

Anthropomorphic Vice: When Kumar is trying to liberate Harold from jail he is distracted by a giant bag of weed at the police station.In the end, when they finally arrive at White Castle, Harold realizes he has no money (he was unknowingly robbed), so Neil, who's also there, pays for their meal. Despite Harold's protests, the titular pair picks up a hitchhiker that turns out to be Neil Patrick Harris, borderline crazy from drugs, who ends up stealing their car, which only adds on to the problems they were already facing trying to get to White Castle. He soon finds himself stuck inside, but the vent breaks beneath him and he falls out. Air-Vent Passageway: Kumar breaks into a police station where Harold is being held to bust him out.Affectionate Parody: Of the typical Buddy Picture, by dialing every single trope Up to Eleven and having a world of extremely bizarre events.


Accidental Truth: When Harold confronts his jackass co-workers at the White Castle, he threatens to tell their officemates that they both got gonorrhea from a prostitute in Atlantic City.AcCENT upon the Wrong SylLABle: Everyone pronounces Kumar as "KU-mar", whereas its actually pronounced "ku-MAR".It is entirely unrelated to Harold and Maude. Unfortunately for them problems-some caused by their own actions, most by events outside of their control-arise to stop Harold and Kumar from reaching their goal. Harold is an uptight investment banker who is taken advantage of by his douchebag co-workers, tormented by racist extreme sports enthusiasts, and cannot work up the courage to talk to his hot neighbor Maria Kumar is being pressured by his dad to attend medical school when he would rather relax and smoke a bowl.Īfter getting high and seeing a commercial for White Castle, the duo decide to travel to the nearest White Castle in Cherry Hill for burgers. Harold Lee ( John Cho) and Kumar Patel ( Kal Penn) are two New Jersey natives with problems. A well-loved Stoner Flick with elements of classic Screwball Comedy, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (known as Harold and Kumar Get the Munchies in some countries that do not have White Castles) captivated audiences in 2004 with its simple premise and the wild hilarity that comes with trying to accomplish said premise.
