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Holes is a 2003 American comedy drama film directed by Andrew Davis and written by Louis Sachar, based on his novel. The production involved Walt Disney Pictures, Walden Media, and Phoenix Pictures, with Joel McNeely composing the score. The cast includes Shia LaBeouf, Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, and Tim Blake Nelson. Filming took place in California and Los Angeles, while the narrative is set in a Texas desert during the 1990s.
The movie has a runtime of 117 minutes and was released on April 18, 2003. It was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Netflix, and Disney+ via video on demand. The film received a review score of 78%, 7/10, and 71/100, with an IMDb rating of 7.0. It grossed $71,406,573 against a $20,000,000 budget. The story involves themes such as curses, false accusations, and juvenile delinquency.
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6.9After being wrongfully convicted for stealing a pair of shoes, Stanley Yelnats is sent away to Camp Green Lake, a boys detention facility where inmates are forced to dig holes all day in the hot desert sun as a form of character building. As he endures the brutal routine, Stanley begins to uncover a hidden truth behind the camp—one that connects to a dangerous secret and his family’s history.
Cast
- Shia LaBeouf as Stanley "Caveman" Yelnats IV
- Khleo Thomas as Hector "Zero" Zeroni
- Sigourney Weaver as Louise Walker the Warden
- Jon Voight as Marion Sevillo "Mr. Sir"
- Tim Blake Nelson as Dr. Pendanski
- Patricia Arquette as Katherine "Kissin' Kate" Barlow
Themes
- based on novel or book
- suitor
- curse
- false accusations
- juvenile delinquent
- baseball player
- mountain climbing
- aftercreditsstinger
- based on young adult novel
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- prison film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Based on
- Holes
- Director
- Andrew Davis
- Screenwriter
- Louis Sachar
- Cast member
- Ray Baker
- Composer
- Joel McNeely
- Narrative location
- Texas
- Filming location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 117
- FilmAffinity ID
- 880598
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- movies.disney.com/holes
- Significant event
- première
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- publication date
- 2003-10-30
- title
- Holes
- distributed by
- Disney+
- after a work by
- Louis Sachar
- set in period
- 1990s
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- set in environment
- desert
- review score
- 71/100
- form of creative work
- feature film
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