At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.

• John Keating: Robin Williams
• Todd Anderson: Ethan Hawke
• Neil Perry: Robert Sean Leonard
• Charlie Dalton: Gale Hansen
• Knox Overstreet: Josh Charles
• Richard Cameron: Dylan Kussman
• Steven Meeks: Allelon Ruggiero
• Gerard Pitts: James Waterston
• Mr. Nolan: Norman Lloyd
• Mr. Perry: Kurtwood Smith
• Mrs. Perry: Carla Belver
• McAllister: Leon Pownall
• Dr. Hager: George Martin
• Chemistry Teacher: Joe Aufiery
• Hopkins: Matt Carey
• Joe Danburry: Kevin Cooney
• Mrs. Danburry: Jane Moore
• Ginny Danburry: Lara Flynn Boyle
• Chet Danburry: Colin Irving
• Chris Noel: Alexandra Powers
• Gloria: Melora Walters
• Tina: Welker White
• Steve: Steve Mathios
• Bubba: Alan Pottinger
• Directing Teacher: Pamela Burrell
• Actor / Fairy: Allison Hedges
• Titania: Christine D’Ercole
• Mr. Anderson: John Cunningham
• Mrs. Anderson: Debra Mooney
• Bagpiper: John Martin Bradley
• Mr. Dalton: Charles Lord
• Lester: Kurt Leitner
• Spaz: James J. Christy
• Stick: Richard Stites
• Stage Manager: Catherine Soles
• Welton Professor: Hoover Sutton
• Procession Alumnus: James Donnell Quinn
• Welton Vicar: Simon Mein
• Phys. Ed. Teacher: Ashton W. Richards
• Father of Spaz: Robert Gleason
• Dormitory Porter: Bill Rowe
• Beans: Robert J. Zigler III
• Russell: Keith Snyder
• Shroom: Nicholas K. Gilhool
• Jonas: Jonas Stiklorius
• Dewey: Craig Johnson
• Ace: Chris Hull
• Woodsie: Jason Woody
• Sam: Sam Stegeman
• Senior Student: Andrew Hill
• Mother in Opening Scene (uncredited): Kate Kearney-Patch
• Public School Student (uncredited): Jeffrey Santoro

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• Casting: Howard Feuer
• Art Direction: Sandy Veneziano
• Director: Peter Weir
• Writer: Tom Schulman
• Director of Photography: John Seale
• Original Music Composer: Maurice Jarre
• Editor: William M. Anderson
• Producer: Steven Haft
• Producer: Paul Junger Witt
• Producer: Tony Thomas
• Production Design: Wendy Stites
• Associate Producer: Duncan Henderson
• Set Decoration: John H. Anderson
• First Assistant Director: Alan B. Curtiss
• Second Assistant Director: Tom Seidman
• Second Second Assistant Director: John Rusk
• Makeup Artist: Susan A. Cabral
• Property Master: Louis S. Fleming
• Construction Coordinator: Cal DiValerio
• Leadman: Nigel A. Boucher
• Hairstylist: Bette Iverson
• Assistant Property Master: Mike Carrillo
• Assistant Property Master: Stan Cockerell
• Assistant Art Director: Louis M. Mann
• Carpenter: Albert B. Cooper IV
• Costume Design: Nancy Konrardy
• Second Second Assistant Director: Brian Fong
• Greensman: Dale Covey
• Construction Foreman: George Fouche
• Standby Painter: Hank Giardina
• Leadman: Charles R. Lipscomb
• Set Designer: Charleton E. Reynolds

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