Search - Orange County [Widescreen] on DVD

MPAA Rating: PG-13 Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Profanity, Substance Abuse, Sexual Situations, Suitable for Teens Movie Release: 2002 DVD Release: 06/18/2002 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV - Closed Captioned Edition: Special Collection Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 22 mins Studio: Paramount Total Copies: 75 Genres: Comedy, Teen Movie, Coming-of-Age See Also: Orange County [Widescreen]

Some cast and crew from NBC's highly acclaimed, little-seen series Freaks and Geeks reunite for this teen comedy that also marks the first starring role for Tom Hanks' son, Colin. The younger Hanks plays Shaun Brumder, a high schooler eager to propel himself out of the land of surf bums and ranch homes to which the film's title refers. He's had his sights set on Stanford ever since he read the works of professor Marcus Skinner (Kevin Kline), and his transcript is stellar enough to gain him admission. Shaun is understandably furious, then, when he receives a rejection letter in the mail; after some detective work on his part, he realizes that his flaky counselor (Lily Tomlin) mistakenly sent the university the wrong papers. It's up to him to get to Stanford within 24 hours to set the record straight -- literally -- and he enlists the help of his slacker brother Lance (Jack Black) to do so. Orange County co-stars Catharine O'Hara and John Lithgow as Shaun and Lance's slightly unhinged parents; the film was directed by Jake Kasdan and written by Mike White, both of whom contributed to several episodes of Freaks and Geeks. ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide

Colin Hanks - Shaun Brumder
Jack Black - Lance
Catherine O'Hara - Cindy Beugler
Schuyler Fisk - Ashley
John Lithgow - Bud Brumder

Orange County, the comedy that refers to itself as "not just a movie," but "a state of mind," arrives on a disc too full of commercials and too light on recognizing the comedic talents of it's impressive cast. It's presented in its original 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen format and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio with English and French language tracks. English subtitles are also included. Special Features are minimal and uninspired. Four judicious cuts can be found in the "Deleted Scenes" and director Jake Kasdan and writer Mike White provide a "Commentary." Other than that, the only other inclusion is a "Theatrical Trailer" and "15 Interstitials," short promos that are somewhat amusing, but too redundant to view all fifteen spots. With an extraordinary cast that includes comedians Jack Black, John Lithgow, Catherine O'HaraChevy Chase and Lily Tomlin, the exclusion of a gag reel is nothing short of criminal. Flat out--Paramount disappoints with this poorly packaged DVD. ~ Terri Clark, All Movie Guide