"Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County" (2004) TV series 2004-????

User Rating:

3.9/10   

Writer:

Gary Auerbach (developer)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

28 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Reality-TV

Plot:

MTV follows eight teens living in Laguna Beach nearing the end of high school and beginning the next chapter of their lives.

Plot Keywords:

High School | Teen | Teenager | Student | Surfer

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Kristin Cavallari	...	Herself (28 episodes, 2004-2005)
Stephen Colletti	...	Himself (27 episodes, 2004-2005)
Talan Torriero	...	Himself (27 episodes, 2004-2005)
Lauren Conrad	...	Herself (26 episodes, 2004-2005)
Taylor Cole	...	Herself (18 episodes, 2005-2006)
Alex Murrel	...	Herself (18 episodes, 2005-2006)
Dieter Schmitz	...	Himself (17 episodes, 2004-2005)
Casey Reinhardt	...	Herself (17 episodes, 2005)
Jessica Smith	...	Herself (17 episodes, 2005)
Jason Wahler	...	Himself (17 episodes, 2005)
Raquel Donatelli	...	Herself (16 episodes, 2006)
Kyndra Mayo	...	Herself (15 episodes, 2005-2006)
Alex H.		(14 episodes, 2005)
Kelan Hurley	...	Himself (14 episodes, 2006)
Alex Atkinson	...	Himself (13 episodes, 2006)
Chase Johnson	...	Himself (12 episodes, 2006)

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Series Directed by
Jason Sands		(21 episodes, 2005-2006)
Hisham Abed		(15 episodes, 2006)
George Plamondon		(11 episodes, 2004)

Series Writing credits
Gary Auerbach		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Kevin Lopez	....	co-executive producer / executive producer (33 episodes, 2005-2006)
Rajan Shandil	....	story producer (33 episodes, 2005-2006)
Colin Nash	....	producer (17 episodes, 2005)
Jennifer Dugan	....	line producer (16 episodes, 2006)
Steve Krueger	....	co-executive producer (16 episodes, 2006)
Paul Harrison	....	consulting producer (11 episodes, 2004)
Paulina Williams	....	senior producer (11 episodes, 2005-2006)
Rick Sasson	....	story producer (3 episodes, 2006)
Gary Auerbach	....	development producer / executive producer (unknown episodes)
Craig Borders	....	lead producer (unknown episodes)
Todd Darling	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Tony DiSanto	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Adam DiVello	....	development producer / supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Mark Ford	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Morgan J. Freeman	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Liz Gateley	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Tina Gazzerro	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Caroline Pessoa	....	coordinating producer (unknown episodes)
Jessica Reynolds	....	talent producer (unknown episodes)
Wendy Riche	....	co-executive producer (unknown episodes)
Jason Sands	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Dave Sirulnick	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Jen Sleeper	....	associate story producer (unknown episodes)
Kathryn Takis	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)
Noel Williams	....	segment producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Jon Ernst		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Rob Bruce		(33 episodes, 2005-2006)
Hisham Abed		(28 episodes, 2004-2005)

