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.
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Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004)
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Reviews Counted:146
Fresh:107
Rotten:39
Average Rating:6.4/10
Consensus: The likable leads and subversion of racial stereotypes elevate Harold and Kumar above the typical stoner comedy.
Theatrical Release: Jul 30, 2004 Wide
Box Office: $18.2M
Synopsis: Two likeable underdogs, Harold and Kumar, set out on a Friday night quest to satisfy their craving for White Castle hamburgers and end up on an epic... [More]
Starring: John Cho, Kal Penn, Paula Garcés, Neil Patrick Harris
Director: Danny Leiner
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REVIEWS FOR HAROLD & KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE
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Oct 18, 2008
'This night is about the American dream,' Kumar promises, and you know what? It sort of is. [Blu-Ray]
Aug 4, 2008
...for all its juvenile shortcomings, there's a sweet and beguiling charm to the film.
Jul 20, 2008
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.
May 2, 2008
...fares a whole lot better than the majority of its stoner-comedy brethren...
May 1, 2008
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.
Apr 11, 2008
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Dec 27, 2007
A multilayered goof on ethnic stereotypes...
Aug 14, 2007
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Oct 30, 2006
a whacky, racially refreshing breather in Hollywood's white-dominated, politically over-correct bummer of a mainstream culture
Aug 24, 2006
Go ahead, it's what you crave.
Jun 23, 2006
While unabashedly unsophisticated, this flick is subtly smarter, more audacious and more finely tuned than other movies of its ilk...
May 26, 2006
Warm, crazily inventive and sometimes hysterical...
Apr 1, 2006
Behind all the Farrelly-esque gross-out humour and Cheech & Chong-isms lies a sensitive little picture with a deftly handled anti-racism slant.
Feb 9, 2006
It's all as serious as a White Castle slider.
Jan 17, 2006
...this film is dreadful! Horrible! Terrible! Aaaarrggghhh!
Jul 25, 2005
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Jul 5, 2005
Funny and brave; it's tradition with a refreshing new twist.
Apr 15, 2005
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Apr 2, 2005
LATEST NEWS FOR HAROLD & KUMAR GO TO WHITE CASTLE
April 2, 2010:
New Directors for Next American Pie, Harold & Kumar Sequels
"Harold & Kumar" creators Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg have been hired to direct the next "American Pie" sequel, leaving "A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas" in the hands of Todd Strauss-Schulson.
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April 8, 2009:
Kal Penn Trades Acting for Public Service
"Harold and Kumar" star Kal Penn has given up acting -- but rather than pursuing a new career in hip-hop, Penn will be joining the Obama administration as the new associate director of the Office of...
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July 25, 2008:
Mandate Greenlights Harold and Kumar 3
They've gone to White Castle and escaped from Guantanamo Bay, but they aren't done yet: there's a Harold and Kumar 3 in the works.
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