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Overview

User Rating:
7.1/10   17,558 votes
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Director:
Andrew Davis
Writers (WGA):
Louis Sachar (novel)
Louis Sachar (screenplay)
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Release Date:
18 April 2003 (USA) more
Tagline:
The book is now the movie. more
Plot:
A wrongfully convicted boy is sent to a brutal desert detention camp where he joins the job of digging holes for some mysterious reason. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 9 nominations more
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(33 articles)
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User Comments:
one of the best book adaptations i have ever seen.. more (267 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sigourney Weaver ... Warden Walker

Jon Voight ... Marion Sevillo / 'Mr. Sir'

Tim Blake Nelson ... Dr. Pendanski

Shia LaBeouf ... Stanley Yelnats IV / 'Caveman'
Khleo Thomas ... Hector Zeroni / 'Zero'
Jake M. Smith ... Alan / 'Squid'
Byron Cotton ... Theodore / 'Armpit'
Brenden Jefferson ... Rex / 'X-Ray'
Miguel Castro ... José / 'Magnet'
Max Kasch ... Ricky / 'Zigzag'
Noah Poletiek ... Brian / 'Twitch'
Zane Holtz ... Lewis / 'Barfbag'
Steven Kozlowski ... Lump (as Steve Kozlowski)

Ski Carr ... Guard

Roma Maffia ... Atty. Carla Morengo
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated PG for violence, mild language and some thematic elements.
Runtime:
117 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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Trivia:
The car the warden drives is a 1957 Chrysler. This car did not have a gear shift to change gears. Instead, it had push buttons to change from drive, reverse, park, etc. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: Near the end of the movie, when all of the kids are playing in the rain, you can see the shadow of the device controlling the rain on the ground. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
[Barfbag walks towards a rattlesnake]
X-Ray: Hey, Barfbag. What are you doing?
[Barfbag takes his shoe and sock off and steps on the snake, which bites him]
Barfbag: [yells] Aaaaaah!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Indiana Jones 4: Pre-production (2008) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Dig It more

FAQ

How closely does the movie follow the novel?
Who are the boys of cabin 'D'?
Is there really such a thing as a yellow-spotted lizard?
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7 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
one of the best book adaptations i have ever seen.., 2 November 2008
10/10
Author: swizzy16 from United States

seriously i loved this film..i had started to read the book and i loved it...the way everything was set up and everything had a purpose...i think this film did so well was because Louis Sachar wrote the screenplay..and of course Andrew Davis directed it...Shia Lebouf gives a great performance for his first film...the storyline is very cool and interesting...there's humor, heart and intensity...it is very similar to the book..i find this film to be not the least bit boring...i absolutely loved it...and i encourage anyone to read the book..all in all this film is very well put together and carefully crafted...two thumbs up for me in every single way

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