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 Orange County (DVD)
Description: Genre: Comedy / Theatrical Release: 2002 / Director: Jake Kasdan / Actors: Colin Hanks, Jack Black ... / DVD released ... more  Orange County (DVD) ... 07 July, 2003 at Paramount Home Entertainment / Features of the DVD: PAL, Widescreen / While it invites charges of Hollywood nepotism, Orange County overcomes 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 ShannonNewest Review: ... stoned slacker brother, Lance (Jack Black) and his girlfriend Ashley (Schuyler Fisk) Can Shaun find a way to correct the ... more ... mistake and get himself into Stanford or will fate prevent him from achieving his life's ambition? Will he manage to escape the confines of his crazy family and surfer dude friends? Only by watching this film will you discover the answer!
Orange County came out in 2002 and fits solidly into the Teen flick category that will always be a staple of mainstream cinema, there is, after all, a never ending supply of teenagers at school who relate to the characters situation and want to watch stories about their lives.
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Orange County (DVD): Black is Black even when in Orange (601 words)
by Ailran - written on 24.01.08 (Very useful, 109 readings)
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'It's not just a movie, it's a state of mind' Orange County, is the story of a Shaun Brumder, a boy on the verge of going to college. He has set his sights on Stanford University, where the man who inspired his interest in creative writing teaches. He is bright, talented and just knows he will get in. Unfortunately due to his guidance counsellor messing up the transcripts and sending someone else's test scores under his name, he is turned down. Shaun knows that he needs to get away from Orange County and it's surfer lifestyle to be able to fulfil his ambitions and sets about finding a way to get into Stanford. All he has for help though is his alcoholic mother ...
It's Not Just A Film, Its An Insomnia Cure (1058 words)
by Andy.mack - written on 11.02.04 (Very useful, 62 readings)
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There seems to be a big trend of writers and directors going to Studio's with very mediocre teen flicks and being signed up and allowed to make them. This is one such film. Now when it was first released I?d seen it advertised and of course in the video for the Foo Fighters ?the One? but never actually seen it showing at any of the local cinema?s. The other plus that really drew me to the film was Jack Black, in almost everything I?ve seen him in he has played a big part in my enjoyment of the film. Unfortunately even he cant save Orange County. The plot, if you can call it a plot, revolves around Shaun Brumder (Colin Hanks) a surfer from Orange County, ...
Orange County (DVD): ....and no, it's not a Western! (581 words)
by lajuice - written on 21.06.02 (Very useful, 66 readings)
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ORANGE COUNTY - and no, it's not a Western! Well, that's what I thought when someone suggested watching 'Orange County' the other evening. I had a pre-conceived notion that this movie was set in the deserted, dusty Wild West, with saloon doors 'a-swinging' and whiskey glasses 'a-sliding' down long bar tables as they are greeted into the hands of mean, moody cowboys... But, no, wrong again, (thankfully!), as this 'surely be no western movie'. In fact, I wouldn't really say that it's a typical comedy, it's offers more of an 'acquired' humour content, and if you happen to have acquired it, then ...
