CAST AS ROLE MODELS:

RICHARD DREYFUSS plays the music teacher who is at times too consumed and too passionate about his work that he slights his wife and son.

GLENNE HEADLY plays the wife who must fight to help her hearing impaired son.

JOSEPH ANDERSON plays the son who must overcome his hearing deficiency and deal with his musical father.

HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE

ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE

There is a quick montage shot of people smoking pot at Woodstock.

BLOOD/GORE

None.

DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE

In frustration Holland says he hates the principal and teaching students.

On way to a hospital Holland tells some students to "shut up." He also breaks traffic laws (driving the wrong way down a one way street, and not stopping at stop signs) on way to his pregnant wife.

A football coach refers to women as "chicks"

Holland is very confrontational and "in your face" with his students and son -- in a school teacher kind of way.

At times Holland doesn't pay attention to his son's feelings and instead pays more attention to his students.

FRIGHTENING SCENES

Holland is very confrontational and "in your face" with his students and son -- in a school teacher kind of way (some kids in the audience thought he was scaring some of his students).

GUNS/WEAPONS

Just a 21 gun salute at funeral.

IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR

Phrases: "Sucks," "Shut the hell up," and "Old fart."

The sign language version of "*sshole" is used several times.

A few typical students have bad attitudes toward school and their teachers.

JUMP SCENES

None.

MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE)

None.

MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE)

None.

PROFANITY

2 damn's, the word "*sshole" and the sign language version of it.

SEX/NUDITY

The wife wonders if their teachers were "getting it on" with each other, and says that her teacher could have "taken her home."

There is a quick montage shot from the movie "Rocky Horror Picture Show" with a drag queen in lingerie

There is some sexual tension between Holland and an attractive senior student, though nothing comes of it (no action taken).

SMOKING

Teachers smoke in a teachers lounge (in the 1960's).

There is a quick montage shot of Jimi Hendrix smoking.

TENSE FAMILY SCENES

Glenn and Iris have two arguements over their deaf child's therapy. Ther is no profanity, just loud arguing in frustration.

The funeral of one of Holland's students/drum player (from Vietnam).

TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT

There is a brief shot of two boys walking and holding hands (ie. lovers).

VIOLENCE

A montage has shots of civil rights protestors being pushed around, and helicopters and machine gunners firing their weapons in Vietnam.

Two classmates come close to fighting.