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:

Kal Penn, John Cho, Neil Patrick Harris

1 nomination.

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 (as Paula Garces)
Danny Trejo	...	Mr. Perez
Marvin Cruz	...	Timo Perez
Allyson Lengers	...	Wafflebot Kid (as Allyson V. Lengers)
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:

sex scene | unwed pregnancy | lingerie | white castle | female frontal nudity | 

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Taglines:

Christmas comes prematurely

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Genres:

Adventure | 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 USA:

$12,954,142, 6 November 2011

Gross USA:

$35,061,031

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$36,192,775

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Mandate Pictures, Kingsgate Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min 96 min (Extended Cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Todd Strauss-Schulson said shooting scenes with the Wafflebot prop was the most difficult and time-consuming.

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Goofs

When the first protester throws the egg at Harold's assistant, we see on the far left a woman wearing a red scarf and a woman next to her wearing a multicolored scarf. In the shot just before this the woman wearing the red scarf has vanished, and the woman with the multicolored scarf who didn't have a big white sign in her hands, now does.

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Quotes

Neil Patrick Harris: You know what? Take mine. I hate that stupid android fuck.
Kumar: Don't call him that, dude.
[turns to Wafflebot]
Kumar: What's up, Wafflebot? Waffles are awesome. Pancakes suck, right?
Wafflebot: I hate pancakes.
Kumar: I know, so do I.
Wafflebot: Kumar.

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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

It's goes back to it's roots of being simple but fun

What started as a simple stoner trip comedy, becomes something that pushes the limit with every installment. And that is the case with this 3rd one, most of the humor comes from that is so messed up that it's funny...Well for some viewers at least although it can offend the others. While some movies the 3D is not worth it, this is one of those movie that has to be seen in 3D if your going to watch it. And for the most part the 3D is worth it and it actually plays a crucial part in the movie since the plot brings out and gives 3D scenarios. If you don't see it in 3D it can be a bit confusing cause you might not get some of the jokes. Anyways if you liked stoner comedies and comedies that pushes the limits this movie might be worth checking out. The movie had one special ingredient that made this movie better than the second one and that is the simple but fun aspect. Although Harold and Kumar is not in college anymore and is now full adults, I wouldn't mind another sequel.

7.3/10