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Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

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6.5/10 • 2K

2004-07-021h 28m

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Fast food. High times.

Nerdy accountant Harold and his irrepressible friend, Kumar, get stoned watching television and find themselves utterly bewitched by a commercial for White Castle. Convinced there must be one nearby, the two set out on a late-night odyssey that takes them deep into New Jersey. Somehow, the boys manage to run afoul of rednecks, cops and even a car-stealing Neil Patrick Harris before getting anywhere near their beloved sliders.

Directors
Danny Leiner
Editors
Jeff Betancourt

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  1. John Cho

    John Cho

    Harold Lee

  2. Kal Penn

    Kal Penn

    Kumar Patel

  3. Paula Garcés

    Paula Garcés

    Maria

  4. Neil Patrick Harris

    Neil Patrick Harris

    Neil Patrick Harris

  5. David Krumholtz

    David Krumholtz

    Seth Goldstein

  6. Malin Åkerman

    Malin Åkerman

    Liane

  7. Kate Kelton

    Kate Kelton

    Christy

  8. Brooke D'Orsay

    Brooke D'Orsay

    Clarissa

  9. Steve Braun

    Steve Braun

    Cole

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Kamurai

Sep 15, 2020

6/10

Decent watch, could watch again, and can recommend. I'm not a fan of drug humor, "because he's HIGH" isn't a good enough joke to me, but this felt like a spiritual successor to "Dumb and Dumber" (another movie that is funny, but I'm not a huge fan of). John Cho and Kal Penn work amazingly together, so much so that I'm honestly surprised there isn't a web series of "Harold and Kumar" skits (and if there are, then happy day) trying to wring blood from stone. The story has a great structure: a clear antagonist, clear love interest, a goal, plenty of adversity, and lots of quality character interaction. The problem with the content is that it's a series of ever increasing ridiculous events. The continuity suffers a bit, but its done so well that it feels seemless in the moment. The comedy writing is good enough that it holds up over 16 years, the majority of which is really funny. It's not so funny that this is an amazing movie, but it definitely makes it work a watch.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$9,000,000.00
Revenue
$23,936,908.00
Keywords
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