The Hole

The Hole (2009)

What Are You So Afraid Of?

After moving into a new neighbourhood, brothers Dane & Lucas and their neighbour Julie discover a bottomless hole in the basement of their home. They find that once the hole is exposed, evil is unleashed. With strange shadows lurking around every corner and nightmares coming to life, they are forced to come face to face with their darkest fears to put an end to the mystery of THE HOLE.

Date of release
2009-09-12
TMDB
5.8 / 10 (782)
Runtime
1h 32m
Genres
Thriller, Adventure, Fantasy
Director
Joe Dante

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Box office: $10.4M
  • Budget: $12M
  • Earned 0.9× its budget
  • Filmed in: Vancouver

The Hole is a 2009 American 3D dark fantasy horror film directed by Joe Dante and starring Chris Massoglia, Haley Bennett, Nathan Gamble, Bruce Dern, and Teri Polo. The film follows two brothers who move into their new house with their single mother. The brothers discover a trap door in the basement and accidentally unleash a supernatural force that manifests itself into any fear of the person who looks into the hole. Critical reception was largely positive, but the film was a financial disappointment.

Production

In August 2007, it was announced Mark L. Smith had sold his script, The Hole, to be produced by Bold Films and BenderSpink.

The film began shooting in 3D on December 5, 2008, in Vancouver, Canada.

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