:30:05,317 --> 00:30:08,128 - No? - No. Come on. 390 00:30:09,485 --> 00:30:12,784 Dd 391 00:30:44,819 --> 00:30:47,687 - Mr. Holland? - You're late. 392 00:30:47,688 --> 00:30:51,577 And you left your clarinet here the other day. 393 00:30:51,578 --> 00:30:55,472 Yeah, um, if you know anyone who wants it... 394 00:30:56,796 --> 00:30:59,330 I'm giving up the clarinet. 395 00:30:59,331 --> 00:31:01,514 I'm just... I'm just goofing everybody else up anyway. 396 00:31:01,534 --> 00:31:05,246 So, um, I just wanted to say thanks. 397 00:31:05,247 --> 00:31:07,186 Thanks for trying. 398 00:31:09,307 --> 00:31:11,557 Is it any fun? 399 00:31:17,782 --> 00:31:20,219 I wanted it to be. 400 00:31:22,987 --> 00:31:25,528 You know what we've been doing wrong, Miss Lang? 401 00:31:25,529 --> 00:31:28,965 We've been playing the notes on the page. 402 00:31:28,966 --> 00:31:30,893 [Machine Clicks] 403 00:31:30,895 --> 00:31:33,295 Well, what else is there to play? 404 00:31:33,296 --> 00:31:39,381 Well, there's a lot more to music than notes on a page. 405 00:31:39,382 --> 00:31:41,597 [The Kingsmen: "Louie, Louie"] 406 00:31:41,603 --> 00:31:44,670 These guys, for example. 407 00:31:44,671 --> 00:31:47,643 Now, they can't sing. 408 00:31:47,644 --> 00:31:51,312 And they have absolutely no harmonic sense. 409 00:31:51,313 --> 00:31:54,898 And they're playing the same three chords over and over again. 410 00:31:54,899 --> 00:31:57,316 And I love it. 411 00:31:57,317 --> 00:32:00,222 - Do you? - Yeah. 412 00:32:00,224 --> 00:32:03,157 [Chuckles] Yeah. Why? 413 00:32:03,158 --> 00:32:06,082 [Record Continues] 414 00:32:06,083 --> 00:32:08,032 I don't know. 415 00:32:08,033 --> 00:32:11,467 - Yeah, ya do. - Because it's fun? 416 00:32:11,468 --> 00:32:14,898 That's right. Because playing music... 417 00:32:14,899 --> 00:32:17,301 is supposed to be fun. 418 00:32:17,302 --> 00:32:19,473 It's about heart. 419 00:32:19,474 --> 00:32:22,925 It's about feelings and moving people... 420 00:32:22,926 --> 00:32:26,347 and something beautiful in being alive. 421 00:32:26,348 --> 00:32:30,311 And it's not about notes on a page. I could teach you notes on a page. 422 00:32:30,312 --> 00:32:33,242 I can't teach you that other stuff. 423 00:32:33,243 --> 00:32:36,172 - [Record Continues] - Do me a favor. 424 00:32:37,625 --> 00:32:42,558 - Pick up your clarinet and play with me. - Okay. 425 00:32:42,559 --> 00:32:45,840 - And this time no music, - Oh! 426 00:32:45,841 --> 00:32:49,067 Because you already know it. 427 00:32:49,068 --> 00:32:51,739 It's already in your head and your fingers and your heart. 428 00:32:51,740 --> 00:32:54,410 You just don't trust yourself to know that. 429 00:32:58,507 --> 00:33:01,393 Okay, here we go. 430 00:33:01,394 --> 00:33:03,365 Ready? 431 00:33:04,786 --> 00:33:07,703 One, two, three, four. 432 00:33:07,704 --> 00:33:11,962 [Music] 433 00:33:17,096 --> 00:33:19,461 - [Note Cracks] - Ah! - Okay. 434 00:33:19,462 --> 00:33:23,659 Let's do it again, and this time not so much lip on the mouthpiece. 435 00:33:23,661 --> 00:33:28,715 - Okay. - One, two, three, four. 436 00:33:28,716 --> 00:33:33,055 [Music] 437 00:33:37,681 --> 00:33:40,015 - [Note Cracks] - Oh! 438 00:33:40,016 --> 00:33:43,006 All right. No, no, don't do that. 439 00:33:45,522 --> 00:33:49,684 - Let me ask you a question. - What? 440 00:33:49,686 --> 00:33:53,262 When you look in the mirror... 441 00:33:53,263 --> 00:33:55,803 what do you like best about yourself? 442 00:34:00,403 --> 00:34:02,548 My hair. 443 00:34:03,842 --> 00:34:05,854 Why? 444 00:34:07,273 --> 00:34:11,581 Well, my father always says that it reminds him of a sunset. 445 00:34:14,251 --> 00:34:16,265 Play the sunset. 446 00:34:21,622 --> 00:34:23,920 Close your eyes. 447 00:34:23,921 --> 00:34:28,158 One, two, three, four. 448 00:34:28,159 --> 00:34:40,173 Dd 449 00:34:40,174 --> 00:34:43,022 [Laughing] Don't stop playing. 450 00:34:50,280 --> 00:34:53,061 [Piano Stops, Clarinet Continues] 451 00:34:57,823 --> 00:35:00,115 [Clarinet Continues] 452 00:35:05,630 --> 00:35:13,698 Dd 453 00:35:44,404 --> 00:35:48,837 dd 454 00:35:48,838 --> 00:35:52,242 [Lyndon Johnson] I do not find it easy... 455 00:35:52,243 --> 00:35:55,689 to send the flower of our youth... 456 00:35:55,690 --> 00:35:59,045 our finest young men, into battle. 457 00:35:59,046 --> 00:36:03,018 But as long as there are men who hate and destroy... 458 00:36:03,019 --> 00:36:07,574 [Helicopter Whirring] We must have the courage to resist. 459 00:36:07,575 --> 00:36:10,161 We will stand... 460 00:36:10,162 --> 00:36:12,139 in Vietnam. 461 00:36:16,529 --> 00:36:19,972 Just relax. Try to use one foot. 462 00:36:19,973 --> 00:36:22,736 Try to use one foot! 463 00:36:22,737 --> 00:36:25,799 Try to get two feet off! That's it! Right! Right! 464 00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:28,445 One foot! One foot! That's it! 465 00:36:28,446 --> 00:36:31,304 # Keep on runnin' # 466 00:36:31,305 --> 00:36:34,115 # Keep on hidin' # 467 00:36:34,116 --> 00:36:36,681 Uh, you're goin' a little too fast. 468 00:36:36,683 --> 00:36:39,188 A little too fast. A little too erratically. 469 00:36:39,189 --> 00:36:41,719 A little too erratically. 470 00:36:41,720 --> 00:36:44,572 Just a little to the right... Oh! 471 00:36:46,897 --> 00:36:49,029 # Keep on runnin' # 472 00:36:49,030 --> 00:36:51,626 Okay, what have we learned from this? 473 00:36:51,627 --> 00:36:54,597 # Runnin' from my arms # 474 00:36:54,598 --> 00:36:58,004 # One fine day I'm gonna be the one # 475 00:36:58,005 --> 00:37:00,073 # To make you understand # 476 00:37:00,074 --> 00:37:02,574 # Oh, yeah I'm gonna be your man # 477 00:37:02,575 --> 00:37:11,591 [Classical] 478 00:37:11,592 --> 00:37:20,604 [Classical] 479 00:37:21,095 --> 00:37:23,523 [Horn Honking] 480 00:37:25,500 --> 00:37:30,327 Whoa. That was a... That was a stop sign you went through back there, Mr. Holland. 481 00:37:33,305 --> 00:37:36,081 - You're definitely speeding, Mr. Holland. - Yeah. 482 00:37:36,082 --> 00:37:38,713 - [Tires Screeching] - [Laughing] 483 00:37:38,714 --> 00:37:40,515 [Horn Honking] 484 00:37:43,212 --> 00:37:46,438 I don't think you're just allowed to just pass on the right like that either. 485 00:37:46,439 --> 00:37:50,614 - [Tires Screeching] - [Horns Honking] 486 00:37:50,615 --> 00:37:53,610 - Geez! - [Front Seat Student Gasps] 487 00:37:53,611 --> 00:37:57,550 This is a one-way street, Mr. Holland. 488 00:37:57,551 --> 00:38:01,489 - Mr. Hosta! Shut up! - [Horns Honking] 489 00:38:01,490 --> 00:38:03,239 [Whimpers] 490 00:38:21,351 --> 00:38:27,020 [Panting] Um, um, Maternity. Thank you. 491 00:38:27,021 --> 00:38:32,003 [Babies Crying] 492 00:38:51,845 --> 00:38:56,924 [Mouthing Words] 493 00:38:58,920 --> 00:39:01,421 [Knocking] 494 00:39:02,388 --> 00:39:04,443 Iris. 495 00:39:06,225 --> 00:39:09,197 Come meet your son. 496 00:39:09,198 --> 00:39:12,095 Coltrane Holland. 497 00:39:12,096 --> 00:39:15,156 - How you doin'? - Okay. 498 00:39:20,107 --> 00:39:22,158 [Whispering] Look. 499 00:39:23,475 --> 00:39:25,694 - [Cooing] - Can I? 500 00:39:25,695 --> 00:39:27,969 Sure. 501 00:39:31,749 --> 00:39:33,764 Oh! 502 00:39:35,556 --> 00:39:37,949 He's beautiful. 503 00:39:39,927 --> 00:39:42,141 - [Yawning] - [Laughing] 504 00:39:42,142 --> 00:39:45,577 [Sputtering] 505 00:39:45,578 --> 00:39:49,013 [Coughing] 506 00:40:09,852 --> 00:40:13,124 [Piano] 507 00:40:13,125 --> 00:40:18,076 I know an old lady who swallowed a fly 508 00:40:18,077 --> 00:40:23,028 I don't know why she swallowed that fly 509 00:40:23,029 --> 00:40:25,633 Perhaps she'll die 510 00:40:25,634 --> 00:40:28,821 - I know an old lady - [Chuckling] 511 00:40:28,822 --> 00:40:31,059 Who swallowed a spider 512 00:40:31,074 --> 00:40:34,371 That wiggled and jiggled 513 00:40:34,372 --> 00:40:37,669 And tickled inside her 514 00:40:38,951 --> 00:40:43,256 She swallowed the spider to catch the fly 515 00:40:43,257 --> 00:40:45,187 I don't know why 516 00:40:45,188 --> 00:40:48,445 - [Laughing] - She swallowed that fly 517 00:40:48,446 --> 00:40:51,592 Perhaps she'll die The kid is a natural. 518 00:40:51,593 --> 00:40:56,007 It must have been all that music you played at my stomach while I was pregnant. 519 00:40:56,008 --> 00:40:58,797 [Upbeat Jazz] 520 00:40:58,798 --> 00:41:02,927 Ladies and gentlemen, Radio City Music Hall... 521 00:41:02,928 --> 00:41:07,052 is proud to present Coltrane Gershwin Holland. 522 00:41:07,053 --> 00:41:13,147 Dd 523 00:41:13,148 --> 00:41:15,846 Mr. Holland, it has come to my attention... 524 00:41:15,847 --> 00:41:19,183 that you are teaching the students rock and roll. 525 00:41:19,184 --> 00:41:23,457 - Is this a problem? - "Is this a problem?" Yes, I think so. 526 00:41:23,458 --> 00:41:25,623 Our only job is to teach. 527 00:41:25,624 --> 00:41:28,780 We cannot teach and the students cannot learn if there is no discipline. 528 00:41:28,781 --> 00:41:32,896 Uh, I'm sorry, uh, what exactly is your point, Gene? 529 00:41:32,897 --> 00:41:37,655 My point is, rock and roll by its very nature leads to a breakdown in discipline. 530 00:41:37,656 --> 00:41:40,704 What would you like me to do? Deny that rock and roll exists? 531 00:41:40,706 --> 00:41:44,633 What I am... What we are saying is that you should be pushing the classics. 532 00:41:44,634 --> 00:41:47,313 Brahms, Mozart, Stravinsky. 533 00:41:47,314 --> 00:41:49,405 Stravinsky was the music of the Russian Revolution... 534 00:41:49,406 --> 00:41:51,481 if you want to talk about a breakdown in discipline. 535 00:41:51,482 --> 00:41:55,549 - You are deliberately exaggerating. - How about the Kingston Trio? 536 00:41:55,550 --> 00:41:58,048 - How about Sing Along With Mitch? - Oh, please! 537 00:41:58,049 --> 00:42:00,623 Just a minute, gentlemen. 538 00:42:00,624 --> 00:42:06,568 Mr. Holland, I do not want to interfere in the curriculum of any teacher. 539 00:42:06,569 --> 00:42:09,360 But next week I have a meeting with the school board. 540 00:42:09,361 --> 00:42:12,147 And there are people in this community who believe... 541 00:42:12,169 --> 00:42:15,157 that rock and roll is a message sent from the devil himself. 542 00:42:15,158 --> 00:42:20,110 Now when that issue comes up, what can I tell them? 543 00:42:23,846 --> 00:42:27,773 Mrs. Jacobs, you tell them... 544 00:42:27,774 --> 00:42:31,621 that I am teaching music... 545 00:42:31,622 --> 00:42:33,620 and that I will use anything... 546 00:42:33,621 --> 00:42:37,590 from Beethoven to Billie Holiday to rock and roll... 547 00:42:37,591 --> 00:42:43,429 if I think it'll help me teach a student... to love music. 548 00:42:43,430 --> 00:42:45,567 That's... 549 00:42:45,568 --> 00:42:49,151 a reasonable answer, Mr. Holland. 550 00:42:49,152 --> 00:42:52,334 I can tell them that. 551 00:42:52,335 --> 00:42:55,511 Was there something else? 552 00:43:00,350 --> 00:43:03,515 Yes, um, have you been... 553 00:43:03,516 --> 00:43:07,265 to any of the football games this season, Mr. Holland? 554 00:43:08,486 --> 00:43:10,788 I can't say that I have. No. 555 00:43:10,789 --> 00:43:15,475 Well, Mrs. Jacobs and I feel that there's something missing. 556 00:43:15,476 --> 00:43:18,698 Touchdowns. [Laughing] 557 00:43:18,699 --> 00:43:21,921 I'm sorry. [Laughing] 558 00:43:23,336 --> 00:43:26,561 What do you know about marching bands? 559 00:43:27,972 --> 00:43:30,226 Pardon me? 560 00:43:30,308 --> 00:43:33,855 Blue, 32! Set, hut! 561 00:43:33,856 --> 00:43:35,884 [Grunting] 562 00:43:35,885 --> 00:43:38,028 Get him! Get him down! [Whistle Blows] 563 00:43:38,029 --> 00:43:39,477 [Coach Meister] That's the way. 564 00:43:39,486 --> 00:43:41,701 - [Mr. Holland] Hey, hey, hey. - That's the way to crash down. 565 00:43:41,702 --> 00:43:44,989 Uh, drums and sousaphones. 566 00:43:44,990 --> 00:43:49,120 Come on, line up here. Sousaphones on either side. 567 00:43:49,121 --> 00:43:53,512 And, baritones, and, and saxes. 