The character is portrayed by John Cho in all three films. The character was created by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg and is based upon their real-life friend, named Harold Lee. Harold Lee is a Korean American investment banker who resides in New Jersey. Kal Penn was asked if a 4th film was happening. On November 12 2021, while doing an Instagram Q&A for his new book, In 2014, It was announced that Adult Swim picked up Harold and Kumar: The Animated Series, and this was confirmed by Kal Penn, David Krumholtz and Jon Hurwitz. And I don't know.I think we're gonna get this made.” In an interview with Den of Geek!, Cho stated: "But I thought of a really great idea, and I pitched it out to the director when we happened to be having dinner one night. In July 2016, co-star John Cho revealed that he had pitched an idea for a fourth Harold & Kumar, and felt there was a chance it might get made. Seven years after the events of Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle and Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, Harold and Kumar embark on an adventure to find a new Christmas tree after Harold destroys the original while trying to dispose of Kumar's joint.
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Ī Very Harold & Kumar Christmas was released on November 4, 2011, and was the first film in the series to be shown in 3D. After filming was completed, Penn returned to the White House. Penn left his job with the White House on June 1, 2010, to reprise his role as Kumar in the third Harold & Kumar installment. Greg Shapiro returned as producer with Kal Penn and John Cho reprising their title roles. Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg returned to write the film while Todd Strauss-Schulson directed. In April 2009, Kal Penn accepted the position of Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Liaison in the Obama administration when asked if his new job would mean no more Harold and Kumar films, he said, "That's probably true for now." Ī new film entitled A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas was announced on May 7, 2009. Main article: A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas On the way to Texas, they encounter various people from an inbred trailer home family to the Ku Klux Klan to Neil Patrick Harris.Ī Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011) They meet with their college friend, Raza, who arranges a car for them to travel to Texas in search of Colton, a member of a family who has connections with political officials. But just as they are about to eat a "cockmeat sandwich", the neighboring prisoners assault the guards and they are able to escape back to the United States. Harold and Kumar are detained by Ron Fox, a racist Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, in Washington, D.C., who then sends them to the Guantanamo Bay detention camp. After a confusion of the words "bong" and "bomb", two undercover air marshals tackle Kumar, who accidentally drops the bong on the floor, breaking it and releasing what another passenger thinks is "Poison gas!". During the plane flight, an elderly woman sees Kumar lighting a hand-crafted smokeless bong, thinks that it is a bomb, and screams "Terrorist!". The pair run into Vanessa, Kumar's ex-girlfriend, and her fiancé Colton, another old college buddy who helped Harold with getting a job at Brewster-Keagan, at the airport. Immediately following the events of Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Harold Lee and Kumar Patel fly to Amsterdam so Harold can pursue a budding romance with his vacationing neighbor. Main article: Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Although discussed by the filmmakers and widely rumored, a fourth film is not in development. Harold & Kumar has received generally mixed to positive critical reception and is a commercial success, grossing over $102 million worldwide against a combined budget of $40 million. Contrasting ideas and perspectives on life, romance, and maturity feature as recurring themes, while the series is notable for its racially diverse cast, one of the first for a mainstream Hollywood comedy film series. The films are considered buddy stoner comedies, with surreal and animated elements in later sequels. The films chronicle the adventures of Harold Lee (Cho) and Kumar Patel (Penn). the films were produced by Mandate Pictures, Kingsgate Films, Endgame Entertainment, and New Line Cinema. The films were distributed by New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. The first film was directed by Danny Leiner, the second was directed by creators Hurwitz and Schlossberg, and the third by Todd Strauss-Schulson. Beginning with Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004), and followed by Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008) and A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2011), the films star John Cho, Kal Penn, and Neil Patrick Harris. Harold & Kumar is the name of a series of American films created by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg.
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