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 Barnes & Noble A wildly dysfunctional family is just one of the obstacles confronting a sensitive high school senior in the fast-paced teen comedy Orange County. Shaun Brumder (Colin Hanks) is a college-bound aspiring writer whose plans to attend Stanford and escape his uninspiring upper-middle-class surroundings are derailed when his school counselor sends in the wrong transcript. Shauns drunken mother (Catherine OHara) and stoned brother (Jack Black) complicate his desperate attempts to rectify the mistake, while his workaholic father (John Lithgow) provides scant moral support. Orange County arrives with an interesting pedigree: Colin Hanks is the Tom Hankss son; co-star Schuyler Fisk (Shauns girlfriend) is Sissy Spaceks daughter; director Jake Kasdan (Zero Effect) is the son of writer-director Lawrence Kasdan. These tinseltown links translate into a plethora of strong cameo roles, including bits from Chevy Chase, Ben Stiller, Lily Tomlin, and Harold Ramis. The film has loads of light-hearted humor and the plot moves along at a satisfyingly brisk clip. And while leads Hanks and Fisk remain coolly tranquil amid the chaos, its the supporting cast that distinguishes Orange County. OHara, Black, and Lithgow deliver demented charm that keeps their scenes working, and the whole affair is crowned by Kevin Klines engagingly dead-pan performance as the author Brumder idolizes. Ultimately, there is a lot of typical teen humor in Orange County. Yet, despite the sex, drugs, and rock and roll, it comes with a PG-13 rating. Expect nothing more or less than some good clean fun. Gregory Baird Interested in the song lyrics? - Check out themostlyrics.com! Looking For A DVD? - Check out dvd-a-rama.com! |
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