Series Film Editing by
Dustin Peterson		(33 episodes, 2005-2006)
Darren Kloomok		(11 episodes, 2004-2006)
Tim Sullivan		(10 episodes, 2005)
Ross Guidici		(10 episodes, 2006)
Sandra Montiel		(6 episodes, 2004-2005)
Hudie Ayalon		(unknown episodes)
Jeff Bartsch		(unknown episodes)
Jeff Becko		(unknown episodes)
Aaron I. Butler		(unknown episodes)
Jennifer Cardenas		(unknown episodes)
Oren Castro		(unknown episodes)
Michael Friedman		(unknown episodes)
J. Kathleen Gibson		(unknown episodes)
Susan K. Hoover		(unknown episodes)
Shannon Mitchell		(unknown episodes)
Folmer Wiesinger		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Morgan Fahey		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Michael Figueiredo	....	post-production supervisor (44 episodes, 2004-2006)
Annika Hays	....	post-production manager (33 episodes, 2005-2006)
Noel Williams	....	unit production manager (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Michael Piotrowski	....	sound mixer (11 episodes, 2004)
Scott Solan	....	sound supervisor (11 episodes, 2004)
Kris Bagley	....	sound mixer (4 episodes, 2006)
Jeffrey Adelman	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Tim Coston	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Keith A. Garcia	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Erik Llauger-Meiselman	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Jimmy J. Norris	....	sound mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Carston Bell	....	aerial camera operator (44 episodes, 2004-2006)
Marco Hoffman	....	camera operator (32 episodes, 2005-2006)
Alan Mackulin	....	assistant camera / additional camera operator (21 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ryan Eng	....	first assistant camera (5 episodes, 2006)
Alan Pottasch	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 2005)
Pauline Edwards	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Lewis Fowler	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Tim Harland	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
James Jansen	....	additional cinematographer / camera operator (unknown episodes)
Jennifer Lane	....	additional camera operator (unknown episodes)
Grg Magidow	....	assistant camera / camera operator (unknown episodes)
Samuel McDonough	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
Mark Perez	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Mark Petersen	....	director of photography: additional photography (unknown episodes)
Jerrold Ridenour	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Troy Swisher	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)
David West	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Chris Williams	....	assistant camera (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Jennifer Sleeper	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Sunny Bresin	....	lead assistant editor / assistant editor (43 episodes, 2004-2006)
Kurt Tuffendsam	....	assistant editor (16 episodes, 2006)
Mark Mullally	....	assistant editor (11 episodes, 2004)
Annika Hays	....	post-production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Tony Nagatani	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Raymond Parra	....	on-line editor (unknown episodes)
Lacey Reilly	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Linda Rzezik	....	assistant editor (unknown episodes)
Randy Starnes	....	colorist (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Jon Ernst	....	music supervisor (unknown episodes)
Britni Sheridan	....	musician (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Hope Wilson	....	field coordinator (17 episodes, 2005)
Nick Clark	....	production assistant (16 episodes, 2006)
Andrea Gruber	....	publicist (16 episodes, 2006)
Maxwell A. Kaufman	....	production coordinator: Field (16 episodes, 2006)
Nicolae Predescu Jr.	....	production management (16 episodes, 2006)
Ralik Rachman	....	dubber (16 episodes, 2006)
Andrea Rehrig	....	talent coordinator (16 episodes, 2006)
Bridget Goodbody	....	coordinator (11 episodes, 2004)
April Bennett	....	assistant to executive producer (10 episodes, 2006)
David Burberry	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2006)
Brian Runnels	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jennifer Kaiser	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2005)
Benilda 'Bunny' Capule	....	finance manager (unknown episodes, 2006)
Johnny Andreu	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Julie Auerbach	....	consultant (unknown episodes)
James Belz	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Michael Breiburg	....	logger (unknown episodes)
Holli Bremer	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Laura Burnett	....	logger (unknown episodes)
Brad Cordeiro	....	logger (unknown episodes)
Adam Dobosz	....	field mixer (unknown episodes)
Meghan Dowd	....	script coordinator (unknown episodes)
Steve Ginsburg	....	finance manager (unknown episodes)
Ed Hajarian	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Paul Harrison	....	consultant (unknown episodes)
Peter Hoare	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Steve Krueger	....	consultant (unknown episodes)
Donovan Lovell	....	coordinator (unknown episodes)
Andy Magidow	....	logger (unknown episodes)
Tiffany Maresh	....	logger (unknown episodes)
Anthony Muro	....	tape dubber (unknown episodes)
Sam Nainoa	....	set production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jaime Paxton	....	assistant to executive producer / story coordinator / ... (unknown episodes)
Jayna Pellegrino	....	assistant accountant / production assistant / ... (unknown episodes)
Eduardo Penna	....	logger (unknown episodes)
Mat Pruneda	....	story assistant (unknown episodes)
Hanne Robins	....	senior production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Mark Scheibal	....	consultant (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey Schneider	....	business affairs (unknown episodes)
Rajan Shandil	....	story assistant (unknown episodes)
April Tally	....	travel coordinator (unknown episodes)
Kimberly Walters	....	production accountant (unknown episodes)
Steve Watkins	....	logger (unknown episodes)
Hashim Williams	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Go Go Luckey Productions
• MTV Networks

Distributors

• Music Television (MTV) (2004-) (USA) (TV)
• Five Life (2006-) (UK) (TV)

Other Companies

• Filmtools  expendables
• Montgomery & Co. Creative  main title design
• West Post Digital  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

Laguna Beach (Australia)

Runtime:

USA:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:G (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Laguna Beach, California, USA

Company:

Go Go Luckey Productions

Quotes:

Alex Hooser: It's fate telling you, you need to get a new car.
Kristin Cavalleri: Exactly! I'm gonna be like Dad. You're Buddhist, you believe in that.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "One Tree Hill: Forever and Almost Always (#6.23)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Flown

MTV's Laguna Beach and the Decline of the American Empire

This program could be an ingenious strategic weapon, were it created by terrorists to facilitate the eventual disintegration of the moral fabric of America.

"Laguna Beach" and its ugly sister show, "The Hills" comprise a layer of bile accumulated atop an age of media diarrhea that is severely damaging the values system of a generation of kids. The mere concept of delivering "fabricated reality" to a youth demographic before they are adequately media-literate and intellectually equipped to make such a critical distinction presents a set of truly frightening possibilities...and the fact that it's justified as mindless, harmless fun is arguably the most cynical and insidious part of it.

The fallout is that we're going to see a lot of severe depression and a marked lack of ambition in the forthcoming generation, when the crushing blow of reality takes hold - a reality in which their media-fed perceptions of automatic entitlement to celebrity and wealth are challenged.

Were I a parent, I would honestly consider putting a content filter on MTV so as to spare my kids the surgery-free frontal lobotomy provided by this type of content.

In fact, I would sooner buy my kids subscriptions to the Spice Channel than let them watch this crap.