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About
After being wrongfully convicted for stealing a pair of shoes, Stanley Yelnats is sent away to Camp Green Lake, a boys detention facility where inmates are forced to dig holes all day in the hot desert sun as a form of character building. As he endures the brutal routine, Stanley begins to uncover a hidden truth behind the camp—one that connects to a dangerous secret and his family’s history.
Theatrical
Apr 18, 2003
Box Office
$71.4M
Budget
$20.0M
Return
3.6x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 23, 2003
Theaters
3
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Phoenix Pictures, Chicago Pacific Entertainment, Walden Media, Walt Disney Pictures
Quotes
See all →Misunderstanding Names in a Canteen Conversation
Stanley Yelnats IV
Hey, Theodore, is there a way to fill my canteen?
[runs to Armpit; Armpit puts Stanley in a headlock]
Squid
I know he smells that.
Armpit
Yo, my name is not Theodore. It's Armpit.
[shoves Stanley to the ground]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Tension Between Characters Escalates Quickly
Lump
Watch it!
[pushes Stanley Yelnats IV]
Stanley Yelnats IV
You watch it, man.
Lump
What you say to me, punk?!
[kicks Stanley Yelnats IV from behind]
Quotes sourced from Wikiquote (© Wikiquote contributors), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Modified for formatting/length.
Cast
Full credits →S
Shia LaBeouf
Stanley "Caveman" Yelnats IV
K
Khleo Thomas
Hector "Zero" Zeroni
S
Sigourney Weaver
Louise Walker the Warden
Jon Voight
Marion Sevillo "Mr. Sir"
T
Tim Blake Nelson
Dr. Pendanski
P
Patricia Arquette
Katherine "Kissin' Kate" Barlow
D
Dulé Hill
Sam the Onion Man
H
Henry Winkler
Stanley Yelnats III
S
Siobhan Fallon Hogan
Tiffany Yelnats
E
Eartha Kitt
Madame Zeroni
B
Brenden Jefferson
Rex "X-Ray"
J
Jake M. Smith
Alan "Squid"
M
Miguel Castro
José "Magnet"
M
Max Kasch
Ricky "Zigzag"
Z
Zane Holtz
Louis "Barfbag"
N
Noah Poletiek
Brian "Twitch"
S
Steven Kozlowski
Lump
S
Scott Plank
Charles "Trout" Walker
R
Roma Maffia
Carla Morengo
R
Ray Baker
Asst. Attorney General
