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"But if you forget to come back for Madame Zeroni, you and your family will be cursed for always and eternity." Those were the exact words spoken to young Elya Yelnats the day he forgot to repay Madame Zeroni. From then on his family was cursed with bad luck. One hundred years later Stanley Yelnats IV is accused of stealing a pair of cleats from a major league baseball player and sent to Camp Green Lake (a dry lake bed in the middle of the desert). It never rains at Camp Green Lake, it hasn't for one hundred years. The secretive and mysterious Warden has each inmate spend every day digging one hole to "build character." But when an artifact from the famous "Kissin' Kate" Barlow is found in a hole, the Warden forces the boys to work double time leading Stanley to deduce they're digging because the Warden is looking for something. But what? And how is the mystery of Camp Green Lake connected to Stanley's family curse?
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Holes (2003)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Screenwriter Richard Kelly's earlier draft turned the family story into a dark, post-apocalyptic sci-fi script, and he was told by the production staff that he was simply insane before being removed from the film.
- Frankie Muniz was originally cast in the lead role but dropped out of the project to star in a different film, Agent Cody Banks, instead.
- Desert heat during filming was so intense that young actors could only stay inside the dug holes for about five minutes before being pulled out mid-scene.
- LaBeouf shared a half trailer with co-star Jake M. Smith, and during one intensely hot day Smith's entire half of the trailer blew up because his refrigerator overheated.
- The finished film carries a dedication to cast member Scott Plank, who died just six months before its release after appearing in his role.
