Rating: PG13
Genre:
Comedy
Theatrical Release: 01/11/2002(USA)
Release Date: 06/18/2002
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DDS
Run Time: 82 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Profanity, Substance Abuse, Sexual Situations, Suitable for Teens
Distributor/Studio: Paramount
Some cast and crew from
NBC's highly acclaimed, little-seen series
Freaks and Geeks reunite for this
teen comedy that also marks the first starring role for
Tom Hanks' son,
Colin. The younger
Hanks plays
Shaun Brumder, a high schooler eager to propel himself out of the land of surf bums and ranch homes to which the film's title refers. He's had his sights set on Stanford ever since he read the works of professor
Marcus Skinner (
Kevin Kline), and his transcript is stellar enough to gain him admission.
Shaun is understandably furious, then, when he receives a rejection letter in the mail; after some detective work on his part, he realizes that his flaky counselor (
Lily Tomlin) mistakenly sent the university the wrong papers. It's up to him to get to Stanford within 24 hours to set the record straight -- literally -- and he enlists the help of his slacker brother
Lance (
Jack Black) to do so.
Orange County co-stars
Catharine O'Hara and
John Lithgow as
Shaun and
Lance's slightly unhinged parents; the film was directed by
Jake Kasdan and written by
Mike White, both of whom contributed to several episodes of
Freaks and Geeks.
~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide
;)
