Orange County is an American movie released in 2002. The movie was distributed by Paramount Pictures and produced by MTV Films and Scott Rudin. The movie was directed by Jake Kasdan and written by Mike White. The MPAA rated the movie PG-13 for language, drug content, and sexuality.

Tagline: It's not just a place, it's a state of mind.

Shaun Brumder is a local surfer kid from Orange County, California who, after the death of his best friend, becomes disillusioned with his life and looks for another path. He stumbles upon a book and decides to become an author. He dreams of going to Stanford to study with the book's author, Marcus Skinner, and to get away from his disfunctional household. When his application is rejected after his dim-witted guidance counselor sends in the wrong transcript, Shaun goes to great lengths (with a little help from his girlfriend Ashley and his drugged-out older brother Lance) to get into Stanford by any means possible.