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.

• MTV Films
• Paramount Pictures
• Colin Hanks
• Jack Black
• Schuyler Fisk
• Catherine O'Hara
• John Lithgow
• Mike White
• Lily Tomlin
• Chevy Chase