The Hole (2001)

Four teenagers at a British private school secretly uncover and explore the depths of a sealed underground hole created decades ago as a possible bomb shelter.

Director:

Nick Hamm

Writers:

Guy Burt (novel), Ben Court (screenplay),

Stars:

Thora Birch, Desmond Harrington, Daniel Brocklebank

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Thora Birch	...	Liz Dunn
Desmond Harrington	...	Mike Steel
Daniel Brocklebank	...	Martyn Taylor
Laurence Fox	...	Geoff Bingham
Keira Knightley	...	Frances 'Frankie' Almond Smith
Embeth Davidtz	...	Dr. Philippa Horwood
Steven Waddington	...	DCS Tom Howard
Emma Griffiths Malin	...	Daisy
Jemma Powell	...	Minnie (as Gemma Powell)
Gemma Craven	...	Mrs. Dunn
Anastasia Hille	...	Gillian
Kelly Hunter	...	DI Chapman
Maria Pastel	...	Policewoman
Celia Montague	...	Solicitor
Kevin Trainor	...	Boy in school

Storyline

One misty morning, Liz Dunn stumbles down the road to her school and screams for help. A police psychologist gets her to reveal her story: A month earlier: three rebellious teenagers - Mike, Frankie and Geoff are trying to ditch the school field trip to Wales. The school nerd Martin helps them out by allowing them to stay in an old war bunker for the three days on the condition that his friend Liz joins them. The teens go down, party and have great fun but Martin doesn't return to let them out and they hope and pray that someone will find them...

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Plot Keywords:

school | private school | psychologist | wales | scream | 

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Taglines:

No exit, No key, No food, No heartbeat

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language, some violence, sexuality/nudity and drug use

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 April 2001 (UK)

Also Known As:

Atrapados

Filming Locations:

Benenden Girls' School, Cranbrook, Kent, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

£4,158,370 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$45,715 (Brazil) (27 September 2002)

Gross:

$45,715 (Brazil) (27 September 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Canal+, Cowboy Films, Film Council

Technical Specs

Runtime:

102 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first significant film role for Keira Knightley.

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Goofs

About 40 minutes into the film, Liz points the torch at Mike, they are level, but when the view moves to Liz's point of view it is slanting downward, as if from the ceiling.

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Quotes

[Frankie fakes being sick after Liz holds up her cue card]
Elizabeth Dunn: I'm really worried about her. She needs a doctor.
Mike: Well, that's obvious. I thought you were supposed to be smart.
[Liz holds up the 'Toilet' cue card]
Geoff: I bet it's that dirty toilet water that's making her ill.
Elizabeth Dunn: It's not my fault.
Geoff: Yes. It. Is.
[everyone restrains laughter]

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Connections

References Twin Peaks (1990)

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Soundtracks

"We're Watching You"
Written by David O'Connor, Kenny Hayes and David Hook
©Penny Street Music Ltd./Bucks Music Ltd.
Performed by Porn Kings
Licensed courtesy of All Around The World Records

User Reviews

Don't waste your time

Boring, awful, silly, poorly cast. "I killed my best friend for a Coke" was probably the line of the movie, and that's not saying much.

I wouldn't recommend this movie to my worst enemy. It boggles my mind that someone with a bankroll actually produced this film and thought it was a good idea to do so.