Trivia for
Orange County (2002) More at IMDbPro »

• Three people involved in the production have famous parents. Colin Hanks is Tom Hanks' son, Schuyler Fisk is Sissy Spacek's daughter and director Jake Kasdan is Lawrence Kasdan's son.
  
  
• Notable directors that appear as actors: Garry Marshall, Harold Ramis and Ben Stiller (who also appeared as supporting lead in Kasdan's earlier film, Zero Effect (1998)).
  
  
• Cameo: [Mike White] The writer appears as the English teacher.
  
  
• Jack Black is writer Mike White's next-door neighbor; his part in the movie was written specifically for him. Surprisingly little was improvised.
  
  
• Before Lance jumps into the pool to save Shaun, he takes off his socks. This was not in the script but was an idea of Jack Black's wardrobe assistant. Black found the idea hilarious and the gag remained in the film.
  
  
• The web address written on Shaun's keyboard (seen while he is writing at the beginning of the movie) is 'www.thrashermagazine.com', the site of "Thrasher", a monthly publication mainly devoted to skating and surfing.
  
  
• Jack Black wore a wig throughout the entire film.
  
  

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