The film stars sigourney weaver, jon voight, patricia arquette, tim blake nelson and shia labeouf. Mystery rules the day as stanley is forced to dig holes at the bizarre camp alongside his offkilter fellow youngsters, an ongoing quandary potentially tying itself into the yelnats family curse when an artifact belonging to the notorious kissin kate is unearthed one day. The film is presented in a fullscreen transfer that has been formatted to fit a standard television screen a widescreen edition with the same features was released simultaneously and features an english dolby digital 5. Anyone expecting the usual disney offerings will be surprised and pleasantly so. Holes is a 1998 novel by louis sachar, american author of childrens books. Damien has starred in staged productions of a normal heart, savage in limbo, a midsummer nights dream, boss. Unerringly faithful to the book, holes takes on issues ranging from racial discrimination to what constitutes true character rehabilitation without a trace of heavyhandedness. Holes 2003, drama black dark comedy released in english language in theatre near you in. After graduating as a lawyer, he continued to write fiction and eventually gave up. In the book, after digging his first hole, stanley is found by mr. Stanley yelnats is an unusual hero with dogged bad luck stemming from an ancient family curse. Holes 2003 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. While a fifteenyear old boy growing up in latvia, he had fallen in love with and wanted to marry myra menke, the daughter of a wealthy landlord. How old is stanley yelnats in the book holes answers.
Stanley chooses green lake, where he is forced to dig large holes in the desert each day, by order of the mysterious. Based on louis sachars newbury awardwinning book, this comingofage adventure. Published in 1998, louis sachars holes has been awarded both the newbery medal and the national book award for childrens literature. Since it never rains at camp green lake, its always hot. Nathan davis as stanley yelnats ii rick fox as clyde sweet feet livingston latvia eartha kitt as madame zeroni damien luvara as elya. Now, the hunt is on, as the living dead stalk their prey, arising from the shadows and.
What advice did madame zeroni offer elya yelnats about myra. He has appeared in many stage and screen productions. A rare kids flick that engages youthful intellect and heart instead of patting youngsters on the head and spoonfeeding them stock anecdotes and tiein toys, holes is a fun family flick with a. Morgenos car in the book is a bmw, but in the film, it is a jaguar.
Elya yelnats is stanleys no good, dirty, rotten, pigstealing great great grandfather. Elya yelnats is the greatgreatgrandfather of stanley yelnats. He is sent to camp green lake, a detention camp in the middle of a dry desert lake bed. The story is gritty, moving and an accurate adaptaion of the book. Elya yelnats is stanleys no good, dirty, rotten, pigstealing great great grandfather 150 years ago, elya yelnats was in love with the emptyheaded but beautiful myra menke. However, he was unable to compete with a fellow suitor, igor. Based on the novel by louis sachar, holes focuses on teenaged. He is stanleysno good dirty rotten pigstealing greatgreatgrandfather.
A yelnats had to carrie a zeroni up the mountain to break the curse, and in fact stanley was a yelnats and zero was a zeroni, so by carring zero up the mountain stanley broke the old curse of his dirtyrottenpigstealinggreatgrandfather. In the book, stanley starts out being overweight, but eventually loses. Quiz by beatles1234 holes characters quiz by beatles1234. Nobody knows the real reason theyre digging all these holes, but stanley soon begins to question why the warden is so interested in anything. Posted by gillianren on september 1, 2017 in features. Louis sachar, author and screenwriter of the film and book, was born in new york in 1954. Miscreant youths are sent to camp green lake for character building, the bulk of which involves them constantly digging holes in the parched desert. Holes has been adapted from the book by awardwinning louis sachar one of the bbcs. Based on louis sachars newbury awardwinning book, this comingofage adventure applies fairytale elements to a gritty situation, with surprisingly interesting results. Even if i didnt read this book and watch this movie religiously in elementary school, even if the source material wasnt damned perfect already, and even if louis sachar didnt used to go to synagogue with my grandmother happy passover.
What they dont know is that they are digging holes in order to search for a lost treasure hidden somewhere in the camp. Unfairly sentenced to months of detention at camp green lake, he and his campmates are forced by the warden to dig holes in order to build character. Holes news, posters, trailers, images, cast and plot. Holes is a 2003 american adventure comedydrama film directed by andrew davis, and based on the 1998 novel of the same name by louis sachar who also wrote the screenplay. Holes is the uplifting story of stanley yelnats played by newcomer shia labeouf, a boy. Holes is a 2003 american adventure comedydrama film directed by andrew davis and written by louis sachar, based on his 1998 novel of the same name. Holes based on the awardwinning childrens book of the same name, holes tells the story of stanley yelnats, a teen sent to a detention camp in texas for a crime he didnt commit.
If youre not familiar with the previous paragraph, you dont know holes which is right in there with harry potter, in terms of gen y. Sachar published a companion novel, small steps 2006 about armpit, one of the characters in holes. Blank, mike medavoy and teresa tuckerdavies with music by joel mcneely and based on the 1998 novel of the same title by louis sachar who also wrote the screenplay, with shia labeouf as the lead role of stanley yelnats iv and also starring khleo thomas, sigourney weaver, jon voight, tim blake. Andrew davis surprise hit family film, holes makes its way to dvd for the first time with this release. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Perpetually in the wrong place at the wrong time, stanley is unfairly sentenced to months of detention at camp green lake for a crime he didnt commit.
