Orange County

Shaun Brumder dreams of attending Stanford but when his guidance counselor sends the wrong transcripts with his application, he is rejected and must use any method necessary to get accepted.
Genre: Feature Film-Comedy
Rating: PG13
Release Date: 30-JAN-2007
Media Type: DVDWhile it invites charges of Hollywood nepotism, Orange County overcomes that stigma with a delightful cast of newcomers and veterans alike. It’s no better or worse than many teen comedies, but director Jake Kasdan (son of director Lawrence Kasdan) astutely combines teen-flick staples (stoner gags, raucous parties) with a biting undercurrent of southern California absurdity. This comedic texture helps Colin Hanks (son of Tom) and Schuyler Fisk (daughter of Sissy Spacek) to prove their big-screen promise. They play (respectively) an Orange County teen and aspiring writer named Shaun who yearns for admission to Stanford, and his sensible girlfriend who knows just how to nurture his dreams. Much of the comedy arises from the foibles of Shaun’s dysfunctional family (played to perfection by Jack Black, Catherine O’Hara, and John Lithgow), while unbilled cameos by Ben Stiller and Kevin Kline add zest to a movie that tries to be different, and mostly succeeds. –Jeff Shannon

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School of Rock / Orange County

School of Rock
Jack Black stars as a hell-raising guitarist with delusions of grandeur. Kicked out of his band and desperate for work, he impersonates a substitute teacher and turns a class of fifth grade high-achievers into high-voltage rock and rollers. Joan Cusack portrays the principal of the private school where Black is prepping the kids for a Battle of the Bands. Orange County
A high school senior dreams of attending Stanford University until his guidance counselor mistakenly spoils his chances.

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The Real Housewives of Orange County – Season One

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Genre: Television: Reality Series
Rating: UN
Release Date: 4-SEP-2007
Media Type: DVD

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Orange County: A Personal History

Part personal narrative, part cultural history—the true story of the man behind ¡Ask a Mexican! and the incredible place that bore him.

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Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County

Alexandra Pelosi follows children living in motels as their families struggle.This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com’s standard return policy will apply.rn

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Orange County [VHS]

While it invites charges of Hollywood nepotism, Orange County overcomes that stigma with a delightful cast of newcomers and veterans alike. It’s no better or worse than many teen comedies, but director Jake Kasdan (son of director Lawrence Kasdan) astutely combines teen-flick staples (stoner gags, raucous parties) with a biting undercurrent of southern California absurdity. This comedic texture helps Colin Hanks (son of Tom) and Schuyler Fisk (daughter of Sissy Spacek) to prove their big-screen promise. They play (respectively) an Orange County teen and aspiring writer named Shaun who yearns for admission to Stanford, and his sensible girlfriend who knows just how to nurture his dreams. Much of the comedy arises from the foibles of Shaun’s dysfunctional family (played to perfection by Jack Black, Catherine O’Hara, and John Lithgow), while unbilled cameos by Ben Stiller and Kevin Kline add zest to a movie that tries to be different, and mostly succeeds. –Jeff Shannon

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Orange County [VHS] Reviews

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Here’s the upfront skinny (If you know the premise already, skip to “What I think”):
Orange County, an MTV Film, is a flic about a high school senior, Shawn (Colin Hanks,
Tom’s son), who finds a book written by a Stanford University professor, becomes
obsessed with writing, and prays to study writing with that professor (Kevin Kline). As he
pursues his dream, with no help from his extremely dysfunctional family, he begins his
pursuit to be accepted at Stanford. When his high school counselor (Lilly Tomlin) sends
the wrong transcript desperate mad-capped antics frequently pop-up as the team of
Shawn, his nature loving girl friend and his loser brother go to the Stanford campus to try to
convince the dean of admissions (Harold Ramis – Egon from Ghostbusters) to let him in,
regardless of the error. Here’s what I think: This movie had an Indie feel, with a big studio budget. The star power
alone was amazing. Overall, I thought Orange County was a really good, but not the best, motion picture
in the teen genre. Story background was desperately missing, as well as character development which would
have made this film easier to swallow instead of having to guess at the reasoning behind character
behavior. However, once the movie progresses the viewer can’t help but be sucked into the plot, the
urgency, and the insanity of the cast. It may seem a little exaggerated at first but to realize that each character represents a unique
aspect of our American culture is quite mind bending. It had the smart-assed, immature
essence of an American Pie but the moral value of a fairy tale. The character portrayal was strong.
The dialogue was intelligent and fresh. The examination of current pop culture was evident. The soundtrack
was scrumtrelescent. The typical teen movie cheese was minimal. The main character’s odd ball surfer friends were great. His divorced, self-centered parents
(Catherine O’Hara and John Lithgow) were great. And all of the cameo appearances by big stars
were great – Chevy Chase as the high school principal, Ben Stiller as a firefighter, Kevin Kline,
etc. etc. etc.
If you are a fan of Tenacious D, or in fact, any other movie Jack Black has been in, you will bust a gut at
his hilarious contribution to this film. However, if you have heard this was Jack Black’s
new film, that’s only a half truth. Yes, JB is in it but only as the drugged out loser brother, which is
a role that JB probably didn’t have to practice much for. Even though he was the comic relief, he
only had a supporting role.This film is intended for the teen-young adult. Those who closely remember the college
acceptance process will get the most out of this movie and have the most empathy for
Shawn. It was funny, it was touching, and best of all, it wasn’t annoying. And my wife liked it too.
(We both recently graduated from college). If anything it is a warning against ditzy high
school, college counselors.

