Orange County (film)

Orange 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.

Shaun dramatically improves himself academically, obtaining high grades and SAT scores as well as becoming the president of his graduating class. Following the advice of his guidance counselor, Ms. Cobb Lily Tomlin, who tells him that he is a shooin for acceptance, Shaun applies only to Stanford. This severely backfires as Shaun later finds out that he is rejected from Stanford, ironically because Ms. Cobb mixed up his academic transcript with that of a much less intelligent student. Shaun then reaches out to his wealthy father Bud John Lithgow, who had left his wife and family to marry a much younger woman Leslie Mann, pleading him to donate money to Stanford in order to increase his chances of being accepted. Bud, however, disapproves of Shauns dream of being a writer and refuses. In an attempt to help him, Shauns animal rights activist girlfriend Ashley Schuyler Fisk successfully convinces her friend Tanya Carly Pope to allow Shaun to be interviewed at his home by Tanyas grandfather, a Stanford board member, so Shaun can explain his situation. Unfortunately, the antics displayed during the interview by his dysfunctional family members, including his alcoholic, emotionally fragile mother Cindy Catherine OHara and his dimwitted stoner brother Lance Jack Black, cause Shauns interviewers to storm out in anger and disgust.In a lastditch effort to get him accepted, Ashley and Lance convince Shaun to drive to Palo Alto and plead his case directly to Stanford Admissions Director Don Durkett Harold Ramis. By the time the trio arrive on campus, it is nighttime and the admissions building is already closed. While Lance distracts and seduces the secretary on duty in the office, Shaun and Ashley steal the address to Durketts house. They arrive at his home, where Shaun shows him his real high school transcript. Although impressed with Shauns credentials, Durkett is reluctant to admit him, as it is already very late in the admissions process. After much groveling, Shaun finall

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