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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.

Runtime: 88 mins

Genre: Comedies

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

Full Review Source: www.kcactive.com | comment 6 Comments
07/25/05
Uri Lessing
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
Jeffrey Chen
Window to the Movies

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Full Review Source: Dark Horizons | comment Comment
04/02/05
Garth Franklin
Garth Franklin
Dark Horizons

Director Danny Leiner has now elevated the stoner comedy to its highest peak...

Full Review Source: Movie Gazette | comment Comment
02/26/05
Anton Bitel
Anton Bitel
Movie Gazette

Stretches the boundaries of offensiveness in ways that both make us laugh and make us think.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
01/15/05
Stephanie Zacharek
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com

A thin setup followed by thinner jokes.

Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
01/08/05
Forrest Hartman
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal

A thin setup followed by thinner jokes.

Full Review Source: Reno Gazette-Journal | comment Comment
01/08/05
Forrest Hartman
Forrest Hartman
Reno Gazette-Journal

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Full Review Source: StaciWilson.com | comment 2 Comments
01/01/05
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
StaciWilson.com

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle is the latest multicultural variant of the lowbrow buddy comedy in which the heroes just want to get high and laid.

Full Review Source: Blogcritics.org | comment Comment
10/10/04
Alan Dale
Alan Dale
Blogcritics.org

There is a lot of imagination in this wacky ride of a film that would make 'The Dude' from The Big Lebowski very happy.

Full Review Source: Town Talk (Alexandria, LA) | comment Comment
09/15/04
Andrew Griffin
Andrew Griffin
Town Talk (Alexandria, LA)

It's what a stoner comedy should be. It's what a buddy comedy should be. Two for the price of one sure as hell ain't bad . . . the funniest thing I've seen in months.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
09/04/04
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
eFilmCritic.com

Nearly every gut-wrenching turn is somehow derived from an ethnic slur, juvenile sight gag, or the glorification of an illegal substance and its side effects.

Full Review Source: The Badger Herald | comment Comment
09/02/04
Mac Verstandig
Mac Verstandig
The Badger Herald

So disreputable in its premise and so fly-by-night in its technique that it's easy to enjoy. It's unburdened by aspirations

Full Review Source: F5 (Wichita, KS) | comment Comment
08/17/04
Jake Euker
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

Features quite possibly the worst, most unfunny scene of the 2004 film year.

Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com | comment Comment
08/16/04
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
FilmJerk.com

as far as stoner comedies go, this is a surprisingly well-done affair

Full Review Source: Sean the Movie Guy | comment Comment
08/12/04
Sean McBride
Sean McBride
Sean the Movie Guy

Harold and Kumar discover that the American Dream is not to be Doogie Howser; it's to be Neil Patrick Harris.

Full Review Source: Flak Magazine | comment Comment
08/11/04
Stephen Himes
Stephen Himes
Flak Magazine

pulls off the nearly impossible in subverting racial stereotypes by constantly evoking them

Full Review Source: Q Network Film Desk | comment Comment
08/11/04
James Kendrick
James Kendrick
Q Network Film Desk

A raft of guest stars (Neil Patrick Harris, Christopher Meloni, Anthony Anderson, Bobby Lee of "Mad TV")--at their absolute wackiest--flesh out this stoners' banquet.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
08/08/04
David Noh
David Noh
Film Journal International

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Full Review Source: Journal News (Westchester, NY) | comment Comment
08/07/04
David Germain
David Germain
Journal News (Westchester, NY)

...all of which add up to nothing in terms of plot, but plenty in terms of entertainment value, laughs and fun.

Full Review Source: JoBlo's Movie Emporium | comment Comment
08/07/04
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April 08, 2009: Kal Penn Trades Acting for Public Service Opens in new window
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