Holes (film)

This article is about the film. For the novel, see Holes (novel). For other uses, see Hole.

Holes
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Andrew Davis
Produced by	Andrew Davis Lowell D. Blak Teresa Tucker-Davies
Screenplay by	Louis Sachar
Based on	Holes by Louis Sachar
Starring	Sigourney Weaver Jon Voight Patricia Arquette Shia LaBeouf
Cinematography	Stephen St. John
Editing by	Thomas J. Nordberg
Studio	Walden Media Chicago Pacific Entertainment Phoenix Pictures
Distributed by	Walt Disney Pictures Buena Vista Distribution
Release date(s)	April 18, 2003 (2003-04-18)
Running time	117 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$71,406,573

Holes is a 2003 film based on the novel of the same name by Louis Sachar, who also wrote the screenplay, with Shia LaBeouf as the lead role of Stanley Yelnats. The film was produced by Walden Media and released by Walt Disney Pictures.

Plot

Stanley Yelnats IV is very unlucky. Due to his family's curse, he is sent to Camp Green Lake for wrongly stealing Clyde Livingston shoes from a charity auction. He is forced to dig holes using a shovel. There, he meets Zero, a lonely boy whose real name is Hector Zeroni. Stanley is called Caveman, and he attempts to teach Zero how to read and write. Zero eventually runs away after Dr. Pendanski insults him of his inability to read and write. Stanley also runs away to find him, worried about his chances of surviving the harsh desert. Stanley finds Zero in an old rowboat and sees a mountain resembling a thumb. Recalling the story of how his family got cursed by Zero's ancestor and how his great grandfather got robbed by Kathryn Barlow a famous outlaw, he climbs atop the mountain with Zero. When they finally reach the Big Thumb, Zero becomes unconscious. Stanley carries Zero to the top and sings him the lullaby he was taught, and since Zero is a descendant of Madame Zeroni - the local gypsy who cursed Stanley's family - the curse breaks. The boys return to Camp Green Lake and dig one last hole, but they unearth an old treasure chest where Stanley found a "KB" lipstick tube. They are surrounded by, not only yellow-spotted lizards, but by the harsh Warden Walker, Mr. Pendanski and Mr. Sir. Stanley's lawyer of the Texas General Attorney comes back to take Stanley and Zero. Zero reveals the treasure has Stanley's name on it. In a final-scene, Clyde Livingston is celebrating the success of Stanley's father's new agent against foot odor, Sploosh, created by Stanley's Father.

Cast

• Shia LaBeouf as Stanley "Caveman" Yelnats IV
• Khleo Thomas as Hector "Zero" Zeroni
• Sigourney Weaver as Warden Walker
• Jon Voight as Mr. Sir / Marion Sevillo
• Patricia Arquette as Kathryn Barlow
• Tim Blake Nelson as Mr. Pendanski
• Brenden Jefferson as X-Ray / Rex
• Jake M. Smith as Squid / Alan
• Byron Cotton as Armpit / Theodore
• Miguel Castro as Magnet / Jose
• Max Kasch as ZigZag / Ricky
• Noah Poletiek as Twitch
• Dulé Hill as Sam
• Siobhan Fallon Hogan as Stanley's mother
• Henry Winkler as Stanley Yelnats III
• Nathan Davis as Stanley Yelnats, Jr.
• Rick Fox as Clyde Livingston
• Scott Plank as Trout Walker
• Roma Maffia as Rita Morengo
• Eartha Kitt as Madame Zeroni, fortune teller
• Ray Baker as the assistant Attorney General

Reception

Holes received positive reviews from critics and audiences, currently holding a Rotten Tomatoes approval rating of 77%. Holes is also based on a true story.

References

External links

• Official website
• Holes at AllRovi
• Holes at the Internet Movie Database