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Orange County is a american film of genre Drama directed by Jake Kasdan released in USA on 11 january 2002 with Colin Hanks
Orange County (2002)
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Add to a movie listOrange County is a 2002 American comedy film starring Colin Hanks and Jack Black. It was released on January 11, 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.
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Shaun Brumder (Colin Hanks) is a teenager from affluent Orange County, California. Although bright and intelligent, he has very little interest in education or studying, instead trying to lead a carefree SoCal lifestyle of surfing, drinking, and partying. A turning point comes when Shaun's best friend Lonny (Bret Harrison) is killed in a surfing accident, causing Shaun to rethink his own life. One day, he finds a novel on the beach by the author Marcus Skinner, which quickly inspires him to become a writer. Upon learning that Skinner is an English professor at Stanford University, Shaun makes it his goal to attend Stanford and study under him, seeing it as an opportunity to escape from his superficial life in Orange County.Actors
Colin Hanks
(Shaun Brumder)
Jack Black
(Lance Brumder)
Catherine O'Hara
(Cindy Beugler)
Schuyler Fisk
(Ashley)
John Lithgow
(Bud Brumder)
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