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Orange County

2002 · 82 min

A breezy, goofy comedy with a surprisingly tender heart about family and finding your own path.

Directed by: Jake Kasdan
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Colin Hanks, Jack Black, Schuyler Fisk

Tagline: It's not just a place. It's a state of mind.
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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Directed by: Jake Kasdan
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Colin Hanks, Jack Black, Schuyler Fisk

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
family
identity
ambition
grief
Places: suburbs
big city
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Humour	7
Realism	7
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy, drama
Directed by: Jake Kasdan
Written by: Mike White
Starring: Colin Hanks, Jack Black, Schuyler Fisk, Catherine O'Hara, John Lithgow, Mike White, Lily Tomlin, Chevy Chase
Music: Michael Andrews
Cinematography: Greg Gardiner
Runtime: 82 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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