568 00:43:53,513 --> 00:43:55,399 Here. Third line. 569 00:43:55,400 --> 00:43:58,008 Put your shirttail in! This isn't a dance. 570 00:43:58,009 --> 00:44:00,603 It looks like a party dress. Get it in! 571 00:44:00,604 --> 00:44:04,768 Let's do it a little quicker. You know, we don't wanna be here 'til it's dark. 572 00:44:04,769 --> 00:44:07,176 Now, we're not... We're not even. 573 00:44:07,177 --> 00:44:09,579 I'd like to make some attempt to, um... 574 00:44:09,580 --> 00:44:12,716 Can you even up here? Can you, like, even this... 575 00:44:12,717 --> 00:44:15,742 Do you understand what I'm saying when I say "even up"? 576 00:44:15,743 --> 00:44:18,691 Line up. There you go. 577 00:44:18,692 --> 00:44:22,794 All right, all right. Take care of even some... next time. 578 00:44:22,795 --> 00:44:24,081 - Get over here! - All right. 579 00:44:24,094 --> 00:44:26,108 They're over there. You're over here. What are you doing? 580 00:44:26,109 --> 00:44:28,041 - Sorry, Coach. - Are you trying to kill me? 581 00:44:28,042 --> 00:44:31,439 Watch my hand, okay? 582 00:44:31,440 --> 00:44:34,733 One, two, three, march. 583 00:44:34,734 --> 00:44:38,906 Left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right. 584 00:44:38,907 --> 00:44:41,340 - Left, right, left, right. - [Boy Murmuring] This is stupid. 585 00:44:41,344 --> 00:44:45,680 No, no, no. Left, right, left, right. 586 00:44:45,681 --> 00:44:47,734 - Left, right, left, right. - Hey, John, let 'em take a knee. 587 00:44:47,735 --> 00:44:50,582 No, no, no. We're clumping. You're clumping up. 588 00:44:50,583 --> 00:44:54,191 No, no, no, people. Spread out. I want you to spread! 589 00:44:54,192 --> 00:44:56,594 - [Boy] He said "spread. " - Spread out. Spread. 590 00:44:56,595 --> 00:45:00,497 And turn. Turn around and keep marching. 591 00:45:00,498 --> 00:45:04,404 Keep marching. Left, right, left, right. 592 00:45:04,406 --> 00:45:09,896 Left, right, left, right. Left... 593 00:45:09,897 --> 00:45:11,737 [Sighs] 594 00:45:11,738 --> 00:45:15,575 [Whistle Blowing] Stop! Take a knee. 595 00:45:15,576 --> 00:45:18,529 - [Football Players Laughing] - All right, start runnin'. 596 00:45:18,530 --> 00:45:23,380 Hats on! And don't stop 'til you hear this whistle. 597 00:45:23,381 --> 00:45:27,551 Glenn. Glenn. 598 00:45:27,553 --> 00:45:32,225 Man, oh, man, oh, man. Oh, man! 599 00:45:32,226 --> 00:45:35,345 I take it you were never in the army. 600 00:45:35,346 --> 00:45:37,463 [Both Laugh] 601 00:45:37,464 --> 00:45:40,038 Now, that's a stupid question. 602 00:45:41,100 --> 00:45:45,440 I was. Man, I marched my keister off. 603 00:45:45,441 --> 00:45:48,041 Well, then, help me out. 604 00:45:50,143 --> 00:45:54,512 Okay. You see this kid up in the stands here? 605 00:45:54,513 --> 00:45:58,783 That's Lou Russ. He was the greatest halfback this school ever had. 606 00:45:58,784 --> 00:46:01,152 I had to toss him off the team because of his grades. 607 00:46:01,153 --> 00:46:03,854 Now I'm about to lose him for wrestling if I don't get 'em up. 608 00:46:03,855 --> 00:46:07,400 Bill, what are we talkin' about? What do you want me to do? Take his tests for him? 609 00:46:07,401 --> 00:46:11,528 No, but I bet if he played in your band... 610 00:46:11,529 --> 00:46:14,378 I could talk Jacobs into giving him an academic credit... 611 00:46:14,379 --> 00:46:16,796 and then I'll help ya out here. 612 00:46:16,797 --> 00:46:20,170 - What instrument does he play? - He doesn't. 613 00:46:22,510 --> 00:46:27,134 He doesn't play anything. [Laughing] 614 00:46:27,135 --> 00:46:29,739 What? Are you kidding? 615 00:46:29,740 --> 00:46:32,280 No, he'll fit right in. 616 00:46:32,281 --> 00:46:37,035 Glenn, listen, you get him to play anything... 617 00:46:37,036 --> 00:46:39,314 and I'll get them to march. 618 00:46:42,156 --> 00:46:45,668 Ladies and gentlemen, I'm Coach Meister... 619 00:46:45,669 --> 00:46:48,366 your marching buddy. 620 00:46:48,367 --> 00:46:52,597 - You know anything at all about music, Mr. Russ? - No, sir, coach. 621 00:46:52,598 --> 00:46:55,760 You don't have to say "sir, " and I'm not a coach. 622 00:46:55,761 --> 00:46:57,674 So Mr. Holland is just fine. 623 00:46:57,675 --> 00:47:00,073 Sorry, sir... I mean, Mr. Holland. 624 00:47:00,074 --> 00:47:03,930 Don't apologize. You haven't done anything yet. 625 00:47:03,931 --> 00:47:07,784 Um, you know how to read music even a little? 626 00:47:09,217 --> 00:47:12,408 - No. - No. 627 00:47:12,409 --> 00:47:14,588 No. 628 00:47:14,589 --> 00:47:18,373 Well, you do realize that you're gonna have to learn... 629 00:47:18,374 --> 00:47:20,543 at least some of the fundamentals of music... 630 00:47:20,544 --> 00:47:23,201 before you can get into the band. 631 00:47:23,202 --> 00:47:25,798 Listen, Mr. Holland. I'll work hard. 632 00:47:25,799 --> 00:47:30,770 I know how to work hard. I'm just not a school type of person. 633 00:47:31,674 --> 00:47:34,106 Okay. 634 00:47:34,107 --> 00:47:38,307 Well, which instrument do you think you'd like to play? 635 00:47:38,308 --> 00:47:42,018 Well, I was kind of thinkin' like... How about electric guitar? 636 00:47:42,019 --> 00:47:45,729 Well, this is a marching band. The extension cord would kill us. 637 00:47:45,730 --> 00:47:47,686 How about the tuba? 638 00:47:47,687 --> 00:47:49,790 Tubas are for fat guys with pimples. 639 00:47:49,791 --> 00:47:53,716 Well, given the time constraints, how do drums strike you? 640 00:47:53,717 --> 00:47:56,193 A drum! 641 00:47:56,194 --> 00:47:59,254 ["The Stars And Stripes Forever"] 642 00:48:04,033 --> 00:48:08,305 [Humming Along] 643 00:48:10,076 --> 00:48:13,513 - You're ahead, Mr. Russ! - [Beating Out Of Rhythm] 644 00:48:19,149 --> 00:48:21,294 Get on the beat, Mr. Russ. 645 00:48:24,954 --> 00:48:27,622 Bum, ba, bum, ba... Whoa, whoa, stop, stop. 646 00:48:27,623 --> 00:48:31,174 Stop, stop, stop, stop. What happened? Where did you go? 647 00:48:31,175 --> 00:48:33,130 I keep losin' my place. 648 00:48:33,131 --> 00:48:35,998 Well, why don't you find it? 649 00:48:35,999 --> 00:48:40,102 Enough of us here already think that time is a magazine. 650 00:48:40,103 --> 00:48:42,461 And I don't want you confusing us any further. And by the way... 651 00:48:42,462 --> 00:48:46,807 Mr. Barr, it is not... 652 00:48:46,808 --> 00:48:48,910 as they say, considered couth... 653 00:48:48,911 --> 00:48:52,866 to empty your spit valve in the middle of the performance... 654 00:48:52,867 --> 00:48:56,817 especially not on the foot of the person sitting next to you. 655 00:48:56,818 --> 00:48:59,041 Okay, let's, uh, take it again from the top. 656 00:48:59,042 --> 00:49:01,096 One, two, one, two. 657 00:49:06,996 --> 00:49:09,027 Bum-bum-bum 658 00:49:09,028 --> 00:49:11,830 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! 659 00:49:11,831 --> 00:49:15,170 Whoa, whoa, whoa! Stop, stop, stop. 660 00:49:15,171 --> 00:49:17,103 [Bell Rings] 661 00:49:17,104 --> 00:49:19,846 Boy, were you saved by the bell. All right, same time... 662 00:49:19,847 --> 00:49:21,901 same place tomorrow. 663 00:49:21,902 --> 00:49:23,942 Thank you very much. 664 00:49:23,943 --> 00:49:26,676 Mr. Holland, look, I just want you to know that... 665 00:49:26,677 --> 00:49:29,453 That you're gonna work very hard. I know, Louis. Thank you. 666 00:49:29,454 --> 00:49:32,407 - Thanks, Mr. Holland. - You're welcome. 667 00:49:33,621 --> 00:49:36,719 Will you tell me some stories about the chicks you met when you were on the road? 668 00:49:36,720 --> 00:49:40,266 - That was a different time. I was a very different guy. - Mm-hmm. 669 00:49:40,267 --> 00:49:42,194 - Check. - [Exhales] 670 00:49:42,195 --> 00:49:45,696 Oh, you must be keepin' something so good for me... 671 00:49:45,697 --> 00:49:48,470 because you're always avoiding this line of questioning. 672 00:49:48,471 --> 00:49:51,121 - [Laughs] I'm not avoiding anything. - I know you are. 673 00:49:51,122 --> 00:49:53,739 - It's just, I lead a very different life now. - Uh-huh. 674 00:49:53,740 --> 00:49:59,305 I have a beautiful wife, a gorgeous child. Something you know nothing about. Check. 675 00:49:59,306 --> 00:50:04,079 - I want to have kids someday. - You ought to find a wife first. 676 00:50:04,080 --> 00:50:06,903 - I don't want kids that badly. - [Laughs] 677 00:50:06,904 --> 00:50:09,817 Checkmate. 678 00:50:09,818 --> 00:50:13,456 [Sighs] All right, all right, all right. 679 00:50:13,457 --> 00:50:17,192 Besides, the kids at school are like my kids. 680 00:50:17,193 --> 00:50:21,845 I wanna smack 'em sometimes, but mostly I just want to see 'em do good. 681 00:50:21,846 --> 00:50:25,660 So, Lou Russ. He gonna make it? 682 00:50:27,071 --> 00:50:29,086 Is he gonna make it? 683 00:50:30,074 --> 00:50:32,077 I don't think so. 684 00:50:32,079 --> 00:50:34,009 Glenn, come on. I need him! 685 00:50:34,010 --> 00:50:37,178 [Chuckles] A kid doesn't wrestle, it's not the end of the world. 686 00:50:37,179 --> 00:50:40,586 For him, it is. If he doesn't wrestle, he doesn't have anything else. 687 00:50:40,587 --> 00:50:43,351 It's not about wrestling. I care about the kid. 688 00:50:43,352 --> 00:50:46,855 Bill, how am I supposed to keep a kid in the band if he can't play an instrument? 689 00:50:46,856 --> 00:50:52,522 You teach him. You're telling me that you cannot teach a willing kid like Lou Russ... 690 00:50:52,523 --> 00:50:54,360 - to bang a drum or something? - I tried! 691 00:50:54,361 --> 00:50:56,650 - No, no, you teach him. - I tried and I can't. 692 00:50:56,664 --> 00:50:59,667 Well, then, you're a lousy teacher. 693 00:50:59,668 --> 00:51:04,875 And I just can't see a chance like this gettin' away from him if I can stop it. 694 00:51:09,610 --> 00:51:11,813 Look, I was a kid just like him. 695 00:51:11,814 --> 00:51:17,648 And if someone hadn't given me a chance to excel in the one thing I was good at... 696 00:51:17,649 --> 00:51:22,598 I never would have become the brilliant gum-chewing coach that I am. 697 00:51:22,599 --> 00:51:24,711 [Chuckles] 698 00:51:29,731 --> 00:51:34,000 I was kept off the chess team, and, well, it's ruined my life. 699 00:51:34,002 --> 00:51:35,918 [Laughs] 700 00:51:37,470 --> 00:51:39,486 Do it again. Come on. 701 00:51:39,487 --> 00:51:43,434 [Stevie Wonder] 702 00:51:50,518 --> 00:51:54,300 [Stevie Wonder] # Baby, everything is all right # 703 00:51:54,301 --> 00:51:58,257 # Uptight Outta sight # 704 00:51:58,258 --> 00:52:01,408 # Baby, everything is all right # 705 00:52:01,409 --> 00:52:04,897 # Uptight Outta sight # 706 00:52:04,898 --> 00:52:08,609 # A poor man's son from across the railroad track # 707 00:52:08,610 --> 00:52:11,979 # Only shirt I own is here on my back # 708 00:52:11,980 --> 00:52:15,589 # But I'm the envy of every single guy # 709 00:52:15,590 --> 00:52:19,109 # Since I'm the apple of my girl's eye # 710 00:52:19,110 --> 00:52:23,109 # When we do our stuff go downtown for a while # 711 00:52:23,110 --> 00:52:26,449 # Money's goin' My suits aren't in style # 712 00:52:26,450 --> 00:52:30,128 # But it's all right if my clothes aren't new # 713 00:52:30,129 --> 00:52:33,729 # Out of sight Because my heart is true # 714 00:52:33,730 --> 00:52:37,329 # She says, baby everything is all right # 715 00:52:37,330 --> 00:52:40,777 # Uptight Clean outta sight # 716 00:52:47,971 --> 00:52:51,266 # She's a pearl of a girl I guess that's what you might say # 717 00:52:51,267 --> 00:52:55,110 # I guess her folks brought her up that way # 718 00:52:55,111 --> 00:52:58,444 # On the right side of the tracks she was born and raised # 719 00:52:58,445 --> 00:53:01,015 # In a great big old house full of brothers # 720 00:53:01,016 --> 00:53:06,191 # And then she says, baby everything is all right # 721 00:53:06,192 --> 00:53:10,252 ["The Stars And Stripes Forever"] 722 00:53:35,949 --> 00:53:38,886 Da-da-da, da-da-da 723 00:53:38,887 --> 00:53:41,626 Whoa, whoa, whoa! Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop. 724 00:53:41,627 --> 00:53:43,552 - Mr. Russ. - [Groans] 725 00:53:43,553 --> 00:53:46,489 Congratulations, you found the beat. 726 00:53:46,491 --> 00:53:48,673 [Applauding, Cheering, Blowing Instruments] 727 00:53:57,202 --> 00:54:00,607 [Announcer] It's a wonderful day and a terrific parade. 728 00:54:00,608 --> 00:54:05,340 And here comes an original 1937 Dodge school bus. 729 00:54:05,341 --> 00:54:10,070 And there is the princess of spring, Tammy Monroe. 730 00:54:10,071 --> 00:54:12,149 She is just great. 731 00:54:12,150 --> 00:54:16,563 - Hiya! Here you go. - Kisses, kisses, kisses to blow all around! 732 00:54:16,564 --> 00:54:19,592 Isn't this a great way to spend a weekend? 733 00:54:19,593 --> 00:54:24,419 Oh, here comes my favorite: The Fort Vancouver High School Marching Band... 734 00:54:24,420 --> 00:54:27,282 led by my friend Jim; over 100 instruments. 735 00:54:27,283 --> 00:54:31,866 [Band Playing, Crowd Cheering] 736 00:54:31,867 --> 00:54:37,601 Don't forget I want you to keep your eyes on the shoes of the person in front of you. 737 00:54:37,602 --> 00:54:39,813 All right. Have a good time. Ready? 738 00:54:39,814 --> 00:54:42,014 No, no! No, no, no, no, no! Back. 739 00:54:42,015 --> 00:54:45,726 - [Official] Kennedy High, get in there. - Back, back, back. Just relax. 740 00:54:45,727 --> 00:54:48,217 - Let's go! - Just take a deep breath. We're gonna have fun. 741 00:54:48,218 --> 00:54:50,712 - Let's go, Kennedy! - We're doing the best we can, damn it! 742 00:54:50,713 --> 00:54:53,185 Hold it. Hold it. 743 00:54:55,357 --> 00:54:57,897 Ready? Mr. Benson. 744 00:54:57,899 --> 00:55:02,273 - One, two, three, four! - [Drums Beating Cadence] 745 00:55:03,633 --> 00:55:08,151 [Whistle Blowing] 746 00:55:18,213 --> 00:55:21,351 [Cheering] 747 00:55:21,352 --> 00:55:25,001 [Whistle Blowing] 748 00:55:25,002 --> 00:55:28,649 ["Louie, Louie"] 749 00:55:33,762 --> 00:55:37,510 [Announcer] Now we have a real treat coming down the road: 750 00:55:37,511 --> 00:55:40,483 The John F. Kennedy Marching Band. 751 00:55:40,484 --> 00:55:43,368 - [Cheering] - And aren't they good! 752 00:55:43,369 --> 00:55:46,705 Their first year in this parade, led by Glenn Holland. 753 00:55:47,710 --> 00:55:50,414 Yea! 754 00:55:53,548 --> 00:55:57,329 - [Laughing] - Hey! 755 00:56:03,491 --> 00:56:06,606 That's my boy! That's my boy! 756 00:56:06,607 --> 00:56:09,717 Hey, Louis! Louis! Louis! 757 00:56:11,564 --> 00:56:14,593 Louis! [Laughs] 758 00:56:14,594 --> 00:56:17,627 - Hey! - Yeah! 759 00:56:19,639 --> 00:56:22,699 [Fire Truck Horn Blasting] 760 00:56:51,801 --> 00:56:54,992 [Baby Crying] 761 00:57:11,157 --> 00:57:15,958 Iris. Cole. 762 00:57:15,959 --> 00:57:18,806 Was that fun or what? 763 00:57:18,807 --> 00:57:21,630 There's something wrong with Cole. 764 00:57:21,631 --> 00:57:25,937 I don't know, but I've... I've tried different things. 765 00:57:25,938 --> 00:57:29,172 Um, sneaking up behind him and... 766 00:57:29,173 --> 00:57:33,620 banging pots and screaming his name and stomping on the floor. 767 00:57:33,621 --> 00:57:35,950 He... He turned when I did that. Big smile. 768 00:57:35,951 --> 00:57:38,281 - He thought I was playing a game. - Iris. 769 00:57:40,411 --> 00:57:42,430 I don't think he can hear. 770 00:57:56,232 --> 00:57:58,232 Cole? 771 00:57:58,233 --> 00:58:02,084 [Clapping] Cole? 772 00:58:06,305 --> 00:58:08,905 Cole! [Clapping] 773 00:58:09,875 --> 00:58:13,389 Cole? [Clapping] 774 00:58:16,550 --> 00:58:19,451 Cole has a 90% hearing loss. 775 00:58:19,452 --> 00:58:23,491 Now, with training he will learn to use what hearing he has left. 776 00:58:23,492 --> 00:58:27,534 Treat him as if he's normal. Talk to him as if he can hear you. 777 00:58:27,535 --> 00:58:31,280 I notice Cole uses gestures to help himself be understood. 778 00:58:31,282 --> 00:58:35,097 Let me caution you, don't use them back. 779 00:58:35,099 --> 00:58:39,037 Gestures won't help him find his place in a hearing world. 780 00:58:39,038 --> 00:58:44,490 When he's older, there are schools that will help him and you to find his voice. 781 00:58:45,977 --> 00:58:50,533 [Beethoven: "Symphony No. 7 In A Major"] 782 00:58:58,121 --> 00:59:01,193 He couldn't hear. 783 00:59:01,194 --> 00:59:03,748 Of all people. 784 00:59:03,749 --> 00:59:06,292 Not a thing. 785 00:59:06,293 --> 00:59:12,168 And because Beethoven couldn't hear, the thought of him conducting... 786 00:59:12,169 --> 00:59:17,306 or let alone composing... was pathetic to most people. 787 00:59:17,307 --> 00:59:22,657 And so to answer them, he composed and conducted the "Seventh Symphony. " 788 00:59:22,658 --> 00:59:24,529 [Continues] 789 00:59:25,815 --> 00:59:28,136 Just try to imagine... 790 00:59:28,147 --> 00:59:32,111 Beethoven standing on that podium... 791 00:59:32,112 --> 00:59:35,190 holding his baton... 792 00:59:35,191 --> 00:59:38,595 his hands waving gracefully through the air... 793 00:59:40,395 --> 00:59:43,455 and the orchestra in his mind... 794 00:59:43,456 --> 00:59:45,901 is playing perfectly. 795 00:59:48,167 --> 00:59:51,436 And the orchestra in front of him... 796 00:59:51,437 --> 00:59:54,701 trying desperately just to keep up. 797 00:59:56,744 --> 01:00:01,120 [Clicks Tongue] There is a story... 798 01:00:02,416 --> 01:00:05,752 that in order to write his music... 799 01:00:05,753 --> 01:00:09,685 Beethoven literally sawed the legs off his piano... 800 01:00:09,686 --> 01:00:13,622 so that he could lay the body flat on the ground. 801 01:00:13,623 --> 01:00:16,630 And then... 802 01:00:16,631 --> 01:00:20,036 he would lay down on the ground next to the piano... 803 01:00:20,037 --> 01:00:23,435 with his ear pressed to the floor. 804 01:00:23,436 --> 01:00:27,114 And he would pound the keys with his fingers... 805 01:00:29,009 --> 01:00:33,457 in order to hear his music through the vibrations... 806 01:00:34,447 --> 01:00:36,461 of the floor. 807 01:00:37,517 --> 01:00:42,167 Mr. Holland? Mr. Holland? 808 01:00:44,855 --> 01:00:50,314 If he couldn't hear, how would he even know what the notes were? 809 01:00:51,261 --> 01:00:54,864 Like, if he never heard a "C... " 810 01:00:54,865 --> 01:00:58,124 how'd he know that's what he wanted played? 811 01:01:03,708 --> 01:01:05,724 Well... 812 01:01:09,281 --> 01:01:11,914 Beethoven wasn't born deaf. 813 01:01:24,092 --> 01:01:27,153 [Helicopter Whirring] 814 01:01:28,602 --> 01:01:32,312 [John Lennon] # Imagine there's no heaven # 815 01:01:32,313 --> 01:01:35,999 [Marchers] We want freedom! 816 01:01:36,000 --> 01:01:40,130 # It's easy if you try # [King] Let us try to feed the hungry. 817 01:01:40,131 --> 01:01:42,476 [King's Speech Continues] 818 01:01:42,478 --> 01:01:48,149 # No hell below us # [Bobby] I want the Democratic Party... 819 01:01:48,150 --> 01:01:51,697 - [NASA Official] We have liftoff. - Above us only sky 820 01:01:51,698 --> 01:01:54,157 [Neil Armstrong] One small step for man... 821 01:01:54,158 --> 01:02:00,171 # Imagine all the people # 822 01:02:00,172 --> 01:02:05,204 # Livin' for today # 823 01:02:05,205 --> 01:02:07,868 # Ahh # 824 01:02:07,870 --> 01:02:13,041 # Imagine there's no country # 825 01:02:13,042 --> 01:02:17,769 # It isn't hard to do # 826 01:02:20,076 --> 01:02:23,968 # Nothin' to kill or die for # 827 01:02:26,519 --> 01:02:29,782 # And no religion too # 828 01:02:32,824 --> 01:02:36,680 # Imagine all the people # 829 01:02:37,697 --> 01:02:42,408 # Livin' life in peace # 830 01:02:42,409 --> 01:02:47,118 [Bach: "Sleepers Wake"] 831 01:03:15,665 --> 01:03:17,922 [Mouthing Words] 832 01:03:17,923 --> 01:03:20,177 [Mouthing Words] 833 01:03:45,825 --> 01:03:47,844 [Music Stops] 834 01:03:56,571 --> 01:03:58,622 [Glenn] A private school? 835 01:03:58,639 --> 01:04:02,975 She said it's the best, and it's way ahead of any other school in the state. 836 01:04:02,976 --> 01:04:06,722 - It's probably the most expensive place in the state. - Yeah, but if it's the best! 837 01:04:06,723 --> 01:04:10,469 I'm just a little worried about where the money's coming from, that's all. 838 01:04:10,470 --> 01:04:12,820 It's probably a great place, Iris... 839 01:04:12,821 --> 01:04:15,701 - but I... I worry about the money, okay? - What do you want, honey? 840 01:04:15,702 --> 01:04:19,823 Show me. Show me what you want. Want a dessert? This? 841 01:04:19,824 --> 01:04:22,887 - [Trying To Speak] - I don't... I don't know what you want. 842 01:04:22,888 --> 01:04:25,630 - [Whining] - What? Cole. 843 01:04:25,631 --> 01:04:30,568 - [Whining Continues] - Dessert? No? 844 01:04:30,569 --> 01:04:34,675 - This? This? I don't know what you want! - So they were signing, huh? 845 01:04:34,676 --> 01:04:39,718 The school emphasizes it, and she said it's for parents too. What? What do you want? 846 01:04:39,719 --> 01:04:42,907 - Dr. Sorenson said that gestures meant... - It's way more than gestures! 847 01:04:42,908 --> 01:04:46,093 That gestures meant that Cole would never learn how to lip-read or to talk! 848 01:04:46,094 --> 01:04:48,898 He can barely talk now! He can't say two or three words! 849 01:04:48,899 --> 01:04:51,258 The guy is a specialist, Iris! 850 01:04:51,259 --> 01:04:53,853 Oh, he's a specialist who thinks that deaf people are retarded... 851 01:04:53,854 --> 01:04:57,163 - and he is not retarded; he's... Cole! - [Door Banging, Cole Wailing] 852 01:04:57,164 --> 01:05:00,469 - What does he... Give him what he wants! - I don't know what he wants! 853 01:05:00,470 --> 01:05:02,930 I don't understand what he's trying to tell me! Don't you get it? 854 01:05:02,931 --> 01:05:06,160 You go off to school every day with all of your children who are normal. 855 01:05:06,161 --> 01:05:09,573 I can't talk to my son! I don't know what he wants... 856 01:05:09,574 --> 01:05:13,321 or what he thinks or what he feels; I can't tell him that I love him. 857 01:05:13,322 --> 01:05:15,500 I can't tell him who I am! 858 01:05:15,501 --> 01:05:17,647 I want to talk to my son! 859 01:05:17,648 --> 01:05:21,575 I don't care what it costs; I don't care what the stupid doctor says is right or wrong! 860 01:05:21,576 --> 01:05:25,306 I want to talk to my son! [Sobbing] 861 01:05:26,958 --> 01:05:30,704 [Sobbing] Oh, Cole. Oh, Cole. 862 01:05:33,833 --> 01:05:37,122 Okay, now we'll talk about what is today. 863 01:05:37,123 --> 01:05:40,418 Can you tell me what's today? Tuesday. Good. 864 01:05:40,419 --> 01:05:44,189 Can you spell it for me? T-U... 865 01:05:44,190 --> 01:05:49,177 E-S-D-A-Y. 866 01:05:49,178 --> 01:05:52,646 [Teacher] Wonderful! Now, can you tell me what is tomorrow? 867 01:05:52,647 --> 01:05:57,939 [Woman] We encourage talking and signing at the same time. And, as you can see... 868 01:05:57,940 --> 01:06:03,233 today, the class is learning the days of the week and the months of the year. 869 01:06:03,234 --> 01:06:05,560 Would you care to step out for just a moment? Shall we? 870 01:06:05,561 --> 01:06:09,332 Wednesday. Great. What is yesterday? 871 01:06:09,333 --> 01:06:12,031 - [Glenn] Can we talk about tuition? - Yes. 872 01:06:12,032 --> 01:06:15,920 - Is there any chance of government subsidy? - I'm afraid not. 873 01:06:15,921 --> 01:06:18,437 [Iris] Well, we can handle it. 874 01:06:18,438 --> 01:06:22,707 Uh, so... so how long would it be before he learns how to sign? 875 01:06:22,708 --> 01:06:25,758 Well, not as long as it'll take the two of you. 876 01:06:25,759 --> 01:06:28,711 You see, children learn very quickly, but adults... 877 01:06:28,712 --> 01:06:32,717 - Well, so much depends on how much you put into it. - Mm-hmm. 878 01:06:32,718 --> 01:06:36,501 - And... when would we begin? - Well, our next intensive program... 