However this area was not always so dry. But is hasn't rained since the murder of Sam the onion man (Dule Hill) because as a black man he had befriended a white woman, Kissin' Kate Barlow (Patricia Arquette). Kissin' Kate as a result went from school teacher to bandit, leaving a wake of murder and theft. One theft was that of Stanley Yelnats I. Otherwise the family may have been living in luxury. As it is they struggle as Stanley's father (Henry Winkler) tries to invent a substance to counteract foot odor.
When arriving at camp, Stanley realizes this is no fun camp. He meets Mr. Sir (Jon Voight) the camp director and Dr. Pendanski (Tim Blake Nelson). At camp Stanley IV befriends Zero (Khleo Thomas). Zero is a cast off of society who has been separated from his mother. They realize, after Stanley finds an old lipstick tube with the initials KKB, that the warden (Sijourney Weaver) is looking for Kissin' Kate's treasure. Zero and Stanley run away from camp, into an uninviting desert environment with rattle snakes, scorpions and poison spotted lizards and no water. This is the same area where Stanley I was stranded after being robbed. He saved himself by going to the thumb of God. Stanley and Zero do the same. They see a rock in the distance that looks like a thumb. There they find a small oasis with onions, Sam's onions. As they rest, they realize they know where the treasure is.
This movie shows the importance of family, through the generations. Turns out Zero and Stanley are also connected through the generations. I like movies about family, because families are important.
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