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Overview
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Jon Hurwitz (written by) &
Hayden Schlossberg (written by)
Release Date:
30 July 2004 (USA) more
Tagline:
Fast Food. High Times.
Plot:
Harold Lee and Kumar Patel are two stoners who end up getting the munchies. What they crave the most after seeing a TV advertisement... more | full synopsis
Awards:
3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(11 articles)
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A Hilarious Social Satire disguised as a drug-sex romp more (286 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| John Cho | ... | Harold Lee | |
| Ethan Embry | ... | Billy Carver | |
| Robert Tinkler | ... | J.D. | |
| Fred Willard | ... | Dr. Willoughby | |
| Kal Penn | ... | Kumar Patel | |
| Steve Braun | ... | Cole | |
| Dan Bochart | ... | Extreme Sports Punk #1 | |
| Paula Garcés | ... | Maria (as Paula Garcès) | |
| Mike Sheer | ... | 'I'm So High' Kid | |
| Christopher Thompson | ... | 'Don't You Wanna Be Cool' Kid | |
| David Krumholtz | ... | Goldstein | |
| Eddie Kaye Thomas | ... | Rosenberg | |
| Angelo Tsarouchas | ... | Mean Tollbooth Guy (as Angelo Tsachouras) | |
| Anthony Anderson | ... | Burger Shack Employee | |
| Siu Ta | ... | Cindy Kim |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Harold & Kumar Get the Munchies (Europe: English title) (UK)
Harold et Kumar chassent le burger (Canada: French title)
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MPAA:
Rated R for strong language, sexual content, drug use and some crude humor.
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Runtime:
88 min
Color:
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
USA:R (certificate no. 40416) | USA:Unrated (DVD) | New Zealand:R16 | Iceland:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:18 | Canada:18A (Alberta) | Canada:18A (Manitoba) | Norway:15 | South Africa:16 | Norway:11 (DVD rating) | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) | Czech Republic:15 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Singapore:M18 | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | Spain:13 | Italy:T | Ireland:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | France:U
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Trivia:
Rosenberg and Goldstein's first names (as said by Kumar) are Manny and Chevitz. This is a reference to Manischewitz, a brand of wine traditionally (and stereotypically) associated with Jewish celebrations. more
Goofs:
Continuity: The rear-view mirror is present in some scenes and missing in others where we see Harold and Kumar though the windshield of their car. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
J.D.:
Billy boy! Get your ass ready. It's almost 5:00 and this bad boy needs to get his drink on. No, no, no. Give me that.
Billy Carver:
Don't.
J.D.:
I'm gonna burn it once and for all.
Billy Carver:
Stop it.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The Art of the Fart (2005) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Ballin Boy more
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What are the differences between the r-rated and unrated version?more
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Yes this film is rude, crude, over the top, full of choppy editing (probably to ensure an R not NC-17)and sometimes cliché', but it works. Yes there is plenty of Drug Humor and sex humor, but the funniest stuff is actually the on going humor involved with racial inequality and characters who learn how to break those typifications because of their symbolic journey to White Castle. This film pushes the line between being too crude and sometimes too smart for it's own good. The Acting is Right on from the 2 leads and there are quite a bit of funny cameos.
This film is similar to the American Pie films, but substitute the cutesy wootesy sub plots and messages with a realistic and brash message about race and class equality and beating the typifications we in life get tagged with constantly.
The film has plenty of raunchy humor which acts as a great balance to the theme. It does dabble with some stereotypes but the times the stereotpyes are broken especially from Kumar who brings a light fun and jovial spirit to the film and has some of the funniest moments.
At times the editing is so bad, especially when Kumar is peeing by the bush.
The editing ruins a perfectly cast cameo which gets wasted it just ends up making no sense because of obvious excessive cuts.
But overall I found it very very funny, and I did not leave feeling stupid like I did after the funny yet inherently stupid Dodgeball, but left thinking about these social and racial issues. Overall, I left a funny satire with some strong points and ideas that sometimes get overshot but still resonate . . . . a little anyway. Still funny as hell though even if you miss the hidden almost subliminal message within the film.