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Actors: John Cho, Kal Penn, Neil Patrick Harris
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle |
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Harold is a Korean-American investment banker in his 20s who doesn't have the guts to ask his sexy Hispanic neighbor Maria out. Kumar is an Indian-American (not American Indian) who is avoiding going to medical school for fear of being a stereotype. The two roommates are best friends. One night they want those delicious little White Castle burgers. What starts out to be a drive to the only White Castle location in the area turns into an all-out quest to fulfill their craving after they run into numerous and ludicrous obstacles, including a roving group of racists, a car accident, an escaped cheetah, and a coked-up Neil Patrick Harris.
--Sarah Bastin, Resident Scholar
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Harold (Cho) and Kumar (Penn) are successful young men, just out of college, but neither is satisfied with their lives. After smoking some dope one night they decide to go to White Castle for a meal but the trip there is not easy.
At a toll booth they have no change and decide to run through but get nervous and take the next exit to avoid arrest. Once off the highway they get lost and Harold is attacked by a wild raccoon that gets in the car when they stop to pee. They then stop to pick up a hitchhiker (maybe he has directions) who turns out to be Neil Patrick Harris and he's looking for a good time. When they stop for gas NPH (as he is called) steals their car. Harold is arrested for jaywalking and Kumar plans a daring escape. The pair then run from the law and make their way at all cost to White Castle for their food.
--P Cohen, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Road trip
Yes
Kind of comedy
- teens acting dopey
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Chinese
- Other Asian
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
Unclothed?
- buttocks and chest
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Indian Indian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Small town?
Yes
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- seeing breasts
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
- A huge amnt of foul language
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