A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas (2011)

Six years after their Guantanamo Bay adventure, stoner buds Harold Lee and Kumar Patel cause a holiday fracas by inadvertently burning down Harold's father-in-law's prize Christmas tree.

Director:

Todd Strauss-Schulson

Writers:

Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg,

Stars:

Patton Oswalt, Kal Penn, John Cho

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Patton Oswalt	...	Mall Santa
Isabella Gielniak	...	Caren
Kal Penn	...	Kumar
Austin Bickel	...	Kid in Line
Inga R. Wilson	...	Mom in Line (as Inga Wilson)
John Cho	...	Harold
Bobby Lee	...	Kenneth Park
Thomas Lennon	...	Todd (as Tom Lennon)
Amir Blumenfeld	...	Adrian
Paula Garcés	...	Maria
Danny Trejo	...	Mr. Perez
Marvin Cruz	...	Timo Perez
Allyson Lengers	...	Wafflebot Kid
Gabriel Anderson	...	Wafflebot Kid
Eric Kissack	...	Wafflebot (voice)

Storyline

Six years have elapsed since Guantanemo Bay, leaving Harold and Kumar estranged from one another with very different families, friends and lives. But when Kumar arrives on Harold's doorstep during the holiday season with a mysterious package in hand, he inadvertently burns down Harold's father-in-law's beloved Christmas tree. To fix the problem, Harold and Kumar embark on a mission through New York City to find the perfect Christmas tree, once again stumbling into trouble at every single turn.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas tree | christmas | stoner | new york city | toy robot | 

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Taglines:

Christmas comes prematurely

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong crude and sexual content, graphic nudity, pervasive language, drug use and some violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 November 2011 (USA)

Also Known As:

Harold & Kumar 3

Filming Locations:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$19,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$12,954,142 (USA) (4 November 2011)

Gross:

$35,033,759 (USA) (6 January 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Mandate Pictures, Kingsgate Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

David Burtka, who plays "David Burtka" is Neil Patrick Harris's fiancé in their real lives. In the same way that the character that Neil Patrick Harris plays is distinguished in the credits from being himself, Burtka is credited as "David Burtka" instead of "himself."

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Goofs

Santa Claus has left his bloodied hat near Harold's fireplace when delivering his tree. However, in the final scene of Santa Claus (and the movie), he can be seen wearing the hat.

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Quotes

Todd: Oh, great. Now we're getting tinkled on.
Harold: It's just urine. It'll wash out.
Todd: Oh, Harry. Tinkled on the windshield. That is officially the grossest thing that has ever happened to me.

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Crazy Credits

The New Line Cinema logo is wrapped up as a present

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Connections

References Starship Troopers (1997)

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Soundtracks

"It's a Very Jolly Day (For You to Die)"
Written by Gregory James Jenkins and Zabeth Russell
Performed by Gregory James Jenkins

User Reviews

Roldy and Kumar and Great 3D!

To put it simply, Harold and Kumar was incredibly funny. The movie is set six years after they escape from G bay (you must ignore the fact they haven't aged). For me to say this was just another Harold and Kumar movie would be unfair. I loved the first one. Simple premise with many jokes and characters along the way. Half of what made it funny was the fact Roldy and Kumar were going through this hell just to have some fast food. Escape from G bay had funny moments but them escaping a maximum security prison holding war criminals to reach America and regain their innocence? It was a little much. Don't get me wrong I still liked it but it felt like that magic was gone with the simplicity of the first. So when I saw the third was about to come out and it was a "christmas special" I felt hopeful for a good one but not confident.

The third instalment had that simplicity again. Yes, there was new characters and the 3D was new but they all worked so perfectly. Yes certain things were dumb and even weird like the fake baby Jesus winking at me or a coked up baby running around on the ceiling but its that kind of movie! They were going through hell once again to simply find a Christmas tree. The new characters were very funny and the old jokes and characters were seen and told in a new way (unlike Hangover 2). Another new character was the use of 3D in this instalment. It was incredible, and not just the smoke and coke flying at me but characters acknowledging it and poking fun. Bottom line is its OK to be apprehensive because the second one was just alright and a comedy like this in 3D could be thought of as being corny and trying to hard but they pulled it off perfectly. Harold and Kumar is dumb fun and for what it is this is a great comedy. Just make sure you catch it in 3D! Read my other reviews at rollginreviews.blogspot.com