Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle is a 2004 American stoner film and the first installment in the Harold & Kumar series. The film was written by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, and directed by Danny Leiner. The story follows Harold Lee and Kumar Patel as they decide to go to the fast food chain White Castle after smoking cannabis, but end up on a series of comical misadventures when they cannot find the restaurant. The film also features Fred Willard, Paula Garcés, Anthony Anderson, Dan Bochart, Ethan Embry, Jamie Kennedy, Bobby Lee, Christopher Meloni, Ryan Reynolds,... Shaun Majumder, David Krumholtz, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Malin Åkerman, and Neil Patrick Harris, who plays a fictionalized version of himself. Investment banker Harold Lee is persuaded by his colleagues Billy and JD to do their work as they leave for the weekend. Elsewhere, Kumar Patel attends a medical school interview at the behest of his father but intentionally botches it to avoid gaining a place. Arriving home, Harold meets his neighbor Maria but is unable to admit his feelings for her.
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| Release date: | May 20, 2004 |
| Directed by: | Danny Leiner |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 88 Minutes |
| Producer: | Greg Shapiro, Nathan Kahane |
| Editor: | Jeff Betancourt |
| Music by: | David Kitay |
| Cinematography: | Bruce Douglas Johnson |
| Screenplay by: | Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg |
| Estimated budget: | $9,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy, Adventure |