- Harold & Kumar
Infobox_Film
name= Harold & Kumar
caption = Theatrical poster to the first film
director=Danny Leiner Jon Hurwitz Hayden Schlossberg
producer= Greg Shapiro
writer= Jon Hurwitz
Hayden Schlossberg
starring=Kal Penn John Cho
music= David Kitay
James L. Venable
distributor=New Line Cinema Warner Bros.
released= 2004 - 2008
runtime=
language= English
country =United States Canada
budget="Harold & Kumar" is a stoner
comedy film series starringJohn Cho andKal Penn . The first film "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle " was released in 2004. A sequel "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay " followed in 2008. A third film in the series has been announced.Plots
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Harold Lee and Kumar Patel are two
stoner s who get the munchies and embark on a quest forWhite Castle burgers after seeing a TV commercial for the same. On their way they encounter many obstacles, including a gang of skate punks, a raccoon with attitude, a group of Asian nerds, an unlikely married couple who are Jesus freaks and sex seekers, a racist police officer, a cheetah on the lam from a zoo, and an out-of-controlNeil Patrick Harris .Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
The second film follows the cross-country adventures of the pot-smoking duo as they try to outrun authorities who suspect them of being terrorists when they try to sneak a bong on board their flight to Amsterdam.
Characters
Harold Lee
Kumar Patel
Made the phrase "Nice Pubes"
Neil Patrick Harris
Both films feature
Neil Patrick Harris playing a fictionalized version of himself. In the films, Harris is portrayed as a heavy drug user andwomanizer .Rosenberg and Goldstein
Two friends of Harold and Kumar. [IMDB trivia entry for "Harold & Kumar" [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0366551/trivia] ]
Future of the series
Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg have announced plans to write and direct a third "Harold & Kumar" film, Greg Shapiro will return as producer with Kal Penn and John Cho expected to return in their title roles. [ [http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/07/25/harold-and-kumar-3-announced/ Harold and Kumar 3 Announced] ] [cite web|url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989452.html?categoryid=13&cs=1|title='Harold & Kumar' set for third puff|publisher=Variety|first=Tatiana|last=Siegel|date=2008-07-24|accessdate=2008-08-02]
References
External Links
* [http://www.haroldandkumar.com/ Official website]
*imdb title|0366551|Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
*imdb title|0481536|Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
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