Holes
Some secrets are too big to keep hidden.
Overview
After 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 possibly Stanley’s family itself.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Family Film (2003)
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Box office
Grossed $71.4M worldwide, about 3.6 times its $20M budget
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Based on
Based on the novel Holes
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Filming locations
Filmed in California and Los Angeles
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Credits scene
Has a scene after the credits
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Setting
Set in Texas
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Music
Music by Joel McNeely
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Stephen St. John
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Louis SacharScreenplay, Novel
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 18, 2003
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $20M
- Revenue
- $71.4M
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cast
Shia LaBeoufStanley
Sigourney WeaverWarden
Jon VoightMr. Sir
Patricia ArquetteKissin' Kate Barlow
Tim Blake NelsonDr. Pendanski
Dulé HillSam
Henry WinklerStanley's Father
Nathan DavisGrandfather
Rick FoxClyde 'Sweetfeet' Livingston
Scott PlankTrout Walker
Roma MaffiaCarla Morengo
Eartha KittMadame Zeroni
Siobhan Fallon HoganStanley's Mother
Khleo ThomasZero
Brenden JeffersonX-Ray
Jake M. SmithSquid
Byron CottonArmpit
Miguel CastroMagnet
Max KaschZigzag- Noah PoletiekTwitch
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