Trivia: The Attorney General in the final scenes with the cowboy hat and round sunglasses is the stunt coordinator. The director gave him a small part to say thank you for his contribution to the film.
Trivia: The first time you see Sam selling his onions, a nearly bald man comes up to him (Mr. Collingwood) and Sam advises him to use onion cream on his head so hair will grow. Mr. Collingwood is Louis Sachar, the author of the book Holes.
Trivia: When the cast and crew were filming Holes, they filmed it in an actual desert where the temperature reached to 50C(120F). They only filmed 20 minutes at a time so they wouldn't suffer from the extreme heat.
Trivia: Stanley Yelnats the 2nd (Caveman's grandpa) is the director's father.
Trivia: Shia Lebouf's name means "thank God for beef.".
Trivia: When Kate Barlow shoots the sheriff, the prisoner in the first jail cell is Andy Davis's son.
Trivia: Sigourney Weaver took on the role of the Warden at the suggestion of her daughter. Holes is her daughter's favourite book.
Chosen answer: She was upset that Mr. Sir was making a big deal about Stanley supposedly stealing his sunflower seeds. The Warden is only in it for the treasure and doesn't care about the boys. Mr. Sir bothering her about a minor theft is irritating to her.
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