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Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (published in some countries as Harold and Kumar get the Munchies, because there are no White Castles outside of the U.S.) is a 2004 stoner film that seeks to break stereotypes, especially racial, in American culture. The plot revolves around the two title characters, who decide to go to the fast food restaurant White Castle after smoking some marijuana, only to find themselves on a crazy adventure instead. The main characters are Harold Lee, played by John Cho, and Kumar Patel, played by Kal Penn.

The film was written by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, and directed by Danny Leiner. It also has appearances by Paula Garcés, Anthony Anderson, Ethan Embry, Jamie Kennedy, Christopher Meloni, Malin Akerman, Ryan Reynolds, Shaun Majumder, David Krumholtz, Eddie Kaye Thomas, and Neil Patrick Harris (as himself).

The Cherry Hill, New Jersey White Castle location is fictional. Cherry Hill was chosen because it enabled the movie producers to shoot the film over a more substantial and varied landscape. A few scenes are shot in Etobicoke, a suburb on the west end of Toronto, Canada. The college scenes were also filmed in Canada - at the University of Toronto's Hart House. However, contrary to the plot of the movie, there is no White Castle located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey - it had to be trucked in. (Meanwhile, there is a White Castle in New Brunswick, NJ, which hasn't closed, also contrary to the plot of the movie.)

This movie was well received by critics, and a sequel is planned, Harold and Kumar Go to Amsterdam (working title).

Characters

Harold Lee - A shy, intelligent Korean American investment banker. He has a crush on Maria, who lives in his building. He's also a constant workhorse from a couple of irresponsible work superiors. John Hughes' Sixteen Candles
is one of his favorite movies.

Kumar Patel - Harold's best friend, Kumar is a second generation Indian American. He is extremely talented in the field of medicine, but resists going to medical school, perhaps because his father and brother are both doctors and because he considers himself an opponent of the establishment. He is much more confident (and laidback) than his best friend.

Maria Quesa Dilla - Harold's love interest, an attractive woman of Latina descent who lives in an apartment in Harold and Kumar's building. Harold eventually gathers the courage to ask her out. She agrees, but is on her way to Amsterdam for 10 days. It is also revealed that Maria shares Harold's taste in movies with her being seen by Harold and Kumar going to see Sixteen Candles at a local movie theatre that was holding a late-night John Hughes movie marathon.

The Extreme Sports Punks - A group of obnoxious, junk food munching, adrenaline-fueled ne'er do well punks who torment Harold, Kumar and just about any poor soul in their path. Their favorite exclamation is "Extreme," and at least one of the gang has an embarrassing fondness for power ballads by female pop music singers and groups.

Rosenberg and Goldstein - Harold and Kumar's Jewish counterparts and friends. They constantly talk about sex, they smoke pot from a shofar-shaped bong, and they pepper their speech with Jewish phrases. They also spend their night in a quest for food, in their case, going to "Hot Dog Heaven," after turning down Harold and Kumar's invitation to come with them to White Castle and saying that they were staying at home to watch The Gift
on HBO to see the scenes in the movie where Katie Holmes
is naked and shows her breasts. Their names are a reference to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, and the writers (who based these characters loosely on themselves) have expressed interest in making a movie about what these characters did while Harold and Kumar were going to White Castle, ala "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
."

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