879 01:06:36,502 --> 01:06:39,789 the one that we gear toward parents, starts in June. 880 01:06:39,791 --> 01:06:43,795 It's three months, three hours every day. 881 01:06:43,796 --> 01:06:49,325 The most important teacher your child will ever have is you. 882 01:06:50,302 --> 01:06:52,938 [Bach: "Minuet In G Major"] 883 01:06:52,939 --> 01:06:56,792 So, who was Bach writing all this for? 884 01:06:56,793 --> 01:06:59,206 [Continues] 885 01:06:59,207 --> 01:07:01,944 Mr. Tidd, care to join us? 886 01:07:01,945 --> 01:07:04,233 - Uh, Lurch in the Addams Family? - [Students Laughing] 887 01:07:04,234 --> 01:07:06,550 [Softly] You're the Lurch, you dipstick. 888 01:07:06,551 --> 01:07:08,712 How 'bout I shut your smart mouth, man? 889 01:07:08,713 --> 01:07:10,854 - Anytime you wanna try. - [Glenn] Tidd! 890 01:07:10,855 --> 01:07:13,916 You take one more step and you'll think you were born in detention. 891 01:07:13,917 --> 01:07:17,534 Get back to your seat. Stadler. 892 01:07:19,295 --> 01:07:22,522 Sometimes the best way to deal with a pest is to ignore them. 893 01:07:22,523 --> 01:07:25,371 - [Bell Rings] - Okay. 894 01:07:25,372 --> 01:07:30,519 Don't forget pages 280 to 314 for tomorrow. Stadler. 895 01:07:30,520 --> 01:07:33,713 - [Students Chattering] - [Sighs] 896 01:07:33,714 --> 01:07:36,627 - You stoned again, Stadler? - I don't need to stay straight for this class. 897 01:07:36,628 --> 01:07:40,325 I know this stuff. I can give you all the names and dates you want. 898 01:07:40,326 --> 01:07:42,267 I know all the scales, the modes, counterpoint... 899 01:07:42,268 --> 01:07:44,612 So what? 900 01:07:44,620 --> 01:07:49,033 The name of this class is Music Appreciation. I don't see you appreciating anything. 901 01:07:49,034 --> 01:07:53,159 - This is such lame bullshit. - Sit down. 902 01:07:54,229 --> 01:07:57,870 You are this close from being suspended, pal. 903 01:07:59,902 --> 01:08:02,889 [Stadler Exhales] 904 01:08:04,507 --> 01:08:08,398 [Chuckles] You think you are real smart, don't you? 905 01:08:09,911 --> 01:08:13,348 Okay. Prove it. 906 01:08:13,349 --> 01:08:16,789 I want a paper on my desk by the end of term. 907 01:08:16,790 --> 01:08:20,519 I want it to be single-spaced; I want it to be annotated. 908 01:08:20,521 --> 01:08:24,374 I want the name of this report to be "Music: The Language of Emotion. " 909 01:08:24,375 --> 01:08:27,892 - You can't make me do that. - Watch me! 910 01:08:27,893 --> 01:08:30,918 This is not extra credit. You don't do it, you flunk. 911 01:08:30,919 --> 01:08:33,033 This isn't fair, Mr. Holland. 912 01:08:33,034 --> 01:08:35,988 - Life is not fair, pal. - [Door Opens] 913 01:08:35,989 --> 01:08:37,951 Mr. Holland? 914 01:08:49,748 --> 01:08:51,766 Yeah. 915 01:08:53,319 --> 01:08:55,988 You can tell Mrs. Jacobs I'll take care of it. 916 01:08:58,825 --> 01:09:00,879 - Am I released yet? - No. 917 01:09:06,695 --> 01:09:10,659 I want you to meet me here Saturday morning at 10:00 a. m. 918 01:09:10,660 --> 01:09:15,361 - Why? - Research. 919 01:09:17,278 --> 01:09:20,262 We are honored and we are proud that we have known him. 920 01:09:20,263 --> 01:09:23,980 And our lives are forever changed. 921 01:09:23,981 --> 01:09:27,693 Louis's gifts live in each of us. 922 01:09:29,084 --> 01:09:31,754 Let us burn bright his spirit... 923 01:09:31,755 --> 01:09:34,667 his courage, his love. 924 01:09:34,668 --> 01:09:37,577 - Amen. - [All] Amen. 925 01:09:41,866 --> 01:09:44,890 "In Flanders fields the poppies blow... 926 01:09:44,891 --> 01:09:47,715 between the crosses, row on row... 927 01:09:47,716 --> 01:09:50,504 that mark our place. 928 01:09:50,504 --> 01:09:54,441 And in the sky, the larks, still bravely singing, fly... 929 01:09:54,442 --> 01:09:58,607 [Speaking With Difficulty] Scarce heard among the guns below. " 930 01:09:58,608 --> 01:10:02,961 So, uh, who's the... who's the one, uh... 931 01:10:02,962 --> 01:10:04,870 You know. 932 01:10:07,523 --> 01:10:11,862 Just some kid I taught to bang a drum, named Louie Russ. 933 01:10:11,863 --> 01:10:13,774 [Poem Continues Nearby] 934 01:10:13,795 --> 01:10:16,296 He made the... 935 01:10:16,297 --> 01:10:20,152 state wrestling finals three years running. 936 01:10:23,771 --> 01:10:25,909 He was never as smart as you are. 937 01:10:25,910 --> 01:10:29,868 He had to work real hard even to graduate. 938 01:10:32,346 --> 01:10:35,502 Maybe that's why it meant so much to him. 939 01:10:35,503 --> 01:10:38,055 [Gunshot] 940 01:10:38,056 --> 01:10:40,554 Aim. Fire. 941 01:10:40,556 --> 01:10:43,366 - [Gunshot] - Aim. Fire. 942 01:10:43,367 --> 01:10:45,323 [Gunshot] 943 01:10:45,324 --> 01:10:48,835 Present... arms. 944 01:10:50,430 --> 01:10:55,219 [Trumpet: "Day Is Done"] 945 01:11:24,230 --> 01:11:27,671 On behalf of the president of the United States and a grateful nation... 946 01:11:27,672 --> 01:11:31,113 I present this flag in recognition of your son, Corporal Louis Russ... 947 01:11:31,114 --> 01:11:33,572 for his long and faithful service to his country. 948 01:11:35,072 --> 01:11:38,750 About face. Forward. 949 01:11:44,949 --> 01:11:47,724 You can go home now. 950 01:12:02,399 --> 01:12:04,415 [Exhales] Hi, Glenn. 951 01:12:06,267 --> 01:12:11,308 - You okay? - Oh, yeah. Yeah, brother. 952 01:12:11,309 --> 01:12:13,995 [Breathes Deeply] 953 01:12:13,997 --> 01:12:16,685 What a waste. 954 01:12:18,176 --> 01:12:21,615 We know too many of these kids. 955 01:12:22,915 --> 01:12:26,662 Come on. Let's get outta here. 956 01:12:41,999 --> 01:12:44,915 [Chattering] 957 01:12:51,638 --> 01:12:54,242 Son. 958 01:12:54,243 --> 01:12:56,911 - Smile. - Dad. 959 01:12:56,912 --> 01:12:59,947 Of course, Daisy was also the former Miss Idaho. 960 01:12:59,948 --> 01:13:02,215 - Is that right? - Her dress is made of a potato skin. Seriously. 961 01:13:02,217 --> 01:13:04,483 - Will you stop it? It's very nice to meet you. - This is Glenn. 962 01:13:04,484 --> 01:13:06,419 - It's nice to meet you. - And this is Iris. 963 01:13:06,420 --> 01:13:07,665 - Hello. Hello, nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you. 964 01:13:07,688 --> 01:13:10,390 - Cole, say hi. This is Cole. - And Cole, my son. 965 01:13:10,391 --> 01:13:13,060 - [Mrs. Jacobs] Hello, everybody. - [All] Hi. 966 01:13:13,061 --> 01:13:17,402 - Mr. Holland, a word. - Mrs. Jacobs, with you, it's never just one word. 967 01:13:19,933 --> 01:13:23,839 - What are your plans for the summer? - Oh, the usual, I guess. 968 01:13:23,840 --> 01:13:27,671 You know, the Clyde Crashcup School of Driver's Ed. What about you? 969 01:13:27,672 --> 01:13:31,312 Oh, I'm going to be very busy. Gardens to plant. Grandchildren to visit. 970 01:13:31,313 --> 01:13:35,477 I'm retiring, Mr. Holland. 971 01:13:35,478 --> 01:13:37,402 What? 972 01:13:37,403 --> 01:13:39,314 [Sighs] 973 01:13:39,315 --> 01:13:42,339 I've been promising my husband for several years now. 974 01:13:42,340 --> 01:13:44,286 It's time. 975 01:13:44,288 --> 01:13:46,790 I have something for you. 976 01:13:51,793 --> 01:13:54,330 A momento, if you will. 977 01:14:04,240 --> 01:14:08,272 [Chuckling, Sighs] 978 01:14:08,273 --> 01:14:10,719 I'm honored. 979 01:14:10,720 --> 01:14:13,111 Mr. Holland... 980 01:14:13,112 --> 01:14:17,383 of all the teachers here at John F. Kennedy High School... 981 01:14:18,284 --> 01:14:20,301 you're my favorite. 982 01:14:36,300 --> 01:14:40,499 [Jackson Browne] # I'm gonna rent myself a house # 983 01:14:40,500 --> 01:14:43,953 # In the shade of the freeway # 984 01:14:46,376 --> 01:14:50,017 # Gonna pack my lunch in the morning # 985 01:14:50,018 --> 01:14:55,683 And go to work each day 986 01:14:55,684 --> 01:14:59,812 # And when the evenin' goes around # [Glenn] Wait, whoa, whoa! 987 01:14:59,813 --> 01:15:04,024 # I'll go on home and lay my body down # - Therefore... 988 01:15:04,025 --> 01:15:07,359 I shall resign the presidency, effective at noon tomorrow. # And when the morning light # 989 01:15:07,360 --> 01:15:11,946 # Comes streamin' in I'll get up and do it again # 990 01:15:11,947 --> 01:15:13,935 # Amen # 991 01:15:13,936 --> 01:15:17,409 The brake, the brake. You're going the wrong way! # Between the longing for love # 992 01:15:17,410 --> 01:15:20,943 # And the struggle for the legal tender # 993 01:15:23,945 --> 01:15:28,546 # Well, the Sirens sing and the church bells ring # 994 01:15:28,547 --> 01:15:30,801 # And the junkman found us # [Glenn] All right, you're going the wrong way. 995 01:15:30,802 --> 01:15:33,594 You're going the wrong way! You're going too fast! 996 01:15:33,595 --> 01:15:37,859 # Well, the veterans dream of the fight # 997 01:15:37,860 --> 01:15:41,303 # Fast asleep at the traffic light # 998 01:15:42,627 --> 01:15:46,624 # And the children solemnly wait # 999 01:15:46,625 --> 01:15:49,866 # For the ice-cream vendor # 1000 01:15:51,435 --> 01:15:55,040 # Out into the cool of the evening # 1001 01:15:55,041 --> 01:15:59,384 # Strolls the pretender # 1002 01:16:01,310 --> 01:16:06,033 # He knows that all his hopes and dreams # 1003 01:16:06,034 --> 01:16:08,685 # Begin and end there # 1004 01:16:08,686 --> 01:16:12,505 - All right, moving on. People, let's get through this. - But you tell him, you know? 1005 01:16:12,506 --> 01:16:14,438 - [Teachers Chattering] - Now. People, please! If we could move on... 1006 01:16:14,439 --> 01:16:17,895 to the next item of the agenda, which is the senior class play. 1007 01:16:17,896 --> 01:16:21,351 - Now... - Oh, yes, yes. Um, after our critical success... 1008 01:16:21,352 --> 01:16:23,662 last year with Romeo and Juliet... 1009 01:16:23,663 --> 01:16:29,783 Mr. Holland and I have come up with the most wonderful idea for this year's production. 1010 01:16:29,784 --> 01:16:32,273 Well, we're not doing a full production. We're going to do a revue. 1011 01:16:32,274 --> 01:16:35,140 A George and Ira Gershwin revue... 1012 01:16:35,141 --> 01:16:38,177 - with very few costumes, one set... - Much cheaper than... 1013 01:16:38,178 --> 01:16:40,679 I know this is going to bother some of you, but I think we have to consider... 1014 01:16:40,680 --> 01:16:43,243 cutting the senior class play altogether this year. 1015 01:16:43,244 --> 01:16:45,326 - Are you nuts? Yes! You know what? - People, people. 1016 01:16:45,327 --> 01:16:47,334 Oddly enough, it's going to bother me! 1017 01:16:47,335 --> 01:16:49,455 People, people. Please. 1018 01:16:49,456 --> 01:16:51,755 Let's keep in mind why we are here. 1019 01:16:51,756 --> 01:16:55,197 We're looking for things which will keep money in the school coffers, not take it away. 1020 01:16:55,198 --> 01:17:00,058 - At the expense of what? - I have a responsibility to the Board of Education... 1021 01:17:00,060 --> 01:17:02,704 and there just isn't the money to fund programs like this; not anymore. 1022 01:17:02,705 --> 01:17:05,301 Then what am I doing here? I mean, why are we teaching any of this? 1023 01:17:05,302 --> 01:17:08,671 - This is the kind of thing that's important to me. - Excuse... Excuse me, Gene. 1024 01:17:08,672 --> 01:17:12,472 Yes? Bill? 1025 01:17:12,474 --> 01:17:15,711 I think I can guarantee that this year's show will make money. 1026 01:17:15,712 --> 01:17:18,946 - I'm listening. - What if we get some of my football players... 1027 01:17:18,947 --> 01:17:20,882 to be the dancers in the show... 1028 01:17:20,883 --> 01:17:23,800 and then people will show up in droves just to see them fall on their asses. 1029 01:17:23,801 --> 01:17:25,899 - [Chuckling] - Bill, I don't want to turn this into a farce. 1030 01:17:25,900 --> 01:17:27,921 It wouldn't be a farce, because we would get them... 1031 01:17:27,922 --> 01:17:31,849 to be better than the damn June Taylor Dancers, and then that'll shock the hell out of everybody. 1032 01:17:31,850 --> 01:17:35,437 Who's going to teach the football players how to dance? 1033 01:17:36,830 --> 01:17:39,950 - Me. - [Teachers Laughing] 1034 01:17:39,951 --> 01:17:42,152 You? 1035 01:17:42,168 --> 01:17:45,608 I minored in modern dance. 1036 01:17:46,939 --> 01:17:49,965 - He minored in modern dance, Gene. - [Teachers Chuckling] 1037 01:17:49,966 --> 01:17:53,837 I did. The coach had us do it... 1038 01:17:53,838 --> 01:17:56,548 so we'd be more graceful. 