Orange County

2002 · 82 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.0 (524 votes)

Dir. Jake Kasdan · Starring Colin Hanks, Jack Black, Schuyler Fisk, Catherine O'Hara, John Lithgow, Mike White · Music Michael Andrews

“It's not just a place. It's a state of mind.”

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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 dysfunctional family household. Except Shaun runs into one complication after another, starting when his application is rejected after his dim-witted guidance counselor sends in the wrong form.

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A slacker's existential dread meets the sun-drenched anxieties of suburban California. It's a surprisingly sharp, if laid-back, look at feeling lost and trying to find your way out, even when the system seems rigged against you.

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