Orange County
Orange County
Orange County
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2002
1h 22m
6.0(483 votes)
Comedy
Drama

Overview

Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County who dreams of going to Stanford to become a writer and to get away from his dysfunctional family household. Except Shaun runs into one complication after another, starting when his application is rejected after his dim-witted guidance counselor sends in the wrong form.

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Production Companies

MTV Films
Paramount Pictures
Scott Rudin Productions

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

31 members
Acting

Colin Hanks

Shaun Brumder

Colin Hanks
Acting

Jack Black

Lance Brumder

Jack Black
Acting

Schuyler Fisk

Ashley

Schuyler Fisk
Acting

Catherine O'Hara

Cindy Beugler

Catherine O'Hara
Acting

John Lithgow

Bud Brumder

John Lithgow
Writing

Mike White

Mr. Burke

Mike White
Acting

Lily Tomlin

Charlotte Cobb

Lily Tomlin
Acting

Chevy Chase

Principal Harbert

Chevy Chase
Acting

George Murdock

Bob Beugler

George Murdock
Acting

Carly Pope

Tanya

Carly Pope
Acting

Natasha Melnick

Katie

Natasha Melnick
Acting

Kyle Howard

Arlo

Kyle Howard
Acting

Bret Harrison

Lonny

Bret Harrison
Acting

R.J. Knoll

Chad

R.J. Knoll
Acting

Lillian Hurst

Lupe

Lillian Hurst
Acting

Leslie Mann

Krista

Leslie Mann
Acting

Garry Marshall

Arthur Gantner

Garry Marshall
Acting

Dana Ivey

Vera Gantner

Dana Ivey
Directing

Harold Ramis

Don Durkett

Harold Ramis
Acting

David Doty

Public Safety

David Doty
Acting

Monica Keena

Gretchen

Monica Keena
Acting

Jane Adams

Mona

Jane Adams
Acting

Nat Faxon

Kip

Nat Faxon
Acting

Olivia Rosewood

Dana

Olivia Rosewood
Acting

Lizzy Caplan

Party Girl

Lizzy Caplan
Acting

Kevin Kline

Marcus Skinner (uncredited)

Kevin Kline
Acting

Ben Stiller

Firefighter (uncredited)

Ben Stiller
Acting

Alexandra Breckenridge

Anna

Alexandra Breckenridge
Acting

Tom Kenny

SpongeBob SquarePants / Gary (voice) (archive footage)

Tom Kenny
Acting

Fran Kranz

Shane Brainard

Fran Kranz
Acting

Carolina Lancaster

Dancer

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