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Holes Details

2003

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Starring	Jon Voight, Sigourney Weaver, Patricia Arquette, Tim Blake Nelson
Director	Andrew Davis
Genres	Children, Family

Holes

Louis Sachar's acclaimed teen adventure novel comes to dazzling life with this wildly entertaining adaptation. Stanley Yelnats (Shia LaBeouf) is an unassuming adolescent whose family has been cursed for generations. One day, after Stanley is falsely accused of stealing a pair of shoes, he is sentenced to 18 months at Camp Green Lake. But when he gets there, he discovers that this camp is really more like a prison. Under the supervision of the fiery Mr. Sir (Jon Voight) and goofy Dr. Pendanski (Tim Blake Nelson), Stanley and his cohorts must spend each day digging holes in the desert, in order "to build character." Or at least that's what The Warden (Sigourney Weaver) says. When Stanley finally gathers up the courage to escape the camp, he and fellow escapee Zero (Khleo Thomas) stumble across a secret that will expose Camp Green Lake for the evil place that it is, and erase the Yelnats family curse forever. Director-producer Andrew Davis (THE FUGITIVE) performs a miraculous feat with HOLES, crafting a family film that is smart, funny, and engaging. Sachar's story teaches enormously valuable lessons about respect, teamwork, and honesty, making HOLES a must-see for treasure seekers everywhere.

Starring	Jon Voight, Sigourney Weaver, Patricia Arquette, Tim Blake Nelson, Dule Hill, Shia LaBeouf, Henry Winkler, Brendan Jefferson
Director	Andrew Davis
Studio	WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 53 mins
Certificate
Genres	Children, Family
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 2003 To Rent: DVD: 18 Mar 2004

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- Rambling story, most likely to be enjoyed by admirers of the novel; as a movie, its tone is uncertain, its narrative confused and the adult performances are variable, though there is some pleasure to be found in the scenery-chewing style of Weaver and Voi
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  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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  ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ for juvenile delinquents
  
  ‘Holes’ is based on the multi-award winning novel by Louis Sachar. It tells the story of Stanley Yelnats (write it backwards) (played by Shia LaBeouf... read more »
  
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  Good but could do better
  
  The book is brilliant (read it when my 9yo brought it back from school) but the film is merely good...
  
  A little disconnected but hangs together - it ... read more »
  
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  Great film - true to the book
  
  having read the book and enjoyed it, the film is very clode to the book and does it justice. A very good family film.
  
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  Best movie EVER!
  
  I had low expectations for this as i thought it was going to be rubbish. However it was the best film i have ever watched! The author of the book was a genius ... read more »
  
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Two more names have been confirmed for Michael Bay's film based on the classic 1980s toys made by Hasbro. Transformers has recruited Hollywood legend Jon Voight (Deliverance, Ali, Catch 22) to play the secretary of state, Keller, in the movie which will once again pit the evil Decepticons against 'goodies' the Autobots. Voight has teamed up with Bay before on Pearl Harbour and will be joined by Megan Fox from Confessions Of A Teenage Drama Queen for the robots-in-disguise flick. Fox will take... Read more
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  Louis Sachar's acclaimed teen adventure novel comes to dazzling life with this wildly entertaining adaptation. Stanley Yelnats (Shia LaBeouf) is an unassuming adolescent whose family has been cursed for generations. One day, after Stanley is falsely accused of stealing a pair of shoes, he is ...