| Tweet |  |
|
Orange County - Jack Black, Lily Tomlin, Chevy Chase (2002)
| Tweet | |
Synopsis of the DVD Movie: Orange County
High school senior Shaun Brumder finds out one day that there's more to life than surfing and sunning in California's Orange County. A friend's freak surfing accident causes Shaun to seriously reassess his life. As he does so, he finds, buried in the sand, a copy of Marcus Skinner's novel, "Straight Jacket." By the time he's done reading the book, Shaun realizes that his destiny is to become a writer. After hitting the books hard, raising his SAT scores and honing his skills as a writer, Shaun has high hopes of getting into Stanford University and studying with his literary hero. However, his dreams are shattered when he finds out that he has been rejected by the university. A little investigating uncovers a big mistake -- the SAT scores sent to Stanford were not Shaun's but those of the worst student in his high school. Can Shaun convince university officials that he belongs at their school before the application deadline comes to a close in the next 24 hours?
DVD Movie Rating for: Orange County
Rating 3 out of 5 stars
Movie Plot of: Orange County
Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County who dreams of going to Stanford to become a writer and to get away from his disfunctional family household. Except Shaun runs into one complication after another starting when his application is rejected after his dim-witted guidance counselor sends the wrong application. So, Shaun goes to great lengths with a little help from his girlfriend Ashley and his drugged-out loser brother Lance to get into Stanford any way they see fit.
DVD Production Details of: Orange County
Starring: Colin Hanks, Jack Black
Director: Jake Kasdan
Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Widescreen, Dolby
Studio: Paramount Home Video
DVD Release Date: May 13, 2003
DVD Features:
Commentary by Jake Kasdan and writer Mike White
Two deleted scenes with director's and writer's commentary
Fifteen promotional spots
Widescreen anamorphic format
DVD Easter Eggs
None
Cast of the movie: Orange County
- Colin Hanks .... Shaun Brumder
- Jack Black .... Lance Brumder
- Schuyler Fisk .... Ashley
- Bret Harrison .... Lonny (as Brett Harrison)
- Kyle Howard .... Arlo
- R.J. Knoll .... Chad (as RJ Knoll)
- Catherine O'Hara .... Cindy Beugler
- Mike White .... Mr. Burke
- John Lithgow .... Bud Brumder
- Lily Tomlin .... Charlotte Cobb
- George Murdock .... Bob Beugler
- Lillian Hurst .... Lupe
- Chevy Chase .... Principal Harbert
- Olivia Rosewood .... Dana
- Carly Pope .... Tanya
- Natasha Melnick .... Katie
- Manu Intiraymi .... Male Student
- Fran Kranz .... Shane Brainard
- Shawn Soong .... Stoner
- Grace Bustos .... Cheerleader
- Sarah Hagan .... Sarah
- Michael Aquino .... Jake
- Leslie Mann .... Krista
- Elsie Escobar .... Rosa
- Orlando García .... Jorge
- Daniel Farber .... Lucas
- Carolyn Wilson .... Butch Female Janitor
- Garry Marshall .... Arthur Gantner
- Dana Ivey .... Vera Gantner
- Jane Adams .... Mona
- Harold Ramis .... Don Durkett
- Brianna Shebby .... Stephanie Durkett
- Leslie Appleyard .... Gina Durkett
- Beth Gains .... Mrs. Durkett
- David Doty .... Public Safety
- Monica Keena .... Gretchen
- Sarah Loew .... Party Girl
- Lizzy Caplan .... Party Girl
- Nat Faxon .... Kip
- Sybil Azur .... Dancer
- Kimi Bateman .... Dancer
- Jennifer Chavarria .... Dancer
- Micki Duran .... Dancer
- Marisa Gilliam .... Dancer
- Bonnie-Jill Laflin .... Dancer
- Dani Lee .... Dancer
- Carolina Lancaster .... Dancer
- Melanie Lewis .... Dancer
- Brooke Long .... Dancer
- Blythe Matsui .... Dancer
- Sandra McCoy .... Dancer
- Jenny Seeger .... Dancer
- Joie Shettler .... Dancer
- Sarah Christine Smith .... Dancer
- Luke Barnett .... Bon-Fire Friend
- Alex Breckenridge .... Anna
- Sam Humeid .... Frat Partier #2
- Tom Kenny .... SpongeBob SquarePants/Gary (voice)
- Kevin Kline .... Marcus Skinner
- Brandon Molale .... Football Player/Bulldog Frat Kid
- Ben Stiller .... The Firefighter
Photo Gallery of the movie: Orange County
Click on one of the thumbnails to see the full size, high resolution photographs
 |
 |
 |
 |
Reviews of the movie: Orange County
The kids of Tom Hanks, Sissy Spacek, and Lawrence Kasden do good!!
"Orange County" on DVD I borrowed from my county library system, I wasn't expecting much except to see a silly comedy featuring the son of Tom Hanks and the daughter of Sissy Spacek, two actors I have seen grow up, from Tom's days as a young man in the TV series Busom Buddies and Sissy as a young girl in Carrie. It does have its silly moments but overall it is an excellent film with many quirky characters and small parts by many of our favorite comedy actors. The DVD picture is superb, one of the better ones I've seen recently. The critic Ebert gives a good, complete, accurate review. Shaun wants to be a writer and thinks he has to go to Stanford. His girlfriend want to stay in Orange County. Shaun's drugged up and spaced out brother (Jack Black) makes things interesting. It is mostly a story about a young man finding out what is really important in life, not unlike the story in Good Will Hunting, but funnier.
some SPOILERS follow, quit reading now or else. Shaun finds a book on the beach, Stanford author/professor (Kevin Kline), vows to go there, writes a novella "Orange County" basically about himself and his quirky family and friends but has no ending, sends to professor, incompetent school counsellor sends wrong transcript, Shaun is rejected, goes to Stanford to try and get in, brother burns down admissions building, Shaun meets author/professor, has a good talk, goes home, dad and mom get back together, dad is wealthy, gets Shaun into Stanford by donating money for a building (the one his own son burned down), Shaun realizes he doesn't need to go to Stanford to be a good writer, stays home, knows how his story will end.
