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Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
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.
2004 · Directed by Danny Leiner · 88 min · Comedy · Adventure · Screenplay in the scene database · 16 frames
Tagline
Fast food. High times.
Plot
Investment banker Harold Lee is coerced by his colleagues into doing their work while they go out partying. His friend, Kumar Patel, attends a medical school interview, but intentionally botches it to prevent getting accepted.
After Harold fails once again to talk to his attractive neighbor, Maria, he and Kumar smoke marijuana together, during which they see an advertisement for White Castle and decide to get hamburgers. They travel to the nearest one in New Brunswick, but find it replaced by "Burger Shack". However, they are told of another White Castle in Cherry Hill.
On the way there, Kumar stops at Princeton University to buy more marijuana. A student agrees to sell him some, but Kumar is forced to flee when discovered by campus security. Harold and Kumar resume their drive when Kumar pulls over to urinate, where a raccoon gets in the car and bites Harold.
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Crew
- Screenplay: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg
- Cinematography: Bruce Douglas Johnson
- Edited by: Jeff Betancourt
- Music: David Kitay
- Production design: Steve Rosenzweig
- Produced by: Nathan Kahane, Greg Shapiro
Cast
- John Cho as Harold Lee
- Kal Penn as Kumar Patel
- Paula Garcés as Maria
- Neil Patrick Harris as Neil Patrick Harris
- David Krumholtz as Seth Goldstein
- Eddie Kaye Thomas as Rosenberg
- Christopher Meloni as Freakshow
- Malin Akerman as Liane
- Ryan Reynolds as Male Nurse
- Fred Willard as Dr. Willoughby
Production
- Country: United States of America
- Language: English, Hindi
- Studios: Senator International, Kingsgate Films, Endgame Entertainment, New Line Cinema
- Budget: $9,000,000
- Box office: $23,936,908
- Themes: sibling relationship, new jersey, amsterdam, netherlands, road trip, cannabis, pot smoking, marijuana, police chase, east asian lead, buddy
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