Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle is a film by Harold and Kumar.

Harold and Kumar is a series of American stoner comedy films starring John Cho and Kal Penn.A sequel to the first film, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, was released four years later.A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas opened nationwide in the U.S. on November 4, 2011.The trilogy cost US$40 million and made $116 million.The films were successful on home video.The series was released on both formats.

Harold Lee and Kumar Patel are two Asian-American stoners who get the munchies and embark on a quest throughout New Jersey for White Castle burgers after seeing them advertised on TV.There are many obstacles on their way, including a group of extreme sports punks, a racist police department, an animal that has escaped from a zoo, and an out-of-control Neil Patrick Harris.

Immediately following the events of Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Harold Lee and Kumar Patel fly to Amsterdam so Harold can pursue a romance with his vacationing neighbor.The pair run into a couple of people at the airport, including Kumar's ex-girlfriend and a man who helped Harold get a job.An elderly woman sees Kumar lighting a hand-crafted smokeless bong, who thinks it is a bomb, and screams "Terrorist!" during the plane flight.Two undercover air marshals tackle Kumar after he dropped the bong on the floor and another passenger thought it was poison gas.Ron Fox, a racist deputy Secretary of Homeland Security in Washington, D.C., sent Harold and Kumar to the Gitmo Bay internment camp.The neighboring prisoners attack the guards and they are able to escape back to the US.They meet with their college friend, Raza, who arranges a car for them to travel to Texas in order to find a member of a family with political connections.They meet people from an inbred trailer home family to the Ku Klux Klan on their way to Texas.

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."[2]

On May 7, 2009, a new film called A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas was announced.The film was written by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg.Kal Penn and John Cho were reprising their roles.Penn left the White House on June 1, 2010, to reprise his role as Kumar in the third Harold & Kumar movie.Penn returned to the White House after filming was over.[6]

The first film in the series, A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, was released on November 4, 2011.Seven years after the events of Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, 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.

John Cho revealed in July 2016 that he had pitched an idea for a fourth Harold & Kumar movie.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."I think we're going to get this made.

Adult Swim picked up Harold and Kumar: The Animated Series, which was confirmed by Kal Penn.It was never produced.[9]

Harold Lee lives in New Jersey.The character is based on a real-life friend, named Harold Lee.John Cho portrayed the character in all three films.

In Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Harold is a hard-working man from the northern part of New Jersey.Kumar Patel is his roommate.At times, Harold lets go of his obligations, but only during moments of extreme coercion, to the point where he is amazed by his laid-back friend Kumar.Harold is the opposite of Kumar's personality, with both of them being united through their enjoyment of cannabis smoking after a long day of work, such as aboard an airplane in the sequel, and an after work "Friday night special"

Harold's romantic life is centered around John Hughes-like fancies, as evidenced by his obsession with film classics such as Sixteen Candles.Cindy Kim is a Korean-American woman who isn't as repressed as Harold thinks.The real object of Harold's desire is Maria Perez, who lives down the hall from him in his building.

Harold and Kumar are arrested on the flight to Amsterdam after Kumar tests out his smokeless bong in the airplane bathroom.They are sent to Guantanamo Bay where they are involved in a series of comical events.Harold used to be an emo and Kumar was a hard working mathematician in Kumar's college days.

In A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, Harold is married to Maria and hasn't spoken to Kumar in years.After Kumar brought a package for Harold to their old apartment, the two were able to reestablish their friendship.After looking for a replacement Christmas tree for Harold's father in law, it was discovered that the package was a gift from Santa Claus, who wanted the two to become friends again.

Kumar Patel is a student in New Jersey.His family is made up of his father and brother.The character is portrayed by Kal Penn in all three films.

Kumar Patel is a college graduate in Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle.He shares an apartment with his best friend.Kumar is a confident slacker who is capable of doing what he wants.He is expected to follow in his father and brother's footsteps.Kumar is intelligent and knows how to perform complex surgical procedures, as shown in the film, even though he isn't interested in school.

In Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, it is revealed that he had a girlfriend in college who introduced him to marijuana and turned him into an easy-going stoner.She is about to marry the shifty, arrogant frat boy who disapproves of her marijuana habit, but Kumar interrupted the wedding and won her back by reading a math themed love poem that he was afraid to show her in college.They went to Amsterdam to find Maria, Harold's love interest.