HOLES
Year: 2003
USA: Buena Vista Pictures
UK: Buena Vista International UK
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, Patricia Arquette, Shia LaBeouf, Tim Blake Nelson, Khleo Thomas, Jake M Smith, Byron Cotton, Brenden Jefferson, Miguel Castro, Siobhan Fallon, Max Kasch, Henry Winkler, Nathan Davis, Scott Plank, Dule Hill, Damien Luvara, Ski Carr, Rick Worthy, Mary Jo Mecca, Eartha Kitt, Sanja Matejas, Shelley Malil, Michael Cavanaugh, Ravil Issyanov, Ken Davitian, Rick Fox, Robert Armour, Bruce Ramsay, Allan Kolman, Melissa Mitchell, Gary Bullock, Brooke Eby, Paul Norwood, Eric Pierpoint, Steven Kozlowski, Noah Poletiek, Allison Smith, Roma Maffia, Haleigh Trickett, Ray Baker, Jeff Ricketts, Shirley Butler, Nicole Pulliam, Zane Holtz, Alex Daniels, Tom Brainard, Jim Wilkey Ricardo Alaniz, Alex Castillo, Greg Cipes, Richard L Duran, Clifford Happy, Ryan Happy, Steven Lambert, Clay M Lilley, Eddie Matthews, Conrad E Palmisano, Gilbert Rosales, Brian J Williams
Director: Andrew Davis
Country: USA
USA: 111 mins
UK: 117 mins
USA Rated: PG for violence, mild language and some thematic elements
UK Certificate: PG contains mild violence
USA Release Date: 18 April 2003
UK Release Date: 24 October 2003
Synopsis
Based on the award-winning book by Louis Sachar, HOLES is a funny and poignant adventure that tells the story of Stanley Yelnats (LaBeouf), an unusual young hero. Dogged by back luck stemming from an ancient family curse, Stanley has little clue that he's in for the adventure of his life when sent to Camp Green Lake, where he and his campmates - Squid, Armpit, ZigZag, Magnet and Zero - are mysteriously forced by the camp's director, known only as 'The Warden' (Sigourney Weaver), and her right-hand men Mr Sir (Jon Voight) and Dr Pendanski (Tim Blake Nelson), to dig holes in order "to build character."
Nobody knows the real reason they're digging holes, but Stanley soon begins to question why the head of the camp is so interested in anything 'special' the boys find. Through it all, Stanley and his campmates must stick together as they attempt to discover what's really hidden, solve the mystery and break the Yelnats family curse forever.