

“It's not just a place. It's a state of mind.”
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.
Directed by Jake Kasdan, Adam Schroeder, Herb Gains
User score
511 votes






Released
January 11, 2002
1h 22m
English
Budget → Revenue
$18M → $43.3M

Colin Hanks
Shaun Brumder

Jack Black
Lance Brumder

Schuyler Fisk
Ashley

Catherine O'Hara
Cindy Beugler

John Lithgow
Bud Brumder

Mike White
Mr. Burke

Lily Tomlin
Charlotte Cobb

Chevy Chase
Principal Harbert

George Murdock
Bob Beugler

Carly Pope
Tanya

Natasha Melnick
Katie

Kyle Howard
Arlo

Bret Harrison
Lonny

R.J. Knoll
Chad

Lillian Hurst
Lupe

Leslie Mann
Krista

Garry Marshall
Arthur Gantner

Dana Ivey
Vera Gantner

Harold Ramis
Don Durkett

David Doty
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