A wrongfully convicted boy is sent to a brutal desert detention camp where he joins the job of digging holes for some mysterious reason.A wrongfully convicted boy is sent to a brutal desert detention camp where he joins the job of digging holes for some mysterious reason.A wrongfully convicted boy is sent to a brutal desert detention camp where he joins the job of digging holes for some mysterious reason.
- Awards
- 3 wins & 9 nominations
Steven Kozlowski
- Lump
- (as Steve Kozlowski)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe onions that Stanley and Zero eat towards the end of the movie are actually apples wrapped in an edible cover.
- GoofsThe angles of sunlight throughout the film change from phases of mid-day to afternoon/evening/morning constantly between shots in the "hole field".
- Crazy creditsAt the very end of the credits, Hector "Zero" Zeroni quotes the curse his great-great-great-grandmother made with her accent and speech patterns. He grins at the camera before it cuts to black. After which, the Walt Disney Pictures logo is shown.
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Written by Mickey Petralia, Michael Fitzpatrick, Doug E. Fresh, Byron Cotton,
Brenden Jefferson, Max Kasch, Shia LaBeouf & Khleo Thomas
Produced by Mickey Petralia
Performed by Byron Cotton, Brenden Jefferson, Max Kasch, Shia LaBeouf & Khleo Thomas
Courtesy of Walt Disney Records
Featured review
Way beyond a family film.
This is one of my favorite films of all time. I read the book and liked it, but this movie expands on everything the book made famous. The acting is fantastic, especially from Jon Voight, who plays Mr. Sir, a very evil character. This film has a certain way of storytelling that keeps you hooked throughout, until the end where everything is pulled together for a great ending. I also love the way this is directed, by flashing back and forth between the modern day and Stanley's ancestors' stories. The story was written by Louis Sachar, yes, but it seems that this story is made for film, and Andrew Davis does a great job directing it. I definitely recommend this to anyone who enjoys good movies.
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- jlay202
- Sep 10, 2008
Details
Box office
- Budget
- $20,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $67,406,573
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $16,300,155
- Apr 20, 2003
- Gross worldwide
- $71,406,573
- Runtime1 hour 57 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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