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Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004)

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Reviews Counted: 143

Fresh: 105

Rotten:38

Average Rating: 6.4/10

Consensus: The likable leads and subversion of racial stereotypes elevate Harold and Kumar above the typical stoner comedy.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for strong language, sexual content, drug use and some crude humor

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Jul 30, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $18,225,165

Synopsis: 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... 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. [More]

Starring: John Cho, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris, Malin Akerman

Starring: John Cho, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris, Malin Akerman, David Krumholtz, Paula Garces, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Siu Ta, Sandy Jobin-Bevans, Christopher Meloni, Gary Anthony Williams, Bobbi Lee, Fred Willard, Steve Braun, Ethan Embry, Luis Guzman, Jamie Kennedy

Director: Danny Leiner

Director: Danny Leiner
Screenwriter: Jonathan Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg
Producer: Greg Shapiro, Nathan Kahane
Composer: David Kitay
Studio: New Line Cinema

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  • In the year's funniest comedy, two guys on a quest to satisfy their cravings for burgers find themselves on a hilarious all-night adventure as they run into one screwy obstacle after another.
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    You'll laugh, you'll laugh, and you'll laugh%u2014especially if you see the movie in the cannabis enhanced glaze that the filmmakers intend.

    Full Review Source: ColeSmithey.com | comment Comment
    04/15/09
    Cole Smithey
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    Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
    10/18/08
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    'This night is about the American dream,' Kumar promises, and you know what? It sort of is. [Blu-Ray]

    Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
    08/04/08
    Peter Canavese
    Groucho Reviews

    ...for all its juvenile shortcomings, there's a sweet and beguiling charm to the film.

    Full Review Source: DVDTown.com | comment Comment
    07/20/08
    John J. Puccio
    DVDTown.com

    A deserving, albeit minor classic, if only for being so bold as to describe Katie Holmes' breasts as being "the exact opposite" of the Holocaust.

    Full Review Source: Projection Booth | comment Comment
    05/02/08
    Rob Humanick
    Projection Booth

    ...fares a whole lot better than the majority of its stoner-comedy brethren...

    Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
    05/01/08
    David Nusair
    Reel Film Reviews

    An over-the-top romp which rehashes lots of dumb drug jokes but breaks far enough away from the tried-and-true teen formula to earn a high mark even from this jaded critic.

    Full Review Source: Bean Soup Times | comment Comment
    04/11/08
    Kam Williams
    Bean Soup Times

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    Full Review Source: Big Picture Big Sound | comment Comment
    12/27/07
    Joe Lozito
    Big Picture Big Sound

    A multilayered goof on ethnic stereotypes...

    Full Review Source: Rolling Stone | comment Comment
    08/14/07
    Peter Travers
    Rolling Stone
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    Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
    10/30/06
    Dan Jardine
    Apollo Guide

    a whacky, racially refreshing breather in Hollywood's white-dominated, politically over-correct bummer of a mainstream culture

    Full Review Source: Perihelion Journal | comment Comment
    08/24/06
    Jay Antani
    Perihelion Journal

    Go ahead, it's what you crave.

    Full Review Source: Boulder Weekly | comment Comment
    06/23/06
    Thomas Delapa
    Boulder Weekly

    While unabashedly unsophisticated, this flick is subtly smarter, more audacious and more finely tuned than other movies of its ilk...

    Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
    05/26/06
    Jeffrey M. Anderson
    Combustible Celluloid

    Warm, crazily inventive and sometimes hysterical...

    Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
    04/01/06
    Empire Magazine

    Behind all the Farrelly-esque gross-out humour and Cheech & Chong-isms lies a sensitive little picture with a deftly handled anti-racism slant.

    Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
    02/09/06
    Derek Adams
    Time Out

    It's all as serious as a White Castle slider.

    Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
    01/17/06
    Dennis Schwartz
    Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    ...this film is dreadful! Horrible! Terrible! Aaaarrggghhh!

    Full Review Source: www.kcactive.com | comment 5 Comments
    07/25/05
    Uri Lessing
    www.kcactive.com

    Funny and brave; it's tradition with a refreshing new twist.

    Full Review Source: Window to the Movies | comment Comment
    04/15/05
    Jeffrey Chen
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    04/02/05
    Garth Franklin
    Dark Horizons

    Frankly, if there isn't already another Harold and Kumar movie in the works, then there should be.

    Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
    03/09/05
    Matthew Turner
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