1039 01:17:56,549 --> 01:18:01,234 - Glenn, hold my leg. Come on. - Hmm. 1040 01:18:02,120 --> 01:18:05,451 [All Laughing] 1041 01:18:07,223 --> 01:18:09,367 # I've got rhythm # 1042 01:18:09,368 --> 01:18:11,461 # I've got music # 1043 01:18:11,462 --> 01:18:15,592 # I've got my gal Who could ask for anything more # 1044 01:18:15,593 --> 01:18:17,689 # I've got daisies # 1045 01:18:17,690 --> 01:18:19,769 # In green pastures # 1046 01:18:19,770 --> 01:18:23,968 # I've got my gal Who could ask for anything more # 1047 01:18:23,969 --> 01:18:26,019 [Piano Continues] 1048 01:18:26,020 --> 01:18:28,043 [Sighs] 1049 01:18:28,044 --> 01:18:32,492 # Old man trouble I don't mind him # Smile! 1050 01:18:32,493 --> 01:18:36,216 # You won't find him Round my door # 1051 01:18:36,217 --> 01:18:39,961 [Talking, Not Singing] I got rhythm I got music 1052 01:18:39,962 --> 01:18:43,705 # I got my gal Who could ask for anything more # 1053 01:18:43,706 --> 01:18:46,120 # I got daisies # 1054 01:18:46,121 --> 01:18:48,528 # In green pastures # 1055 01:18:48,529 --> 01:18:52,134 # I got my man Who could ask for anything more # 1056 01:18:52,135 --> 01:18:55,112 # Old man trouble I don't mind him # 1057 01:18:55,113 --> 01:18:58,089 # You won't find him round my door # 1058 01:18:58,090 --> 01:19:00,904 # I got starlight I got... # 1059 01:19:00,905 --> 01:19:05,176 # I got starlight I got sweet dreams # 1060 01:19:05,177 --> 01:19:08,925 # [Off-key] I got my gal, who could ask for anything more # 1061 01:19:08,926 --> 01:19:11,203 # Who could ask for anything more # 1062 01:19:11,204 --> 01:19:13,449 # Who could ask for anything more # 1063 01:19:13,450 --> 01:19:17,649 # Who could ask for anything more # - Huh? 1064 01:19:19,323 --> 01:19:22,799 Thank you. Thank you very much. 1065 01:19:22,801 --> 01:19:24,727 [Inhales] 1066 01:19:24,728 --> 01:19:29,034 - We still don't have an ingenue. - Don't worry. We still have a few more people to see yet. 1067 01:19:29,035 --> 01:19:31,909 All right, Billy Faraday can pull off the Gershwin... 1068 01:19:31,910 --> 01:19:34,702 but the only ingenue we seem to have so far is ToMarkam. 1069 01:19:34,703 --> 01:19:36,993 I really don't think that ToMarkam... or his parents... 1070 01:19:36,994 --> 01:19:40,642 # I got rhythm I got music # 1071 01:19:40,643 --> 01:19:45,019 # I got my man Who could ask for anything more # 1072 01:19:45,020 --> 01:19:47,213 # I got daisies # Maybe it's just me... 1073 01:19:47,214 --> 01:19:49,989 # In green pastures # but I think she's better than ToMarkam. 1074 01:19:49,990 --> 01:19:53,423 # I got my man Who could ask for anything more # 1075 01:19:53,424 --> 01:19:57,441 # Old man trouble I don't mind him # 1076 01:19:57,442 --> 01:20:01,642 # You won't find him round my door # 1077 01:20:01,643 --> 01:20:05,729 # I got starlight I got sweet dreams # 1078 01:20:05,730 --> 01:20:09,657 # I got my man Who could ask for anything more # 1079 01:20:09,658 --> 01:20:14,608 # Who could ask for anything more # 1080 01:20:14,609 --> 01:20:16,640 [Exhales] 1081 01:20:16,641 --> 01:20:19,744 Very good. Miss... ? 1082 01:20:19,745 --> 01:20:22,813 Morgan. Rowena Morgan. 1083 01:20:22,814 --> 01:20:27,296 Very good. You were very, very good. 1084 01:20:27,297 --> 01:20:30,104 Thank you very much. 1085 01:20:36,359 --> 01:20:39,205 Hey. How was the science fair? 1086 01:20:43,133 --> 01:20:48,696 - You want to go to the what? - Stars. Cole discovered astronomy tonight. 1087 01:20:50,206 --> 01:20:53,919 Whoa. Whoa. Slow down. Slow down. You're goin' like a rocket. 1088 01:20:53,920 --> 01:20:57,352 He wants to be an astronaut. 1089 01:20:59,247 --> 01:21:01,536 Good. 1090 01:21:03,519 --> 01:21:05,819 Who put that stuff in his head? 1091 01:21:05,820 --> 01:21:08,118 As a matter of fact, his teachers. 1092 01:21:09,554 --> 01:21:13,490 - I thought you were going to meet us. - Well, I wanted to... 1093 01:21:13,491 --> 01:21:16,482 but I had to get these orchestrations finished by the end of the week for the kids. 1094 01:21:16,483 --> 01:21:18,629 We're gonna do a Gershwin revue. 1095 01:21:18,630 --> 01:21:23,494 It's always something, isn't it? If it isn't a school play, it's band practice... 1096 01:21:23,496 --> 01:21:26,357 or grading papers or some student committee needs an advisor. 1097 01:21:26,358 --> 01:21:28,304 Missing the science fair isn't the end of the world. 1098 01:21:28,305 --> 01:21:32,088 - Maybe you didn't hear me this morning. - I heard you. I always hear you. 1099 01:21:32,089 --> 01:21:33,976 He wanted you to be there tonight! 1100 01:21:33,977 --> 01:21:37,749 Oh, God. You know, it's really amazing. 1101 01:21:37,750 --> 01:21:41,452 No matter what I do, no matter how hard I try... 1102 01:21:41,453 --> 01:21:44,721 sooner or later anything I try turns out being wrong. 1103 01:21:44,722 --> 01:21:47,747 Why is every other child more important to you than your child? 1104 01:21:47,748 --> 01:21:50,536 - I'm a teacher, Iris! - You are his father! 1105 01:21:50,537 --> 01:21:53,226 I'm both! 1106 01:21:53,227 --> 01:21:55,664 I do one thing: I let him down. 1107 01:21:55,665 --> 01:21:57,965 I do another thing: I let the school down. 1108 01:21:57,966 --> 01:22:00,040 How the hell am I supposed to be everything for everybody? 1109 01:22:00,041 --> 01:22:03,203 - You have to make priorities. - I have! 1110 01:22:03,204 --> 01:22:06,715 He's my son and I love him. And I do the best I goddamn can. 1111 01:22:06,716 --> 01:22:09,380 Well, you know what? Your best isn't good enough. 1112 01:22:09,381 --> 01:22:12,746 So go on. Write your music. 1113 01:22:12,747 --> 01:22:16,081 [Exhales] Write my music, huh? 1114 01:22:16,082 --> 01:22:19,452 Write my music! When do I have time to write my music? 1115 01:22:25,991 --> 01:22:32,349 # Won't you tell him please to put on some speed # 1116 01:22:32,350 --> 01:22:36,031 # Follow my lead # 1117 01:22:36,032 --> 01:22:40,026 # Oh, how I need # 1118 01:22:40,027 --> 01:22:44,018 # Someone to watch # 1119 01:22:44,019 --> 01:22:51,594 # Over me # 1120 01:22:53,683 --> 01:22:56,916 That was perfect, darling. Mr. Holland. 1121 01:22:56,917 --> 01:23:00,143 - It was good. Can I talk to her for a second? - Sure. 1122 01:23:01,324 --> 01:23:03,791 Let's all take a break for a minute. 1123 01:23:04,925 --> 01:23:07,987 - I was trying to sing my best. - It was fine. 1124 01:23:07,988 --> 01:23:10,113 I just want to ask you a question. 1125 01:23:10,114 --> 01:23:12,132 [Inhales] 1126 01:23:12,133 --> 01:23:16,650 What do you think... the girl's really feeling here? 1127 01:23:19,272 --> 01:23:22,499 - I don't know. - You have to know... 1128 01:23:22,500 --> 01:23:24,483 or you can't sing it. 1129 01:23:24,512 --> 01:23:29,048 This song is wistful, Miss Morgan. 1130 01:23:29,049 --> 01:23:33,653 It's about a woman who is alone in a very, very cold world... 1131 01:23:33,654 --> 01:23:39,668 and all she wants more than anything is to have someone hold her close... 1132 01:23:39,669 --> 01:23:42,859 and to tell her that everything's gonna be all right. 1133 01:23:42,861 --> 01:23:45,696 It's about... 1134 01:23:45,697 --> 01:23:47,807 the need for love... 1135 01:23:47,808 --> 01:23:51,130 in your gut. 1136 01:23:52,136 --> 01:23:54,425 Okay? 1137 01:23:55,373 --> 01:23:58,742 Try it again, from the top. 1138 01:23:58,743 --> 01:24:01,376 This time I wanna do it in a lower key. 1139 01:24:04,546 --> 01:24:07,814 [Piano] 1140 01:24:07,815 --> 01:24:10,985 # There's a saying old # 1141 01:24:10,986 --> 01:24:13,837 # Says that love is blind # 1142 01:24:13,838 --> 01:24:16,933 # Still we're often told # 1143 01:24:16,934 --> 01:24:19,961 # Seek and ye shall find # 1144 01:24:19,962 --> 01:24:26,463 # So I'd like to seek a certain lad # 1145 01:24:26,464 --> 01:24:33,289 # I've had in mind # 1146 01:24:38,344 --> 01:24:41,604 - Here you go. - [Customer] Thank you. 1147 01:24:42,581 --> 01:24:44,562 Okay? All right. 1148 01:24:53,158 --> 01:24:55,159 Hi, Mr. Holland. 1149 01:24:55,160 --> 01:24:58,564 - Hey, Miss Morgan. - What are you working on? 1150 01:24:58,565 --> 01:25:01,697 [Inhales] Nothing important. 1151 01:25:01,698 --> 01:25:05,339 Just... Sometimes it's easier to work here than at home. 1152 01:25:05,340 --> 01:25:09,229 - Would you mind if I join you? - No. Not at all. 1153 01:25:10,639 --> 01:25:13,641 Want some coffee... or tea? 1154 01:25:13,642 --> 01:25:17,878 - Anything under a buck. - [Laughs] 1155 01:25:17,879 --> 01:25:20,347 There's something I always remembered about your class, Mr. Holland. 1156 01:25:20,348 --> 01:25:22,532 You have this very highly developed sense of humor. 1157 01:25:22,533 --> 01:25:24,718 Thank you. 1158 01:25:24,719 --> 01:25:27,112 I loved your class. 1159 01:25:27,113 --> 01:25:29,489 The way you taught. 1160 01:25:29,491 --> 01:25:33,610 [Exhales] You love music and you made the kids love it with you. 1161 01:25:33,611 --> 01:25:37,631 - I always wanted to tell you that. - Well. I'm glad you did. 1162 01:25:37,632 --> 01:25:43,395 So you're a senior now. You got any ideas about where you're gonna go to college yet? 1163 01:25:43,396 --> 01:25:47,382 No. My mom and dad have a little restaurant downtown. 1164 01:25:47,383 --> 01:25:51,370 My dad's dream. He wants me to stay and help him with it. 1165 01:25:51,371 --> 01:25:53,778 Really. 1166 01:25:53,779 --> 01:25:56,065 What do you wanna do? 1167 01:25:56,066 --> 01:25:58,841 What do you mean? 1168 01:25:58,842 --> 01:26:01,551 Well. I mean... 1169 01:26:01,552 --> 01:26:04,054 If you had one wish, you know? 1170 01:26:04,055 --> 01:26:08,704 If you could do whatever it is that you really wanted to do, what would it be? 1171 01:26:12,031 --> 01:26:14,030 Sing. 1172 01:26:14,031 --> 01:26:17,333 I think I'd rather sing than do anything. 1173 01:26:17,334 --> 01:26:20,289 Sometimes I dream about going to New York and being on the stage... 1174 01:26:20,290 --> 01:26:23,297 in front of thousands of people. 1175 01:26:23,298 --> 01:26:26,050 That's what I'd wish for. 1176 01:26:27,475 --> 01:26:30,950 [Inhales] Maybe I shouldn't tell you this, Miss Morgan... 1177 01:26:30,951 --> 01:26:34,581 but you have... a great talent. 1178 01:26:34,582 --> 01:26:39,587 And if you have the passion, if you have the hunger... 1179 01:26:39,588 --> 01:26:41,422 then you ought to go to New York... 1180 01:26:41,423 --> 01:26:45,278 and do what you want to do, no matter what anyone tells you. 1181 01:26:45,279 --> 01:26:48,424 Can I get you anything? 1182 01:26:48,425 --> 01:26:51,571 No. I should get going. 1183 01:26:55,600 --> 01:26:58,078 See you Monday, Mr. Holland. 1184 01:26:58,079 --> 01:27:00,556 Yeah. I'll see you later. 1185 01:27:24,061 --> 01:27:26,061 [Plunks Discordant Notes] 1186 01:27:26,062 --> 01:27:30,225 Cole. Cole. Take this stuff outside. 1187 01:27:30,226 --> 01:27:32,333 It stinks. 1188 01:27:32,334 --> 01:27:34,235 Go open the window for him. 1189 01:27:34,236 --> 01:27:39,029 [Piano Resumes] Hey, don't bust my butt. 1190 01:27:50,183 --> 01:27:53,055 No, no, no, no! 1191 01:27:53,056 --> 01:27:55,889 I don't believe it! 1192 01:27:55,890 --> 01:27:58,772 - He didn't do it on purpose. - Are you kidding me? 1193 01:27:58,773 --> 01:28:01,075 Of course he did. 1194 01:28:01,076 --> 01:28:03,376 Cole, help clean up. 1195 01:28:15,204 --> 01:28:17,441 Careful. 1196 01:28:17,442 --> 01:28:19,551 Wait. Just wait, wait, wait. 1197 01:28:19,552 --> 01:28:21,660 I'll... I'll do it myself. 1198 01:28:24,948 --> 01:28:27,783 - Help me out here. - He said he's only trying to help. 1199 01:28:27,784 --> 01:28:30,619 Well, he's making a bigger mess than he already has! 1200 01:28:30,620 --> 01:28:34,100 This is off-limits, Cole. Do you understand? 