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MPAA RATING: PG-13 for drug content, language and sexuality
Starring Colin Hanks, Schuyler Fisk, Catherine O'Hara, Jack Black, John Lithgow, Lily Tomlin, and Harold Ramis
When his guidance counselor accidentally sends the wrong transcript with his application to Stanford, a smart high school senior (Hanks) must scramble to prove he deserves to be admitted.
| GENRE(S): | Comedy |
| WRITTEN BY: | Mike White |
| DIRECTED BY: | Jake Kasdan |
| RELEASE DATE: |
DVD: June 18, 2002 Video: June 18, 2002 Theatrical: January 11, 2002 |
| RUNNING TIME: | 81 minutes, Color |
| ORIGIN: | USA |
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The average user rating for this movie is 7.6 (out of 10) based on 20 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Tom L gave it a7:
Orange County is a movie about a kid trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life. After the passing of one of his friends he abandons his old easy going surfer life style stereo typical of where he is from (orange county) and dedicates his life to writing. His goal was to go to Stanford and escape the dysfunctional home and town he grew up in. The movie starts out kind of stupid, but Jack Black was kind of funny in his same old roll as a fat crazy guy. The main character and his crazy day sort of reminded me of a mix of the catcher in the rye and Ferris Bueller's day off. For some reason I just enjoyed watching the movie and it seemed like a good length, with a good beginning, middle, and end.
Jack H. gave it an8:
Jack Black saved this movie! One of his best roles ever. So many classic quotes, such as "She said, I'm gonna burn this mother down! And I'm like, you better not, you, you better not!,".
Dave C. gave it a 5:
Jack Black is the film's saving grace. He is able to deliver some of the most unsubtle lines like "you banged mom?" with such perfect comic timing, that it could hve you rolling over the floor laughing. The film's story about staying true to your roots is never particular interesting and the film's themes are unfortunately delivered with the same lack of subtlety as the humour, leaving a film that feels stale and obvious.
raVen gave it a 3:
Finally! A movie that makes it okay for Southern California's rich kids to pull themselves out from under the combined weights of wealth, easy living, and drugged-out drunken relatives to live their dreams! Whatever the hell that's worth. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate what this movie kept TRYING to say. But what it really ended up saying to me is that I too could achieve my wildest dreams if I didn't have to worry about paying my own tuition, going to work, or having relationships with actual human beings. This is the sort of movie the UN would get a kick out of watching the next time we turn down a request for foreign aid. I have no doubt there are people in this country (many of them in Orange County) who live in such a remote fantasy land. But I guarantee that for the rest of us, when we make the sacrifice to follow our dreams, the second choice won't be a career at Stanford--or anything like it. Then again, it makes things like love and friendship all the more urgent. This movie wasn't made for people like me, so forgive my not being moved by it. 3 for the good intentions--wherever they went.
Laura P. gave it a 10:
I loved Colin Hanks in this movie!! I thought he did a really good job in it!!! :)
Cool Guy gave it a 10:
This is one of the best movies I saw, quite cool!
Paul D. gave it a 7:
Somewhat scattershot and lamebrained, but still funny and entertaining. It's also charming and a very good video rental.
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