Holes
Wrongfully sentenced teen Stanley must survive grueling labor at a desert detention camp while uncovering a hidden treasure hunt that threatens his life and his family's legacy.
“Some secrets are too big to keep hidden.”
Synopsis
Wrongfully convicted of stealing a pair of shoes, Stanley Yelnats is sent to Camp Green Lake, a boys’ detention facility where inmates must dig holes all day in the desert heat as a form of character building. While enduring this routine, Stanley discovers a hidden truth about the camp that links to a dangerous secret and his family’s history.
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A crew of 63+ credited
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Edited by Thomas J NordbergShot by Stephen St JohnScored by Carl D TartDesigned by Maher Ahmad
Box Office
2003 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.6× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$71.4M
US & Canada: $67.4M — 94% of worldwide · International: $4.0M (6%)
Opening weekend: $16.3M — 24% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $23.8M — 35% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,331 theaters
Also known as
- Das Geheimnis von Green Lakede
- El misterio de los excavadoreses
- La maldición de los hoyoses
- La Morsure du lézardfr
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Cast & Crew
63 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Shia Labeouf
as Stanley
Sigourney Weaver
as The Warden
Khleo Thomas
as Hector "Zero" Zeroni
Jon Voight
as Mr. Sir
Tim Blake Nelson
as Dr. Pendanski
Jake M Smith
as Squid
Patricia Arquette
as Katherine "Kissin' Kate" Barlow
Byron Cotton
as Armpit
Dule Hill
as Sam the Onion Man
Brenden Jefferson
as X-Ray
Henry Winkler
as Stanley Yelnats III
Miguel Castro
as Magnet
Supporting cast
39Siobhan Fallon Hogan
as Tiffany Yelnats
Max Kasch
as Zigzag
Eartha Kitt
as Madame Zeroni
Zane Holtz
as Louis "Barfbag"
Noah Poletiek
as Brian "Twitch"
Steven Kozlowski
as Lump
Scott Plank
as Charles "Trout" Walker
Roma Maffia
as Carla Morengo
Ray Baker
as Asst. Attorney General
Damien Luvara
as Elya Yelnats
Haleigh Ann Trickett
as Young Warden
Nathan Davis
as Stanley Yelnats II
Rick Fox
as Clyde "Sweet Feet" Livingston
Shelley Malil
as Landlord
Sanya Mateyas
as Myra Menke
Ravil Isyanov
as Morris Menke
Ken Davitian
as Igor Barkov
Michael Cavanaugh
as Judge Austin Gorg
Jim Wilkey
as Bus Driver / Kissed Stage Coach Driver
Alex Daniels
as Texas Ranger #1
Tom Brainard
as Texas Ranger #2
Steven Lambert
as Trout Gang #2
Gary Bullock
as Prospector
Brian Peck
as Townsman
Bruce Ramsay
as Prosecutor
Ski Carr
as Guard
Rick Worthy
as Male Officer
Mary Jo Mecca
as Female Officer
Nicole Pulliam
as Mrs. Sweetfeet
Shirley Butler
as Mrs. Zeroni
Conrad E Palmisano
as Private Investigator
Allan Kolman
as Stanley The 1st
Louis Sachar
as Mr. Collingwood
Eric Pierpoint
as Sheriff
Melissa Mitchell
as Young Linda
Allison Smith
as Linda
Jeff Ricketts
as Partner
Paul Norwood
as Doc
Benny Manning
as Stage Coach Driver
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