1201 01:28:34,101 --> 01:28:37,497 - Don't touch. - That's "don't sit. " 1202 01:28:44,701 --> 01:28:48,902 We may never, never meet again 1203 01:28:48,903 --> 01:28:53,315 - On the bumpy road to love - Don't push. 1204 01:28:53,316 --> 01:28:57,239 Still I'll always always keep 1205 01:28:57,240 --> 01:29:00,678 The memory of 1206 01:29:00,679 --> 01:29:04,639 The way you hold your knife 1207 01:29:04,640 --> 01:29:08,752 The way we danced 'til 3:00 1208 01:29:08,753 --> 01:29:11,762 The way you changed my life 1209 01:29:11,763 --> 01:29:14,774 [Chuckles] Where did you go? 1210 01:29:14,794 --> 01:29:17,367 [Giggles] 1211 01:29:18,997 --> 01:29:21,564 - I think we ought to call it quits. - Oh. 1212 01:29:21,565 --> 01:29:24,707 Could we work on "Someone to Watch Over Me"? 1213 01:29:24,708 --> 01:29:27,849 - I've been working on it. - It's pretty late. 1214 01:29:27,850 --> 01:29:30,959 Next time, then. 1215 01:29:42,352 --> 01:29:44,368 What's this? 1216 01:29:47,657 --> 01:29:50,752 Oh, that's what I was working on the other night. 1217 01:29:50,753 --> 01:29:53,193 You wrote this? 1218 01:29:53,194 --> 01:29:57,428 Well, I... I pick at it once in a while. 1219 01:29:59,601 --> 01:30:01,616 Would you play this for me? 1220 01:30:03,304 --> 01:30:06,257 - [Chuckles] - Please. 1221 01:30:23,187 --> 01:30:26,247 [] 1222 01:30:30,230 --> 01:30:33,811 La, da, da, da 1223 01:30:33,812 --> 01:30:37,001 La 1224 01:30:37,002 --> 01:30:40,097 [Humming Along] 1225 01:31:01,724 --> 01:31:04,157 [Inhales] 1226 01:31:04,158 --> 01:31:06,772 It's wonderful. 1227 01:31:06,773 --> 01:31:09,248 Is there more? 1228 01:31:09,249 --> 01:31:11,696 Yeah. Yeah. 1229 01:31:11,697 --> 01:31:14,366 - It's just not finished. - [Door Opens] 1230 01:31:15,469 --> 01:31:19,502 [Young Man] Ro. Are you done yet? 1231 01:31:19,503 --> 01:31:21,659 Are we? 1232 01:31:27,046 --> 01:31:29,476 Good night, Rowena. 1233 01:31:39,124 --> 01:31:42,729 [Music] 1234 01:32:12,688 --> 01:32:15,226 - Who's Rowena? - Huh? 1235 01:32:15,227 --> 01:32:17,424 Who's Rowena? 1236 01:32:17,425 --> 01:32:21,268 Uh... A legend. A heroine from Norse mythology. 1237 01:32:21,269 --> 01:32:25,097 I got a book about it somewhere around here. 1238 01:32:25,098 --> 01:32:28,016 I was just wondering what you thought would be a good night... 1239 01:32:28,017 --> 01:32:30,111 for Cole and I to come see the show. 1240 01:32:31,671 --> 01:32:34,472 - Opening night. - Yeah! Er, uh, no. 1241 01:32:34,473 --> 01:32:38,020 Um, I've got a meeting on Friday with Cole's teachers. 1242 01:32:38,021 --> 01:32:42,043 - Saturday then. - Yes. [Chuckles] 1243 01:32:43,049 --> 01:32:45,302 Great. 1244 01:32:54,791 --> 01:32:59,904 - [Orchestra] - [Cheering, Applause] 1245 01:33:06,036 --> 01:33:10,232 [Football Players] # I got rhythm I got music # 1246 01:33:10,233 --> 01:33:14,427 # I got my gal Who could ask for anything more # 1247 01:33:14,428 --> 01:33:18,513 # I got daisies in green pastures # 1248 01:33:18,514 --> 01:33:22,475 # I got my gal Who could ask for anything more # 1249 01:33:22,476 --> 01:33:26,619 # Old man trouble I don't mind him # 1250 01:33:26,620 --> 01:33:31,412 [Calculator Beeping] You won't find him round my door 1251 01:33:31,413 --> 01:33:35,661 # I got starlight I got sweet dreams # 1252 01:33:35,662 --> 01:33:39,032 # I got my gal Who could ask for anything more # 1253 01:33:39,033 --> 01:33:41,433 # Who could ask for anything more # 1254 01:33:41,435 --> 01:33:45,647 [Duet] # Still I'll always # 1255 01:33:45,648 --> 01:33:50,262 # Always keep the memory of # 1256 01:33:50,263 --> 01:33:54,744 # The way you hold your knife # 1257 01:33:54,745 --> 01:33:59,645 [Boy] # The way we danced 'til 3:00 # 1258 01:33:59,646 --> 01:34:03,954 # The way you changed my life # 1259 01:34:03,955 --> 01:34:08,545 # No, no, they can't take that away from me # 1260 01:34:08,546 --> 01:34:13,847 # No, they can't take that away # 1261 01:34:13,849 --> 01:34:17,164 # From me # 1262 01:34:17,165 --> 01:34:20,319 [Football Players] # I got starlight I got sweet dreams # 1263 01:34:20,320 --> 01:34:23,601 # I got my gal Who could ask for anything more # 1264 01:34:23,602 --> 01:34:28,848 # Who could ask # 1265 01:34:28,849 --> 01:34:33,758 # For anything # 1266 01:34:33,759 --> 01:34:38,665 # Anything more # 1267 01:34:43,724 --> 01:34:46,914 [Applause, Cheering] 1268 01:34:50,364 --> 01:34:52,931 [Whistling] 1269 01:34:52,932 --> 01:34:55,363 - Great! [Laughs] - [Man] Good job! 1270 01:35:09,880 --> 01:35:11,897 [Glenn] Good night, Sarah. 1271 01:35:31,431 --> 01:35:33,448 Mr. Holland. 1272 01:35:34,801 --> 01:35:37,576 How was I? The truth. 1273 01:35:39,041 --> 01:35:42,585 - You were great. - I owe it all to you. 1274 01:35:42,586 --> 01:35:45,356 [Chuckling] No. 1275 01:35:45,357 --> 01:35:47,713 Nope. 1276 01:35:47,714 --> 01:35:50,561 I just accompanied you. 1277 01:35:51,518 --> 01:35:53,653 Mr. Holland, I'm doing what you said. 1278 01:35:53,654 --> 01:35:56,465 I'm going to New York. I'm gonna be a singer. 1279 01:35:58,891 --> 01:36:03,790 [Inhales] You know, someday, we're all gonna say that we knew you when. 1280 01:36:03,791 --> 01:36:05,761 No, you don't understand. 1281 01:36:05,762 --> 01:36:08,933 - I'm going tomorrow. - What? 1282 01:36:08,934 --> 01:36:11,735 There's a party at Miss Olmstead's after we close the play. 1283 01:36:11,737 --> 01:36:15,247 I'll be there to sort of say good-bye to my friends. They don't know... 1284 01:36:15,248 --> 01:36:18,326 but the bus leaves from downtown at midnight; I'll be on it. 1285 01:36:18,327 --> 01:36:22,311 Rowena. [Sighs] Oh, Rowena. 1286 01:36:22,312 --> 01:36:26,096 You know, when I said that you should go to New York, I didn't mean right away. 1287 01:36:26,097 --> 01:36:29,218 - You have so much time. - If I wait, I'll never do it. 1288 01:36:29,219 --> 01:36:34,567 I'll end up waiting tables or working in some store. It has to be now. 1289 01:36:34,569 --> 01:36:36,791 You could come with me. 1290 01:36:36,792 --> 01:36:39,326 I know you think I'm just a kid. 1291 01:36:39,327 --> 01:36:43,040 - I know you're married and you have a son. - Rowena. 1292 01:36:43,041 --> 01:36:45,632 I know. 1293 01:36:45,633 --> 01:36:49,737 Don't you see? You could be writing great music. 1294 01:36:54,308 --> 01:36:58,993 The bus stops at King's Drugstore, tomorrow night. 1295 01:37:16,729 --> 01:37:19,194 [Rowena] # There's a saying old # 1296 01:37:19,195 --> 01:37:22,366 # Says that love is blind # 1297 01:37:22,367 --> 01:37:28,557 # Still we're often told seek and ye shall find # 1298 01:37:28,558 --> 01:37:34,283 # So I'm going to seek a certain lad # 1299 01:37:34,284 --> 01:37:39,981 # I've had in mind # 1300 01:37:39,982 --> 01:37:45,474 # Looking everywhere Haven't found him yet # 1301 01:37:45,475 --> 01:37:50,883 # He's the big affair I cannot forget # 1302 01:37:50,884 --> 01:37:56,525 # Only man I ever think of # 1303 01:37:56,526 --> 01:38:00,739 # With regret # 1304 01:38:02,936 --> 01:38:07,527 # I'd like to ahis initial # 1305 01:38:07,528 --> 01:38:11,333 # To my monogram # 1306 01:38:12,612 --> 01:38:18,376 # Tell me where is the shepherd # 1307 01:38:18,377 --> 01:38:27,957 # For this lost lamb # 1308 01:38:27,958 --> 01:38:34,114 # There's a somebody I'm longing to see # 1309 01:38:34,115 --> 01:38:42,899 # I hope that he turns out to be # 1310 01:38:42,901 --> 01:38:50,078 # Someone who'll watch # 1311 01:38:50,079 --> 01:38:55,753 # Over me # 1312 01:38:59,254 --> 01:39:05,088 # I'm a little lamb who's lost in the wood # 1313 01:39:05,089 --> 01:39:09,849 # I know I could # 1314 01:39:09,850 --> 01:39:14,466 # Always be good # 1315 01:39:14,467 --> 01:39:21,004 # To one who'll watch # 1316 01:39:21,006 --> 01:39:25,510 # Over me # 1317 01:39:25,511 --> 01:39:30,771 # Although he may not be the man # 1318 01:39:30,772 --> 01:39:36,030 # Some girls think of as handsome # 1319 01:39:36,031 --> 01:39:38,086 # To my heart # 1320 01:39:38,087 --> 01:39:44,137 # He carries the key # 1321 01:39:46,962 --> 01:39:49,669 # Won't you tell him please # 1322 01:39:49,670 --> 01:39:53,560 # To put on some speed # 1323 01:39:53,561 --> 01:39:58,254 # Follow my lead # 1324 01:39:58,255 --> 01:40:02,948 # Oh, how I need # 1325 01:40:02,949 --> 01:40:05,410 # Someone # 1326 01:40:05,411 --> 01:40:11,412 # To watch # 1327 01:40:11,413 --> 01:40:17,412 # Over me # 1328 01:40:32,305 --> 01:40:35,407 [Chattering] 1329 01:40:35,408 --> 01:40:39,748 Listen, uh, some of the kids are having a party, and I really should make an appearance. 1330 01:40:39,749 --> 01:40:42,647 Do you wanna come? 1331 01:40:42,648 --> 01:40:47,517 Um, I should get Cole home. 1332 01:40:47,518 --> 01:40:52,035 Okay, okay. Well, I'm not gonna be late. All right? 1333 01:40:52,036 --> 01:40:53,937 Okay. 1334 01:41:29,090 --> 01:41:31,034 You pack light. 1335 01:41:52,545 --> 01:41:54,560 You got a place to stay? 1336 01:41:55,612 --> 01:41:57,628 Y. W. C. A. 1337 01:42:03,586 --> 01:42:08,902 That's the name of a guy that I used to play in a band with. I've already called him. 1338 01:42:10,727 --> 01:42:13,265 He and his wife are expecting you. 1339 01:42:18,734 --> 01:42:22,175 This isn't the way I imagined it. 1340 01:42:25,040 --> 01:42:27,020 But it's the best way. 1341 01:42:27,021 --> 01:42:30,270 [Bus Approaching] 1342 01:43:30,331 --> 01:43:32,657 Good-bye, Rowena. 1343 01:44:48,668 --> 01:44:50,648 [Exhales] 1344 01:44:59,579 --> 01:45:01,789 [Sighs] 1345 01:45:01,790 --> 01:45:03,997 I love you. 1346 01:45:09,254 --> 01:45:11,270 I know. 1347 01:45:25,101 --> 01:45:28,331 [Male Newscaster] Tonight John Lennon is dead. 1348 01:45:28,332 --> 01:45:31,567 A victim of what police call "a deranged man. " 1349 01:45:33,810 --> 01:45:39,753 [Female Newscaster] The spirit of the Beatles is dead tonight at the age of 40. 1350 01:45:39,754 --> 01:45:41,598 [Male Newscaster] The mood was silence and reverence... 1351 01:45:41,599 --> 01:45:43,584 at the appointed hour of 11:00. 1352 01:45:43,585 --> 01:45:47,475 But as the crowd continued singing the Beatles' songs... the songs of John Lennon... 1353 01:45:47,476 --> 01:45:50,257 they became happier, vibrant, more spirited. 1354 01:45:50,259 --> 01:45:52,892 That was the purpose of John Lennon's music and his life. 1355 01:45:52,893 --> 01:45:56,571 At O'Bryan Square in southwest Portland, this is Jim Collins reporting. 1356 01:45:56,572 --> 01:45:59,556 [Dog Barking] 1357 01:46:24,957 --> 01:46:27,982 What happened to your eye? 1358 01:46:29,926 --> 01:46:32,143 Sorry? 1359 01:46:38,836 --> 01:46:41,018 Later. [Tool Clanks] 1360 01:46:44,574 --> 01:46:47,279 In a second! 1361 01:46:55,082 --> 01:46:58,902 Someone was... was killed. 1362 01:47:00,455 --> 01:47:03,336 No, no, Cole. That's not funny. 1363 01:47:15,034 --> 01:47:17,051 John... 1364 01:47:19,405 --> 01:47:21,406 Lennon. 1365 01:47:21,407 --> 01:47:24,074 The musician. 1366 01:47:24,075 --> 01:47:28,178 [Sighs Deeply] You wouldn't understand. 1367 01:47:41,490 --> 01:47:43,507 You okay? It's so sad. 1368 01:47:45,261 --> 01:47:47,277 [Door Slams] 1369 01:47:49,533 --> 01:47:52,034 [Exhales] Cole, what is it? 1370 01:47:53,403 --> 01:47:55,435 He wants to what? 1371 01:47:55,437 --> 01:47:58,033 He wants to tell you something. He wants to be sure you understand. 1372 01:47:58,034 --> 01:48:01,230 - Couldn't we do this another time? - Now! 1373 01:48:03,411 --> 01:48:07,754 Why do you assume that John Lennon's death would mean nothing to me? 1374 01:48:07,755 --> 01:48:10,115 Do you think I'm stupid? I know who John Lennon is... 1375 01:48:10,116 --> 01:48:12,085 I never said that he... 1376 01:48:12,086 --> 01:48:15,146 I... I can't read your lips if you don't look at me. 1377 01:48:15,147 --> 01:48:17,829 I never said that you were stupid. 1378 01:48:17,830 --> 01:48:20,090 You must think so... 1379 01:48:20,091 --> 01:48:24,222 if you think I don't know who the Beatles are or any music at all. 1380 01:48:24,223 --> 01:48:28,354 You think I don't care about what it is that you do or what you love? 1381 01:48:28,355 --> 01:48:30,634 You're my father. 1382 01:48:30,636 --> 01:48:35,712 I know what music is. You could help me to know it better, but... no. 1383 01:48:40,645 --> 01:48:44,429 You care more about teaching other people than you do about me. 1384 01:48:51,118 --> 01:48:54,215 - [Door Opens, Closes] - Iris. 1385 01:48:55,560 --> 01:48:57,576 [Clears Throat] 1386 01:48:58,563 --> 01:49:00,865 What does this mean? 1387 01:49:00,866 --> 01:49:03,168 That means "asshole. " 1388 01:49:09,237 --> 01:49:11,382 [Exhales] 1389 01:49:25,751 --> 01:49:29,359 Come to bed. It's really late. 1390 01:49:31,626 --> 01:49:35,513 I was only tryin' to... [Sighs] 1391 01:49:35,515 --> 01:49:38,361 Protect him. 1392 01:49:38,362 --> 01:49:42,324 I just didn't wanna see him hurt... 1393 01:49:42,325 --> 01:49:45,078 or disappointed. 1394 01:49:45,079 --> 01:49:47,053 Hmm. 1395 01:49:55,246 --> 01:49:58,305 [Engine Revving] 1396 01:50:02,786 --> 01:50:05,847 [Revving Continues] 1397 01:50:13,863 --> 01:50:19,696 The second, uh, would be, uh, if there are songs with words, you will need an interpreter. 1398 01:50:19,697 --> 01:50:22,761 - Someone to sign the words along with the music. - Okay, so what we can... 1399 01:50:22,762 --> 01:50:24,958 - We can do two kinds of listening. - Right. 1400 01:50:24,973 --> 01:50:29,455 The... The first kind would be the... the pure music without words. 1401 01:50:29,456 --> 01:50:31,810 - The music. The music. - The pure music without words... 1402 01:50:31,811 --> 01:50:36,461 that they could experience through putting themselves closer to the language. 1403 01:50:36,462 --> 01:50:38,819 The lights. Maybe lights flashing. 1404 01:50:38,820 --> 01:50:43,611 [Beethoven: "Symphony No. 3 In E flat Major"] 1405 01:51:30,599 --> 01:51:33,624 [Applause, Whistling] 1406 01:51:51,848 --> 01:51:54,839 Ah! Did you like that? 1407 01:51:54,840 --> 01:51:57,289 Okay. 1408 01:51:59,091 --> 01:52:01,259 Okay. 1409 01:52:01,261 --> 01:52:06,017 For our final selection tonight, we are going to do a song by John Lennon. 1410 01:52:06,018 --> 01:52:09,698 Now, to those of you in our audience who cannot hear... 1411 01:52:09,699 --> 01:52:13,410 this evening you will be grateful for your hearing difficulties... 1412 01:52:13,411 --> 01:52:16,138 because I am going to sing. 1413 01:52:16,139 --> 01:52:19,543 - [Laughing] - And to those of you... 1414 01:52:19,544 --> 01:52:22,429 who have no hearing problems... 1415 01:52:22,430 --> 01:52:24,942 my profound apologies. 1416 01:52:24,943 --> 01:52:27,454 [Audience Laughing] 1417 01:52:27,455 --> 01:52:29,953 Um. 1418 01:52:31,886 --> 01:52:34,730 [Embarrassed Chuckle] On a personal note... 1419 01:52:36,722 --> 01:52:38,792 [Sighs] 1420 01:52:38,793 --> 01:52:42,020 I would like to dedicate this song... 1421 01:52:42,021 --> 01:52:44,534 to my son... 1422 01:52:45,900 --> 01:52:48,639 Cole. 1423 01:52:58,010 --> 01:53:00,011 [Piano] 1424 01:53:00,012 --> 01:53:02,551 # Close your eyes # 1425 01:53:04,015 --> 01:53:06,375 # Have no fear # 1426 01:53:07,784 --> 01:53:09,794 # The monster's gone # 1427 01:53:09,795 --> 01:53:11,788 # He's on the run # 1428 01:53:11,789 --> 01:53:14,980 # And your daddy's here # 1429 01:53:16,327 --> 01:53:19,660 # Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful # 1430 01:53:19,661 --> 01:53:22,337 # Beautiful boy # 1431 01:53:23,701 --> 01:53:27,389 # Before you go to sleep # 1432 01:53:27,390 --> 01:53:31,080 # Say a little prayer # 1433 01:53:32,376 --> 01:53:35,776 # Every day in every way # 1434 01:53:35,777 --> 01:53:38,836 # It's getting better and better # 1435 01:53:40,749 --> 01:53:44,354 # Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful # 1436 01:53:44,355 --> 01:53:47,348 # Beautiful boy # 1437 01:53:49,324 --> 01:53:52,906 # Over the ocean # 1438 01:53:54,160 --> 01:53:56,862 # Sailing away # 1439 01:53:56,863 --> 01:54:00,337 # I can hardly wait # 1440 01:54:01,267 --> 01:54:04,114 # To see you come of age # 1441 01:54:05,472 --> 01:54:10,263 # But I guess we both just have to be patient # 1442 01:54:12,579 --> 01:54:15,697 # 'Cause it's a long way to go # 1443 01:54:17,649 --> 01:54:20,649 # A hard road to hoe # 1444 01:54:20,651 --> 01:54:23,984 # Yes, it's a long way to go # 1445 01:54:23,985 --> 01:54:27,883 # But in the meantime # 1446 01:54:28,992 --> 01:54:32,181 # Before you cross the street # 1447 01:54:33,228 --> 01:54:36,382 # Please take my hand # 1448 01:54:37,701 --> 01:54:40,402 # Life is what happens to you # 1449 01:54:40,403 --> 01:54:46,038 # While you're busy making other plans # 1450 01:54:46,039 --> 01:54:49,384 # Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful # 1451 01:54:49,385 --> 01:54:53,912 # Beautiful boy # 1452 01:54:53,913 --> 01:54:57,246 # Beautiful, beautiful # 1453 01:54:57,247 --> 01:55:00,220 # Beautiful # 1454 01:55:00,221 --> 01:55:04,977 # Beautiful Cole # 1455 01:55:06,492 --> 01:55:09,553 [Applause, Cheering, Whistling] 1456 01:55:25,976 --> 01:55:28,681 [Ray Charles] Well 1457 01:55:28,682 --> 01:55:31,093 # I got a woman # 1458 01:55:31,094 --> 01:55:33,523 # Way over town # 1459 01:55:33,524 --> 01:55:35,950 # That's good to me # 1460 01:55:35,951 --> 01:55:38,207 # Oh, yeah # 1461 01:55:38,220 --> 01:55:40,889 # Say, I got a woman # 1462 01:55:40,890 --> 01:55:43,308 # Way over town # 1463 01:55:43,309 --> 01:55:45,699 # Good to me # 1464 01:55:45,700 --> 01:55:48,062 # Oh, yeah # 1465 01:55:48,063 --> 01:55:50,534 # She give me money # 1466 01:55:50,535 --> 01:55:52,967 # When I'm in need # 1467 01:55:52,968 --> 01:55:55,710 # Yeah, she's a kind of # 1468 01:55:55,711 --> 01:55:58,194 # Friend indeed # 1469 01:55:58,195 --> 01:56:00,686 # I got a woman # 1470 01:56:00,687 --> 01:56:02,972 # Way over town # 1471 01:56:02,973 --> 01:56:05,255 # That's good to me # 1472 01:56:05,256 --> 01:56:07,680 # Oh, yeah # 1473 01:56:07,681 --> 01:56:11,608 # She saves her lovin' Early in the mornin' # 1474 01:56:11,609 --> 01:56:14,425 # Just for me # 1475 01:56:14,426 --> 01:56:17,240 # Oh, yeah # 1476 01:56:17,255 --> 01:56:19,358 # Oh, she's my baby # 1477 01:56:19,359 --> 01:56:21,359 # Oh, don't ya understand # 1478 01:56:21,360 --> 01:56:24,419 [Volume Increases] # Yeah, and I'm # 1479 01:56:24,420 --> 01:56:26,756 # Her lover man # 1480 01:56:26,757 --> 01:56:29,038 # I got a woman # 1481 01:56:29,039 --> 01:56:31,368 # Way over town # 1482 01:56:31,369 --> 01:56:33,699 # That's good to me # 1483 01:56:33,700 --> 01:56:35,873 # Oh, yeah # 1484 01:56:35,874 --> 01:56:38,538 # Oh, don't you know she's all right # 1485 01:56:38,540 --> 01:56:41,203 [De La Soul] # Mercy, ah, ah ah, ah # 1486 01:56:41,204 --> 01:56:43,613 # Ah, ah, ah # 1487 01:56:43,614 --> 01:56:48,450 # Ah, ah, ah Ah, ah, ah # 1488 01:56:48,451 --> 01:56:50,882 # Your duck may truck a man rollin' in town # 1489 01:56:50,883 --> 01:56:52,921 # How you do, how you do # 1490 01:56:52,922 --> 01:56:54,924 # I got the joint that make you jump # 1491 01:56:54,925 --> 01:56:58,360 # Because I'm headin' these down Tied up the merry-go- round and around # 1492 01:56:58,361 --> 01:57:02,038 # You know what I'm steppin' Skirts playin' with me 'cause I'm slick like that # 1493 01:57:02,039 --> 01:57:03,906 # I'm the greatest I've seen in the world # 1494 01:57:05,598 --> 01:57:07,615 [Phone Ringing] 1495 01:57:12,306 --> 01:57:17,241 - Hey, Joan. He wants to see me? - He's with someone. 1496 01:57:17,242 --> 01:57:19,127 Oh, well. I'll come back later. 1497 01:57:19,128 --> 01:57:21,621 Mr. Holland... 1498 01:57:21,622 --> 01:57:24,112 you better wait. 1499 01:57:40,365 --> 01:57:43,388 Mr. Holland, would you come in, please? [Door Closes] 1500 01:57:53,411 --> 01:57:55,410 What's wrong with Sarah, Gene? 1501 01:57:55,411 --> 01:57:58,471 - Please, sit down. - I'd rather stand, thanks. 1502 01:57:59,850 --> 01:58:02,486 Why is Sarah crying, Gene? 1503 01:58:02,487 --> 01:58:05,220 All right. I'll come right to the point. 1504 01:58:05,221 --> 01:58:08,767 You know how acrimonious the budget meeting was at the Board of Education meeting... 1505 01:58:08,768 --> 01:58:11,224 last Tuesday. 1506 01:58:11,225 --> 01:58:13,226 Be that as it may... 1507 01:58:13,227 --> 01:58:15,294 each school in the district has been asked... 1508 01:58:15,295 --> 01:58:20,301 to submit proposals on ways of reducing costs by ten percent by September. 1509 01:58:20,302 --> 01:58:22,801 This is what I've decided. 1510 01:58:26,006 --> 01:58:28,021 [Sighs] 1511 01:58:33,512 --> 01:58:37,546 [Chuckles] The entire music program. 1512 01:58:37,547 --> 01:58:39,360 And art. And drama. 1513 01:58:39,385 --> 01:58:42,587 Well, congratulations, Gene. 1514 01:58:42,588 --> 01:58:46,170 You've been lookin' for a way to get rid of me for 30 years... 1515 01:58:46,171 --> 01:58:48,725 and they finally gave you an excuse. 1516 01:58:48,726 --> 01:58:52,352 You know, I'm not as popular as you. I'm not anybody's favorite anything. 1517 01:58:52,353 --> 01:58:55,976 - That's because you're the enemy, Gene. You just don't know it. - But... 1518 01:58:55,977 --> 01:58:58,268 I care about these kids just as much as you do. 1519 01:58:58,269 --> 01:59:03,240 And if I'm forced to choose between Mozart and reading and writing and long division... 1520 01:59:03,241 --> 01:59:05,360 I choose long division. 1521 01:59:09,044 --> 01:59:13,246 Well, I guess you can cut the arts as much as you want, Gene. 1522 01:59:13,247 --> 01:59:17,066 Sooner or later, these kids aren't gonna have anything to read or write about. 1523 01:59:20,755 --> 01:59:22,808 Mr. Holland. 1524 01:59:23,790 --> 01:59:26,652 If there's anything I can do. 1525 01:59:26,653 --> 01:59:29,463 [Laughs] A recommendation. 1526 01:59:29,464 --> 01:59:32,832 I'm 60 years old, Gene. What are you gonna do? 1527 01:59:32,833 --> 01:59:35,577 Write me a recommendation for the morgue? 1528 01:59:40,272 --> 01:59:43,470 - Jacobs would've fought this. - She would've lost. 1529 01:59:43,471 --> 01:59:46,670 Yes, she would've lost, but she would have fought this. 1530 01:59:46,671 --> 01:59:48,628 And so will I! 1531 01:59:51,016 --> 01:59:53,715 No. No. Do not misunderstand me. 1532 01:59:53,716 --> 01:59:56,386 I am not talking about my job! 1533 01:59:56,387 --> 02:00:00,590 I am talking about the education that students once got at Kennedy High... 1534 02:00:00,591 --> 02:00:05,245 versus the education that you people are willing to give these kids today. 1535 02:00:05,246 --> 02:00:09,764 We have been going over and over this, Mr. Holland. We've done all we can. 1536 02:00:09,765 --> 02:00:13,832 Then, do it again. That's what I used to tell you when you were my student, Michael... 1537 02:00:13,833 --> 02:00:15,736 and it served you pretty well then. 1538 02:00:15,737 --> 02:00:17,955 - Well, that was a different time, Mr. Holland. - I don't think the time... 1539 02:00:17,957 --> 02:00:21,343 was that different; I think that more was expected of us. 1540 02:00:21,344 --> 02:00:24,889 - Fifteen seconds. - I think that the big difference is how little you people care. 1541 02:00:24,890 --> 02:00:28,816 - And how lazy you've become. - I resent your tone, Mr. Holland. 1542 02:00:28,817 --> 02:00:32,566 And I don't think you have any real appreciation for our financial problems. 1543 02:00:32,567 --> 02:00:34,651 Oh, come on, Michael! 1544 02:00:34,652 --> 02:00:37,490 You know the big problem here is that you people are willing... 1545 02:00:37,491 --> 02:00:41,867 to create a generation of children who will not have the ability to think. 1546 02:00:41,868 --> 02:00:44,098 - Or create. Or listen. - [Board Official] Time, Mr. Holland. 1547 02:00:44,099 --> 02:00:48,439 [Michael] Mr. Holland, as I've said, we've done the best that we can. 1548 02:00:48,440 --> 02:00:51,111 Your best is not good enough! 1549 02:00:59,978 --> 02:01:04,604 "A very flattering offer has been made to me to teach... 1550 02:01:04,605 --> 02:01:08,927 at a university for the deaf in Washington, D. C. 1551 02:01:09,922 --> 02:01:13,055 I'm not sure that I'm going to take it... 1552 02:01:13,056 --> 02:01:18,820 because I'm fond of the students in the school that I'm at now. 1553 02:01:18,822 --> 02:01:21,563 It's something to think about. 