Oliver Platt & Allison Janney on 'The Oranges': In 'The Oranges,' Oliver Platt and Allison Janney play Terry and Carol Ostroff, a couple whose daughter (Leighton Meester) has an affair with Terry's best friend, played by Hugh Laurie. Strange but true: it's a comedy.
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