Orange County (movie)

Orange County is an American movie released in 2002. The movie was distributed by Paramount Pictures and produced by MTV Films and Scott Rudin . The movie was directed by Jake Kasdan and written by Mike White. The MPAA rated the movie PG-13 for language, drug content, and sexuality.

Plot

Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County, California who, after the death of his best friend, dreams of going to Stanford to become a writer and to get away from his dysfunctional household. When his application is rejected after his dim-witted guidance counselor sends in the wrong transcript, Shaun goes to great lengths (with a little help from his girlfriend Ashley and his drugged-out older brother Lance) to get into Stanford by any means possible.

Movie Trivia

• The scenes that were supposed to represent Orange County were actually filmed in Los Angeles County.
• The scenes that were supposed to represent Stanford were actually filmed at the University of Southern California, more than 350 miles away.
• The high school that was used to film Orange County was not in Orange County, but rather was Diamond Ranch High School located in Diamond Bar, further north.
• The movie (excluding the prologue "Dear Mr. Skinner") take place over the course of about a 24 hours, from morning Friday, April 15, to morning Saturday, April 16. However these dates in 2002 (when the film was released) fall on a Monday and Tuesday.
• The name "Brumder" may have originated from the name of an administrator at Mike White's High School.

Cast

• Colin Hanks - Shaun Brumder
• Jack Black - Lance Brumder
• Schuyler Fisk - Ashley
• Bret Harrison - Lonny
• Kyle Howard - Arlo
• R.J. Knoll - Chad
• Catherine O'Hara - Cindy Beugler
• Mike White - Mr. Burke
• John Lithgow - Bud Brumder
• Lily Tomlin - Charlotte Cobb
• George Murdock - Bob Beugler
• Harold Ramis - Dean of Admissions, Donald Durkin
• Kevin Kline - Marcus Skinner
• Lillian Hurst - Lupe
• Chevy Chase - Principal Harbert
• Olivia Rosewood - Dana
• Carly Pope - Tanya

External links

• Official Web Site
• IMDB entry