1554 02:01:21,564 --> 02:01:25,900 No girlfriends yet... at least not serious ones. 1555 02:01:25,901 --> 02:01:31,949 And tell Dad that I'm never going to give his car back. 1556 02:01:31,951 --> 02:01:34,834 Love always, Cole. " 1557 02:02:07,841 --> 02:02:09,856 [No Audible Dialogue] 1558 02:02:29,861 --> 02:02:31,876 [Bill] Hey! 1559 02:02:32,960 --> 02:02:34,978 Hey. 1560 02:02:37,033 --> 02:02:39,201 What are you doin' here? 1561 02:02:39,202 --> 02:02:44,408 You know, I had some jock straps in the rinse cycle down in the locker room. 1562 02:02:45,805 --> 02:02:48,760 - Came to see if you needed any help. - Nope. 1563 02:02:50,276 --> 02:02:53,079 No, no, no. 1564 02:02:53,080 --> 02:02:56,104 So you decided what you're gonna do yet? 1565 02:02:56,105 --> 02:02:59,252 Too old to start a rock band. 1566 02:02:59,253 --> 02:03:04,043 Probably hang out a shingle and teach a few piano lessons. 1567 02:03:04,044 --> 02:03:05,923 [Exhales] 1568 02:03:05,924 --> 02:03:09,566 - I'd love to retire. I'd... - I'm not retiring, Bill. 1569 02:03:09,567 --> 02:03:11,929 I'm getting dumped. 1570 02:03:11,930 --> 02:03:15,474 [Sighs] And I don't think you have anything to worry about. 1571 02:03:16,901 --> 02:03:20,376 The day they cut the football budget in this state, well, now... 1572 02:03:20,377 --> 02:03:25,061 that will be the end of western civilization as we know it. 1573 02:03:25,942 --> 02:03:29,942 [Sighs] I'll tell you the truth. 1574 02:03:29,943 --> 02:03:33,849 [Chuckles] I'm scared to death. 1575 02:03:33,850 --> 02:03:36,909 They have no idea how much they're gonna miss you around here. 1576 02:03:36,910 --> 02:03:39,285 - You really think so? - What, do you doubt it? 1577 02:03:39,286 --> 02:03:42,458 Well, as a matter of fact, yeah. 1578 02:03:42,459 --> 02:03:48,614 It's almost funny. I got dragged into this gig kicking and screaming... 1579 02:03:48,615 --> 02:03:51,028 and now, it's the only thing I want to do, and... 1580 02:03:51,029 --> 02:03:53,016 [Sighs] 1581 02:03:54,437 --> 02:03:57,009 You work your whole life. 1582 02:03:58,872 --> 02:04:04,817 You work for 30 years because you think that what you do makes a difference. 1583 02:04:04,818 --> 02:04:07,679 You think it matters to people. 1584 02:04:07,680 --> 02:04:12,614 Then you wake up one morning, and you find out, well, no, you've... 1585 02:04:12,615 --> 02:04:14,774 you've made a little error there. 1586 02:04:14,775 --> 02:04:16,772 You are... 1587 02:04:18,091 --> 02:04:20,107 expendable. 1588 02:04:22,127 --> 02:04:25,295 [Inhales Deeply] Oh, God. 1589 02:04:25,296 --> 02:04:30,610 [Chuckles] Oh, I should be laughing. 1590 02:04:34,505 --> 02:04:37,565 You sure you don't need any help, huh? 1591 02:04:39,609 --> 02:04:42,207 All right. 1592 02:04:47,552 --> 02:04:51,486 [Sighs Deeply] 1593 02:04:51,487 --> 02:04:56,872 [Door Opens, Car Horn Honking] 1594 02:04:56,873 --> 02:04:59,118 [Door Closes] 1595 02:05:01,162 --> 02:05:03,179 [Honking Continues] 1596 02:05:08,669 --> 02:05:10,686 Dad! 1597 02:05:12,005 --> 02:05:14,211 What are you doing here? 1598 02:05:14,212 --> 02:05:16,408 School is out for me too. 1599 02:05:16,409 --> 02:05:19,742 The old car. It looks pretty good. 1600 02:05:20,748 --> 02:05:23,700 It's a classic. You can't have it back. 1601 02:05:27,886 --> 02:05:29,902 [Door Opens] 1602 02:05:31,991 --> 02:05:33,991 No, no. 1603 02:05:33,992 --> 02:05:36,027 You don't have to do this. 1604 02:05:36,028 --> 02:05:39,218 I don't want an old fart like you to strain yourself. 1605 02:05:39,219 --> 02:05:41,181 Okay, okay, asshole. 1606 02:05:43,400 --> 02:05:46,070 [Sighs] That's enough, you two. 1607 02:05:47,136 --> 02:05:50,197 Let's go out to the car. [Clears Throat] 1608 02:06:25,138 --> 02:06:28,874 [Piano] 1609 02:06:28,875 --> 02:06:31,083 Now what is that? 1610 02:06:31,084 --> 02:06:33,278 Um, I don't know. 1611 02:06:33,279 --> 02:06:36,246 What? You can't hear what's going on in the auditorium? 1612 02:06:36,247 --> 02:06:40,350 - Oh, yeah. I-I-I hear it, but... - Well, there's something going on in there. 1613 02:06:40,351 --> 02:06:42,757 - There isn't supposed to be... - Well, it could be a summer program. 1614 02:06:42,758 --> 02:06:46,575 No, the summer programs don't start for another couple of weeks. 1615 02:06:46,576 --> 02:06:49,626 # Louie, Louie # 1616 02:06:49,627 --> 02:06:53,826 # Oh, oh We gotta move now # 1617 02:06:53,827 --> 02:06:58,036 [Cheering, Applause] 1618 02:07:25,060 --> 02:07:27,906 Mr. Holland! 1619 02:07:43,677 --> 02:07:45,895 Mr. Stadler? 1620 02:07:45,913 --> 02:07:48,274 I wouldn't have missed it, Mr. Holland. 1621 02:08:13,469 --> 02:08:15,486 Hi, Cole. 1622 02:08:34,455 --> 02:08:36,471 Uh, I'll sign myself. 1623 02:08:41,860 --> 02:08:45,297 Uh, hello. [Clears Throat] 1624 02:08:45,298 --> 02:08:49,855 Our master of ceremonies seems to be a little late... 1625 02:08:49,856 --> 02:08:52,603 so I guess it's up to me to begin. 1626 02:08:52,604 --> 02:08:57,395 Um, when word first got out that the music program was cut... 1627 02:08:57,396 --> 02:09:01,475 and about the retirement of my husband... 1628 02:09:01,477 --> 02:09:07,171 Well, I've never seen such a response from the community. 1629 02:09:07,172 --> 02:09:10,555 Oh, looks like my watch is fast. 1630 02:09:10,556 --> 02:09:15,206 Uh, ladies and gentlemen, may I present our governor... 1631 02:09:15,207 --> 02:09:18,456 and Kennedy High School alumnus... 1632 02:09:18,457 --> 02:09:21,708 the most Honorable Gertrude Lang. 1633 02:09:25,268 --> 02:09:30,273 - Gertrude. - [Chuckles] It's been a long time. 1634 02:09:38,812 --> 02:09:40,813 [Chuckles] 1635 02:09:40,815 --> 02:09:44,360 - Thank you so much for coming. - Oh, thank you. 1636 02:09:54,161 --> 02:09:58,089 My... My apologies for my tardiness, and, uh, Principal Wolters... 1637 02:09:58,090 --> 02:10:01,471 I'd like you to know... Yes, I brought a note from my mother. 1638 02:10:01,472 --> 02:10:03,382 [Audience Laughing] 1639 02:10:06,138 --> 02:10:10,999 Mr. Holland had a profound influence on my life. 1640 02:10:11,000 --> 02:10:12,985 On a lot of lives, I know. 1641 02:10:13,010 --> 02:10:14,992 And, yet, I get the feeling... 1642 02:10:15,013 --> 02:10:20,183 that he considers a great part of his own life misspent. 1643 02:10:20,184 --> 02:10:24,347 Rumor had it, he was always working on this symphony of his... 1644 02:10:24,348 --> 02:10:27,314 and this was going to make him famous, rich. 1645 02:10:27,315 --> 02:10:29,792 Probably both. 1646 02:10:29,793 --> 02:10:31,845 But Mr. Holland isn't rich... 1647 02:10:31,846 --> 02:10:35,164 and he isn't famous... 1648 02:10:35,165 --> 02:10:38,533 at least not outside of our little town. 1649 02:10:38,534 --> 02:10:43,290 So it might be easy for him to think himself a failure. 1650 02:10:43,291 --> 02:10:46,840 And he would be wrong... 1651 02:10:46,841 --> 02:10:51,254 because I think he's achieved a success far beyond riches and fame. 1652 02:10:52,145 --> 02:10:54,147 Look around you. 1653 02:10:54,148 --> 02:11:00,233 There is not a life in this room that you have not touched. 1654 02:11:00,234 --> 02:11:05,755 And each one of us is a better person because of you. 1655 02:11:05,756 --> 02:11:08,792 We are your symphony, Mr. Holland. 1656 02:11:08,793 --> 02:11:12,612 We are the melodies and the notes of your opus. 1657 02:11:12,613 --> 02:11:15,269 And we are the music of your life. 1658 02:11:15,270 --> 02:11:17,774 [Cheering, Applause] 1659 02:11:19,703 --> 02:11:21,576 Whoo! 1660 02:11:39,187 --> 02:11:42,901 Mr. Holland, we would now like to give something back to you. 1661 02:11:42,902 --> 02:11:45,626 To you and to your wife... 1662 02:11:45,627 --> 02:11:50,739 who, along with you, has waited 30 years for what we are about to hear. 1663 02:11:50,740 --> 02:11:56,431 If you will, would you please come up here and take this baton... 1664 02:11:56,432 --> 02:12:00,372 and lead us in the first performance ever... 1665 02:12:00,373 --> 02:12:04,311 of "The American Symphony" by Glenn Holland. 1666 02:12:57,590 --> 02:13:00,651 [Laughs] 1667 02:13:44,970 --> 02:13:48,552 [Music] 1668 02:16:40,359 --> 02:16:42,685 [Julian Lennon] # I feel # 1669 02:16:43,662 --> 02:16:47,410 # That the love around me # 1670 02:16:49,167 --> 02:16:51,219 # Has come # 1671 02:16:52,638 --> 02:16:56,802 # From another realm # 1672 02:16:56,803 --> 02:17:00,967 # I have lost love # 1673 02:17:01,912 --> 02:17:05,519 # I have found love # 1674 02:17:06,984 --> 02:17:13,971 # From the moment you were born # 1675 02:17:15,992 --> 02:17:18,009 # I could see # 1676 02:17:19,661 --> 02:17:22,781 # A new beginning # 1677 02:17:24,600 --> 02:17:27,066 # Come to me # 1678 02:17:28,104 --> 02:17:32,172 # Let me tell you how # 1679 02:17:33,107 --> 02:17:36,821 # How I've lost love # 1680 02:17:37,744 --> 02:17:41,256 # And how I've found love # 1681 02:17:42,550 --> 02:17:50,163 # In a world of broken dreams # 1682 02:17:51,558 --> 02:17:54,691 # I was wrong # 1683 02:17:54,692 --> 02:17:59,486 # To deny your feelings # 1684 02:18:00,365 --> 02:18:02,962 # And I'm sorry # 1685 02:18:03,870 --> 02:18:08,874 # If I've caused you pain # 1686 02:18:08,875 --> 02:18:12,249 # I was lost then # 1687 02:18:13,142 --> 02:18:16,654 # So confused then # 1688 02:18:17,615 --> 02:18:21,983 # I believe that # 1689 02:18:21,984 --> 02:18:25,853 # You would change that # 1690 02:18:25,854 --> 02:18:34,123 # There are broken hearts we can mend # 1691 02:18:35,497 --> 02:18:44,535 # Through the music we've learned to love again # 1692 02:18:44,536 --> 02:18:48,236 # Through the silence # 1693 02:18:48,237 --> 02:18:51,933 # Through the years # 1694 02:18:53,746 --> 02:19:00,971 # From the moment you were born # 1695 02:19:02,154 --> 02:19:05,487 # I have lost you # 1696 02:19:06,491 --> 02:19:10,096 # Now I've found you # 1697 02:19:11,596 --> 02:19:16,245 # Let me feel your heart # 1698 02:19:16,246 --> 02:19:18,637 # Let me hear # 1699 02:19:21,138 --> 02:19:25,335 # Your song # 1700 02:19:50,697 --> 02:19:53,758 [Shawn Stockman] # Ah # 1701 02:19:56,134 --> 02:20:00,784 # Little Mondays # 1702 02:20:01,674 --> 02:20:06,397 # Trying to embrace # 1703 02:20:07,346 --> 02:20:10,415 # Life with my heart # 1704 02:20:10,416 --> 02:20:16,573 # By all the beauty I feel and create # 1705 02:20:18,456 --> 02:20:23,142 # It spins and moves # 1706 02:20:24,061 --> 02:20:28,331 # Flows at my pace # 1707 02:20:29,634 --> 02:20:34,104 # Telling its story # 1708 02:20:34,105 --> 02:20:40,356 # From the tear running down my face # 1709 02:20:40,357 --> 02:20:44,745 # Visions of a sunset # 1710 02:20:44,746 --> 02:20:50,654 # Just appear when I close my eyes # 1711 02:20:50,655 --> 02:20:54,947 # Takes me closer to heaven # 1712 02:20:54,948 --> 02:20:59,239 # When the flute starts to fly # 1713 02:20:59,240 --> 02:21:05,137 # And the violin cries # 1714 02:21:07,467 --> 02:21:10,959 # Oh-h-h # # That's all I need # 1715 02:21:10,960 --> 02:21:14,646 # Whoa, whoa # # In my life # 1716 02:21:14,647 --> 02:21:18,243 # It's all I need and no one # 1717 02:21:18,244 --> 02:21:27,496 # Oh, yeah # # Can take your place by my side # 1718 02:21:27,497 --> 02:21:31,323 # You're all inside of me # 1719 02:21:31,324 --> 02:21:35,024 # Visions of a sunset # 1720 02:21:35,025 --> 02:21:40,933 # Just appear when I close my eyelids # 1721 02:21:40,934 --> 02:21:45,260 # Takes me closer to heaven # 1722 02:21:45,261 --> 02:21:49,588 # When the flute starts to fly # 1723 02:21:49,589 --> 02:21:52,307 # And the violin cries # 1724 02:21:52,308 --> 02:21:57,645 # I will flee from the sorrow # 1725 02:21:57,646 --> 02:22:03,031 # Like the wind blows from the sky # 1726 02:22:03,032 --> 02:22:08,855 # Sends me closer to heaven # 1727 02:22:08,856 --> 02:22:17,373 # When the flute starts to fly and the violin cries # 1728 02:22:19,800 --> 02:22:22,919 # Oh, oh, oh #