The Hole (2009 film)

The Hole is a 2009 American 3D fantasy thriller film directed by Joe Dante and stars Teri Polo, Chris Massoglia, and Haley Bennett.

Plot

17-year-old Dane Thompson, his 10-year-old brother Lucas, and their mother, Susan, move from Brooklyn to the quiet town of Bensenville where Dane and Lucas befriend their next door neighbor, Julie. While exploring their new home, Dane and Lucas discover a trapdoor with several locks along each side in the basement. Opening the trapdoor reveals a hole which appears to be bottomless.

Over the next few days, each child experiences strange events. Lucas, having a fear of clowns, discovers a jester puppet on his bed, as well as other locations, as if it is following him. Julie begins to see an injured girl who bleeds from her eyes. Dane starts to see shadowy figures of a large man. Eventually, all three witness the injured girl together at the boys' home where they follow her to the basement and watch as she crawls into the hole.

Julie suggests they seek help from the previous owner of the house, Creepy Carl, who now lives in an abandoned glove factory surrounded by hundreds of lights and lamps. When the kids tell him that they have opened the hole, he berates them for releasing the evil inside stating that it will come for them and kill Dane. Later that night, Carl is seen scribbling in a sketchbook, almost blacking out entire pages. Carl screaming "I'm not done yet!" as the light bulbs around him pop.

The Hole

The Hole may refer to:

Arts

  • The Hole (play), a 1958 absurdist play
  • The Hole (I Am Weasel), an episode of I Am Weasel
  • "The Hole" (song), a 1998 song by Randy Travis
  • The Hole (album), a 1986 album by Golden Earring
  • Films

  • The Hole (1957 film), a Japanese drama directed by Kon Ichikawa
  • The Hole (1960 film), a French film directed by Jacques Becker
  • The Hole (1962 film), an animated short film directed by John Hubley
  • The Hole (1997 film), a South Korean thriller directed by Kim Sung-hong
  • The Hole (1998 film), a Taiwanese musical directed by Tsai Ming-Liang
  • The Hole (2001 film), a British thriller directed by Nick Hamm
  • The Hole (2009 film), a 3D film directed by Joe Dante
  • The Hole (2010 film), a documentary film
  • Places

  • The Hole, New York, a neighborhood within New York City
  • The Hole (Scientology), a detention facility reportedly operated by the Church of Scientology
  • The Hole (lake), a small glacial lake in Elmore County, Idaho
  • Other uses

  • A colloquial term for solitary confinement
  • See also

    Forward (association football)

    Forwards are the players on an association football team who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals.

    Their advanced position and limited defensive responsibilities mean forwards normally score more goals on behalf of their team than other players.

    Modern team formations generally include one to three forwards; for example, the common 4–2–3–1 formation includes one forward. Unconventional formations may include more than three forwards, or none.

    Centre forward

    The centre-forward is often a tall player, typically known as a target man, whose main function is to score the majority of goals on behalf of the team. The player may also be used to win long balls or receive passes and retain possession of the ball as team-mates advance, to help teammates score by providing a pass ('through ball' into the box); the latter variation usually requiring quicker pace. Most modern centre-forwards operate in front of the second strikers or central attacking midfielders, and do the majority of the ball handling outside the box. The present role of centre-forward is sometimes interchangeable with that of an attacking midfielder, especially in the 4–3–1–2 or 4–1–2–1–2 formations. A centre-forward usually must be strong, to win key headers and 'outmuscle' defenders. The term centre-forward is taken from the early football playing formation in which there were five forward players: two outside forwards, two inside forwards, and one centre-forward.

    Solitary confinement

    Solitary confinement is a form of imprisonment in which an inmate is isolated from any human contact, though often with the exception of members of prison staff. It is sometimes employed as a form of punishment beyond incarceration for a prisoner and has been cited as an additional measure of protection for the inmate. This form of punishment is also given for violations of prison regulations. It is also used as a form of protective custody and to prevent in the case of suicide, restriction from items that could disrupt the prisoners health.

    Solitary confinement is colloquially referred to in American English as "the hotbox", "the hole", "lockdown", "punk city", "SCU" (Solitary Confinement Unit), "AdSeg" (Administrative Segregation), the "SHU" (pronounced "shoe") – an acronym for "special housing unit" or "security housing unit", or "the pound"; in British English as "the block" or "the cooler"; and in Canada it is known as the Special Handling Unit.

    Historical controversy

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