Stars: Jack Black, Colin Hanks, Catherine O'Hara, John Lithgow, Harold Ramis

Director: Jake Kasdan

Summary: High school student, Shaun Brumder, has his sights set on gaining a place at Stanford University. His dreams are shattered when he receives a letter of rejection after his counsellor sends the wrong papers to Stanford. Now Shaun has just twenty-four hours to reach Stanford and put the record straight...

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While it invites charges of Hollywood nepotism, Orange Countyovercomes that stigma with a delightful cast of newcomers and veterans alike. It's no better or worse than many teen comedies, but director Jake Kasdan (son of director Lawrence Kasdan) astutely combines teen-flick staples (stoner gags, raucous parties) with a biting undercurrent of southern California absurdity. This comedic texture helps Colin Hanks (son of Tom) and Schuyler Fisk (daughter of Sissy Spacek) to prove their big-screen promise. They play (respectively) an Orange County teen and aspiring writer named Shaun who yearns for admission to Stanford, and his sensible girlfriend who knows just how to nurture his dreams. Much of the comedy arises from the foibles of Shaun's dysfunctional family (played to perfection by Jack Black, Catherine O'Hara and John Lithgow), while unbilled cameos by Ben Stiller and Kevin Kline add zest to a movie that tries to be different, and mostly succeeds. --Jeff Shannon

Aspect Ratio:	1.85 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Commentary By Director Jake Kasdan And Writer Mike White, 4 Deleted Scenes, 15 Interstitials, Theatrical Trailer
Subtitles:	Arabic, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Icelandic, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Swedish, Turkish
Year:	2002
Release Date:	June 2, 2003
Runtime:	79 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	P R D 8203
Keywords:	Orange, Comedy, County, General, Wide, Screen
Genre:	Comedy