"There is definitely that feeling of being in a secret society, " said actor Colin Hanks, who said he has been a Kings fan since his father, actor Tom Hanks, took him to his first game in 1987.

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When one of her lapses prevents the affable senior-class president (Colin Hanks) from gaining acceptance to Stanford, he decides to argue his case in person, enlisting the help of his crunchy girlfriend (Schuyler Fisk) and his sweaty armpit of a brother (Jack Black).

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He takes on a new assistant, in the shape of Troy (Colin Hanks) a pleasant fellow, who keeps telling us (in a superfluous voice-over) how life-changing the experience has been, although he seems no less dull at the end of it than he did at the start.

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