Holes (Full Screen Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Andrew Davis
Actors: Shia Labeouf, Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, Tim Blake Nelson, Khleo Thomas
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
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Rating:  231 reviews
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 117 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.5
MPN: DISD31925D
ISBN: 0788848518
UPC: 786936225495
EAN: 9780788848513
ASIN: B00009XUM5
Theatrical Release Date: April 18, 2003
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Product Description
A wrongfully convicted boy is sent to a brutal desert detention camp where he joins the job of digging holes for some mysterious reason. Studio: Buena Vista Home Video Release Date: 06/06/2006 Starring: Sigourney Weaver Shia Lebeouf Run time: 117 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Andrew Davis
Amazon.com
Fans of author Louis Sachar's book Holes will be delighted with this scrupulously faithful adaptation. After being wrongly found guilty of stealing a pair of sneakers, Stanley Yelnats (Shia LaBeouf) gets sent to Camp Green Lake, a juvenile correctional facility in the bed of a long-gone dry Texas lake. There--under the watchful eye of overseer Mr. Sir (a zesty Jon Voight), sneakily mean therapist Dr. Pendanski (Tim Blake Nelson, O Brother Where Art Thou?), and the cool and cruel Warden (Sigourney Weaver)--Stanley and dozens of other delinquents are forced to dig an endless series of holes that the Warden hopes will lead her to a precious secret left behind by a long-dead female outlaw (Patricia Arquette). Sachar's book is beloved for its vivid characters and suspenseful plot; by sticking close to its source, Holes has become a dynamic, exciting, and surprisingly touching movie. --Bret Fetzer
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 Holes December 16, 2008
Baybrook Performance Horses (Lancaster OH)
My entire family enjoys this movie -- ages 7 to 43 -- Disney has done it again!
Close to the actual book! November 2, 2008
Mary Ellen Navarre (Tampa, Florida)
I read this book often with my students. It's extremelely well written and engaging for children. When the movie first came out, I cautioned my students that they may be disappointed in the way the book has been translated to the big screen. Much to my surprise, the movie is great!
Holes October 19, 2008
A. Delaney
This was bought as a gift. My kids already had this movie and loved it. Recommended for 8 years and up.
Damon Medic review of "Holes" October 8, 2008
Damon Medic
Damon Medic says that if you want to see a film that will grab your interest from beginning to end, then you have to see "Holes." This film has such a unique premise that is set up by a flashback from a Ku Klux Klan murder of a black man because he was caught kissing a white woman. Flash forward to present day that takes place in a camp for juvenile delinquents who are forced to dig holes in the daily heat of a dried lake where it hasn't rained in a hundred years. This is a film that will be enjoyed by children and adults alike.
Damon Medic
 Enjoyable August 31, 2008
Emily J. Taylor (Utah)
All in all, I was quite pleased with this film. It stayed true to the book, most of the boy actors gave respectable performances, and it remained upbeat and interesting. The emotional bits went at a good pace, and most of them didn't reach that scary level of corniness. I feel that most of the critics are just being sticks-in-the-mud--I chatted with a few friends who had never before read the book and they followed it well enough. A little intelligence when viewing a film doesn't hurt. #1. This ain't the first movie to do flashbacks. #2. Louis Sachar didn't write the original novel for pre-schoolers.
My only big complaint was Patricia Arquette. While she was delightful as the cute school marm, I had trouble believing her as a ruthless criminal.
There were a few other rough parts and some spots that, frankly, could have been handled differently. But for the most part, this is a good family film that everyone should enjoy.
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