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LEAPING LIZARDS LeBeouf dug himself into a ''Hole'' with some not-so friendly friends
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Release Date: Apr 18, 2003; Rated: PG; DVD Release Date: Sep 23, 2003; Genres: Crime, Kids & Family; With: Shia LaBeouf, Khleo Thomas, Jon Voight and Sigourney Weaver; Distributor: Walt Disney Pictures
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By Monica Mehta
Monica Mehta
Monica Mehta is a reporter for Entertainment Weekly

Kids will dig the big-screen adaptation of Louis Sachar's best-selling, award-winning book about a group of delinquent boys who get caught up in an age-old curse as they shovel holes to ''build character'' in a desert camp. The well-orchestrated mix of realism (merciless authority figures castigate youngsters) and magical fable (an unsuspecting boy's familial legacy causes weird things to happen) brings to mind a certain other wildly popular kids' book. (Think wizards.) But this tale is more grounded, with a prematurely mature Shia LaBeouf (''The Battle of Shaker Heights'') sagely leading a spirited group of young actors. EXTRAS Buried treasure's more like it: Extensive interviews with actors and crew (including screenwriter Sachar), a gag reel, deleted scenes, and two commentaries leave no stone unturned.


Posted Sep 26, 2003
 

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