Following up his hit DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR? writer-director Danny Leiner has come up with the riotous road-trip comedy HAROLD & KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE. Harold (John Cho) has graduated college and is now working at a cubicle, where he is abused by other workers and forced to do their jobs for them. Kumar (Kal Penn) is expected to go to medical school to follow in the footsteps of his father and brother, but he'd rather spend his time partying. The entire film takes place in one night, as wild Kumar is determined to get a sack of burgers at White Castle, even though his more staid roommate would prefer to stay home and finish a project for his officemates. While Kumar seeks fun and adventure, lusting after nearly every woman he meets, Harold dreams only of Maria (Paula Garces), the woman down the hall whom he likes but is too afraid to talk to. Harold & Kumar's excellent adventure includes an outrageous bathroom scene in a college; a cop who takes his job way too seriously; a group of extreme, rad dudes who harass Harold, Kumar, and a convenience store manager; LAW & ORDER: SVU's Chris Meloni as an incredibly disgusting possible psycho; and Neil Patrick Harris playing himself, making fun of his Doogie Howser image. In addition to plenty of raunchy--and very funny--references to sex, drugs, and rock & roll, Leiner also takes on stereotypes and the meaning of love.
THEATRICAL RELEASE: JULY 30, 2004 (LIMITED)
DVD Features:
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary
Deleted Scenes
Featurette
Interviews
Music Video
DVD ROM Features:
DVD Rom
Stars
John Cho: Actor, FANGS (1998)
Kal Penn: Indian Actor, AMERICAN DESI (2001)
Neil Patrick Harris: American Film/TV Actor
Malin Akerman: Actor, HAROLD & KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE (2004)
David Krumholz: Actor, HAROLD & KUMAR... (2004)
Paula Garces: Star, CLOCKSTOPPERS (2001)
Eddie Kaye Thomas: Actor
Siu Ta: Actor, HAROLD & KUMAR... (2004)
Sandy Jobin-Bevans: Actor, Actor, HAROLD & KUMAR... (2004)
Christopher Meloni: Actor
Gary Anthony Williams: Actor
Bobbi Lee:
Fred Willard: American actor
Steve Braun: Actor
Ethan Embry: Actor, DUTCH
Luis Guzmán: Puerto Rican actor, BOOGIE NIGHTS
Jamie Kennedy:
Director
Danny Leiner: Film, TV director, DUDE, WHERE'S MY CAR? (2000)
Producer
Greg Shapiro: Producer, INVESTIGATING SEX (2002)
Nathan Kahane: Producer, HAROLD & KUMAR... (2004)
Screenwriter
Jonathan Hurwitz: Screenwriter, SCARY MOVIE 3 (2003)
Hayden Schlossberg: Screenwriter, SCARY MOVIE 3 (2003)
Composer
David Kitay: American Composer
Director of Photography
Bruce Douglas Johnson:
Review 1:
"They're witty, focused, and highly aware. They make having a brain look hip."
Source: Entertainment Weekly
p.60 08/06/2004
Review 2:
"[T]he classic inebriated double-act gimmick is smartly updated....Sublime."
Source: Uncut
p.148 10/01/2004
Review 3:
"John Cho and Kal Penn play off each other with the timing of a veteran comedy team..."
Source: Los Angeles Times
p.E6 07/30/2004
Review 4:
"For fans of stoner cinema....Harold and Kumar's escapades could be among the most intoxicatingly pleasurable since Cheech and Chong went UP IN SMOKE. The film's narrative has an appealing looseness..."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.50-1 12/01/2004
Review 5:
"Funny, oddball, goofy, affectionate."
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
p.13 12/31/2004
Review 6:
"A multilayered goof on ethnic stereotypes..."
Source: Rolling Stone
p.66 01/27/2005
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