Holes is a 2003 American
adventure comedy-drama film directed by
Andrew Davis, produced by Lowell D. Blank,
Mike Medavoy and Teresa Tucker-Davies with music by
Joel McNeely and based on the 1998
eponymous novel 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 Nelson,
Eartha Kitt,
Patricia Arquette,
Dulé Hill,
Rick Fox, and
Henry Winkler. The film was co-produced by
Walden Media and
Walt Disney Pictures and distributed in many markets by
Disney's distribution company Buena Vista. The film received positive reviews from critics and it earned $71.4 million on a $20 million budget. The film was released theatrically on April 18, 2003 by
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution and was released on DVD and VHS on September 23, 2003 by
Buena Vista Home Entertainment and
Walt Disney Home Entertainment.