January 25, 2002

'Orange County'

By CHRISTOPHER FLORES

What it is: A movie about an overzealous Stanford University applicant, Shawn Brumder, played by Colin Hanks, who has 24 hours to correct a transcript error that has gotten him rejected from the prestigious university. In the course of this adventure, he pleads his case to the dean of admissions, just before his brother, played by a perennial ne'er-do-well, Jack Black, burns down the admissions building.

Our expert: Robin Mamlet, Stanford's dean of admissions, who saw the movie with

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