We dig, dig, dig, dig, dig, dig disney produce and andrew davis directs this wonderful adaptation of louis sachars holes. The film was produced by walt disney pictures and walden media and was released on april 18. In the book, stanley starts out being overweight, but eventually loses weight from digging. As he and the other inmates spend their days digging an endless succession of holes in the desert, stanley begins to wonder if the labor is a characterbuilding exercise, as theyve been told, or if wicked warden sigourney weaver is using them to find something. Financial analysis of holes 2003 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. Before seeing holes, i had had heard many good things. Sinopsis film movie holes 2003 stanleys family is cursed with bad luck. Sigourney weaver, jon voight, tim blake nelson, shia labeouf, khleo thomas, jake m.
Elya yelnats, damien luvara karlo hackenberger, ururgro. Holes 2003 financial information where data and the movie business meet. The mysterious, yet secretive warden has each boy digging holes, to build character as. Tom savini actor, damien luvara actor, tor ramsey director rated leading role.
Madame zeroni told him to forget about her her heads as empty as a flower pot. Andrew davis surprise hit family film holes makes its way to dvd for the first time with this release. Children of the living dead dvd horror movie tom savini. Stanley is a teenage boy who was arrested for a crime he didnt commit. Holes was released in the united states on april 18, 2003. There were four stanley yelnatses, all descendants of elya yelnats damien luvara, who was responsible for starting the curse back in latvia when he sought out the advice of fortune teller madame zeroni eartha kitt on how to win the hand of the beautiful but dumb myra menke sanya mateyas and then moved to america and forgot to pay. Apr 18, 2003 stanleys family is cursed with bad luck. Elya stole a pig, sort of, from madame zeroni eartha kitt and was cursed for it. In return, he is to carry the madame up a mountain to get a drink of water. Latvia eartha kitt as madame zeroni damien luvara as elya yelnats sanya mateyas as myra menke ravil isyanov as morris menke ken. Holes damien luvara who broke a promise to a gypsy seer eartha kitt and fled to america, where his life was spared by a notorious bandit, kissing kate barlow patricia arquette, whose true love dule hill was killed. What they dont know is that they are digging holes in order to search for a. Damien luvara is an american actor known for his roles in honey, holes, and children of the living dead.
Stanley is wrongfully arrested and tried for stealing a pair of baseball shoes that clyde sweet feet livingston, a famous baseball player, had donated to charity. Join facebook to connect with damien luvara and others you may know. Adapting his awardwinning novel, holes, to a screenplay offered louis sachar a chance to be intimately involved in bringing his characters to life and in keeping the plot true to the book. Intertwining the lives of several generations of yelnats with the old west figures of kissin kate barlow patricia arquette and sam, the onion man dule. Holes is an american adventure comedydrama film directed by andrew davis and based on the book of the same name by louis sachar, who also wrote the script. Who are the one major characters in the book holes. Can you name the holes characters test your knowledge on this movies quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Eartha kitt, damien luvara, sanya mateyas, ravil isyanov, ken davitian, patricia arquette, scott plank, dule hill, allan kolman, louis sachar, eric pierpoint. Based on the awardwinning childrens book of the same name, holes tells the story of stanley yelnats, a teen sent to a detention camp in texas for a crime he didnt commit. Allan kolman, son of a latvian immigrant, elya yelnats damien luvara. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. While a fifteenyear old boy growing up in latvia, he had fallen in love with and wanted to marry myra menke.
Written by american author louis sachnar and published in 1998, it has been the winner of several childrens book awards including the coveted newbery medal and like many wellwritten, wellrecieved childrens novels, a film version was sure. The book simply says that three holes came together until it was one. As a fulltime writer, louiss workday routine includes shutting himself away in his study where he writes for two hours daily, with his dogs for company. A mitchum buffs guide to his most interesting films, and a much better book than its title suggests. The yelnats family stanley yelnats iv caveman the protagonist of holes.
Damien has appeared in multiple film, television and stage productions. Some of these depict the origins of the yelnats curse with the greatgreatgrandfather damien luvara and a mystical character named madame zeroni eartha kitt. Elya yelnats is recurring character from the 2003 liveaction film, holes. Sachar, who also wrote the screenplay for holes, has a clear and touching respect for the ability of children to grasp a message without the aide of an adultwielded hammer. Holes is the uplifting story of stanley yelnats played by newcomer shia labeouf, a boy dogged by family bad luck and innocent of the crime that has caused him to be sent to a juvenile correctional facility. It follows the story of a boy convicted of stealing a pair of trainers and sentenced to dig holes with other delinquents in. Holes is a 2003 american adventure comedydrama film directed by andrew davis and written by louis sachar, based on his 1998 novel of the same name the film stars sigourney weaver, jon voight, patricia arquette, tim blake nelson and shia labeouf. Holes by andrew davis andrew davis, sigourney weaver, jon. Stanley yelnats damien luvara, a latvian, was loaned a pig with which to buy a bride by the gypsy seer madam zeroni eartha kitt. She suggested he go to america, where her son lived. Apr 17, 2003 adapting his awardwinning novel, holes, to a screenplay offered louis sachar a chance to be intimately involved in bringing his characters to life and in keeping the plot true to the book.
The yelnatses blame their latvian ancestor elya yelnats damien luvara, who was cursed after breaking a promise to carry madame zeroni eartha kitt up a mountain. The film was co produced by walden media and walt disney pictures and distributed in many markets by disneys distribution company buena vista. Holes is an american adventure comedydrama film directed by andrew davis, produced by lowell d. Stanley yelnats is a teen accused of stealing a pair of cleats belonging to a major league baseball player. Tom savini, damien luvara, jamie mccoy, sam nicotero, heidi hinzman. Damien luvara celebrity profile check out the latest damien luvara photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.