A guidance counselor mistakenly sends out the wrong transcripts to Stanford University under the name of an over-achieving high schooler.
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Jake KasdanWriter:
Mike White
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Colin Hanks | ... | Shaun Brumder | |
| Jack Black | ... | Lance Brumder | |
| Schuyler Fisk | ... | Ashley | |
| Bret Harrison | ... | Lonny (as Brett Harrison) | |
| Kyle Howard | ... | Arlo | |
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R.J. Knoll | ... | Chad (as RJ Knoll) |
| Catherine O'Hara | ... | Cindy Beugler | |
| Mike White | ... | Mr. Burke | |
| John Lithgow | ... | Bud Brumder | |
| Lily Tomlin | ... | Charlotte Cobb | |
| George Murdock | ... | Bob Beugler | |
| Lillian Hurst | ... | Lupe | |
| Chevy Chase | ... | Principal Harbert | |
| Olivia Rosewood | ... | Dana | |
| Carly Pope | ... | Tanya | |
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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 disfunctional family household. Except Shaun runs into one complication after another starting when his application is rejected after his dim-witted guidance counselor sends the wrong application. So, Shaun goes to great lengths with a little help from his girlfriend Ashley and his drugged-out loser brother Lance to get into Stanford any way they see fit. Written by Matthew Patay
Plot Keywords:
high school senior | slacker | stanford university | panties | stoner |Taglines:
It's not just a place. It's a state of mind.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for drug content, language and sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
11 January 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Nix wie raus aus Orange County See more »Filming Locations:
California Institute of Technology - 1200 E. California Boulevard, Pasadena, California, USA See more »Edit
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Budget:
$18,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend USA:
$15,053,226, 13 January 2002Gross USA:
$41,076,018Cumulative Worldwide Gross:
$43,325,009Company Credits
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Lance: Why?
Shaun: Because you're an embarrassment.
Lance: OK!
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by Sam Hollander, David Schommer, Chris Sobiech, Doug Ray Aaron Hendelman & Devon Callahan
Performed by Bad Ronald
Courtesy of Reprise Records
By Arrangement with Warner Special Products
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Jake Kasdan's father, Lawrence Kasdan, wrote the screenplay for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). Colin Hanks' brother Chet Hanks appeared in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). See more »Goofs
When Don Durkett moves to get close to Shaun while Shaun is seated on the couch, Ashley is on Shaun's right. When the shot switches to show the shot over Shaun's shoulder, Ashley is on his left. The next shot, she's back on his right. See more »Quotes
Shaun: Lance, I want you to stay in your room.Lance: Why?
Shaun: Because you're an embarrassment.
Lance: OK!
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During the opening credits both the font of the credits and the way they are displayed are similar to that of the output of a typewriter. See more »Soundtracks
1st Timeby Sam Hollander, David Schommer, Chris Sobiech, Doug Ray Aaron Hendelman & Devon Callahan
Performed by Bad Ronald
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** 1/2
Starring: Colin Hanks, Schuyler Fisk, Jack Black, and Catherine O' Hara.
A smart teenager's transcript is switched with the wrong guy, and when it's sent to Stanford, guess who gets accepted. That's right, the guy who didn't even apply there. The over-achieving genius and his drug-addicted brother travel to Stanford to get things straight and get him into college.
Jack Black and Colin Hanks do the best they can to make this blue comedy funny. When I say it's blue in comedy, I mean it lacks it. The movie has a funny plot and funny cameos, but it isn't funny enough to give the film three stars.
It's close, but not quite.