Review by Victor Chen:

Okay, I wasn’t expecting much out of this movie. A standard comming of age/struggle to get into dream college story added with some comic relief was all I was expecting. Yes, the movie is all of that, but more. It has real heart that comes through to the audience. There’s some good acting and good character development. Jack Black is of course gleefully absurd as usual, and Colin Hanks is solid as the main character. Also watch for a delightful cameo by Ben Stiller. Schuyler Fisk is a welcome and refreshing addition to the cast as Hanks’ charming girlfriend. What can I say? She’s just really really…likeable. She’s very pretty, but not unbelievably so. She’s got that down-to-earth, girl-next-door quality that many boast but few possess. In other words, we believe she’s a real person. And the ending is very good, very original. I won’t spoil it per se, but let’s just say that I’m a UC Berkeley student, and the ending made me happy. Go Bears….

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Orange County Then and Now (Then & Now)

Orange County, or the OC as it’s called by the locals, is California’s most populous county, and has been home to many famous faces, including Mickey Mouse, the Beach Boys, and Richard Nixon. Orange County Then and Now visits all of the OC’s legendary locations and pairs vintage views with modern scenes. It features the following. • Sixty-nine pairs of photographs show how this sun-kissed valley looked long ago, and how it looks today, illustrating the impact of Southern California’s economy and population explosion on the landscape. • Fantastic archival photographs show how Orange County still reflects the influences of the Spanish missionaries who settled here in 1769. Side-by-side images of the Mission of San Juan Capistrano — as it was then and as it is today — make for a fascinating view of California history. • Everyone knows that Disneyland put Anaheim on the map, but amazing photos show what was there before the Magic Kingdom. • From Seal Beach to Dana Point, discover the world-famous beach cities of Orange County such as Newport, Huntington and Laguna Beaches, as they were then and as they are now.

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The O.C. – The Complete First Season

A troubled teen from Riverside is taken in by a rich family in Newport Beach, mixing the privileged with the underprivileged.It looked like a standard teen soap on the outside, but once you scratched the surface of the glittery, sun-dappled Fox drama The O.C., you’d find underneath a number of surprisingly well-developed characters, fun plots that played around with their soap conventions, and some of the wittiest dialogue this side of an Aaron Sorkin show. The setup was pure high concept: hunky, brooding Ryan (Benjamin McKenzie) was a good kid from Chino starting to go bad, and thanks to the interference of his lawyer, Sandy Cohen (Peter Gallagher), finds himself whisked away from the wrong side of the tracks to the mansions and manicured lawns of Orange County. Soon, Ryan finds himself living in the Cohens’ pool house, involved with troubled rich girl Marissa (Mischa Barton), and bristling against the societal confines of his new home, as the people may be richer but they’re just as screwed up as anyone else. Still, somehow, he manages to bring out the humanity of the superficial people around him, and they become all the better for knowing him. Okay, enough with the Beverly Hills, 90210 scenario–what The O.C. turned out to be was the most addictive TV soap in recent memory, and one with a brain to boot. Smarter than Melrose Place, sexier than 90210, funnier than Felicity, and not as enamored of itself as Dawson’s Creek, The O.C. reveled in clever and hilarious dialogue (the pilot episode earned a WGA nomination) and quirky, eccentric characters. Most noteworthy was breakout star Adam Brody, who as Ryan’s geeky newfangled brother-type Seth practically stole the teen heartthrob mantle away from Russell Crowe-lookalike McKenzie. Barton was a bit of a blank as the troubled

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