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Theatrical Release

January 11, 2002

DVD Release

January 11, 2002

Studio

Paramount

Rated

PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)

Directors

Jake Kasdan

Actors

Colin Hanks, Jack Black, Schuyler Fisk, Kyle Howard, Bret Harrison, R.J. Knoll, Mike White, Catherine O'Hara, John Lithgow, Lily Tomlin, George Murdock, Lillian Hurst, Chevy Chase, Olivia Rosewood, Carly Pope, Natasha Melnick, Manu Intiraymi, Fran Kranz, Shawn Soong, Grace Bustos

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Formats

  • Anamorphic
  • Closed-captioned
  • Color
  • Dolby
  • Subtitled
  • Widescreen
  • NTSC

Additional Information

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 Shannon - Amazon.com

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