Holes

Holes

The award-winning best seller comes to life in this phenomenally fun, adventure-filled movie, starring Emmy Award winner Shia LaBeouf.

Dogged by bad luck stemming from an ancient family curse, young Stanley Yelnats (LeBeouf) is sent to Camp Green Lake, a very weird place that’s not green and doesn’t have a lake. Once there, he’s thrown headlong into the adventure of his life when he and his colorful campmates – Squid, Armpit, ZigZag, Magnet, X-Ray and Zero – must dig a hole a day to keep the warden at bay. But why?

Through it all, Stanley and company must forge fast friendships as they try to unearth the mystery of what’s really going on in the middle of nowhere. Filled with humor and heartwarming messages of friendship and teamwork, Holes is a treasure everyone will dig.

Rating: PG
Runtime: 1 hr 57 minutes
Distributors: Disney
Release Date: 4/19/2003

Features

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Credits

Director: Andrew Davis

Executive Producers: Marty Ewing, Louis Phillips

Producers: Andrew Davis, Mike Medavoy, Lowell Blank, Teresa Tucker-Davies

Writer: Louis Sacher

Warden Walker: Sigourney Weaver

Marion Sevillo: Jon Voight

Kissin’ Kate’ Barlow: Patricia Arquette

Dr. Pendanski: Tim Blake Nelson

Stanley Yelnats IV: Shia LaBeouf

Educational Resources

Holes

Holes

Grades 3 – 5, Grades 6 – 8

Arts and Creativity, Educator’s Guide, Language Arts, Social Studies

Reviews

"One of America's Most Cherished Books...Arrives In A Winning Movie."
- Gene Shalit Today
"An Action-Adventure Family Film With Heart As Well A Humor."
-Claudia Puig USA Today
2004 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Best Family Film
2003 California on Location Award Location Professional of the Year (Mark Benton Johnson)
2004 MTV Movie Award Nomination Breakthrough Male Performance
Shia LaBeouf
2004 Broadcast Film Critics Nomination Best Family Film Live Action
2003 Casting Society of America Nomination Best Casting for a Feature Film
2004 Phoenix Film Critics Society Nominations Best Live Action Family Film
2004 Young Artist Award Nominations Best Family Feature Film Drama, Best Performance in a Feature Film –Leading Young Actor (Shia LaBeouf)
2004 Young Artist Award Nominations Best Performance in a Feature Film –Supporting Young Actor (Noah Ploetiek)
2004 Young Artist Award Nominations Best Performance in a Feature Film –Supporting Young Actor (Khleo Thomas)
2004 Phoenix Film Critics Society Nominations Best Performance by a Youth in a Lead or Supporting Role- Male (Shia LaBeouf)

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