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 Brumder 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 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. Shaun dramatically improves himself academically, obtaining high grades and SAT scores as well as becoming the president of his graduating class.
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| Release date: | January 11, 2002 |
| Directed by: | Jake Kasdan |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 82 Minutes |
| Producer: | Scott Rudin, David Gale, Van Toffler, Scott Aversano |
| Editor: | Tara Timpone |
| Music by: | Michael Andrews |
| Cinematography: | Greg Gardiner |
| Screenplay by: | Mike White |
| Estimated budget: | $18,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |