Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Directors:

Jon Hurwitz
Hayden Schlossberg

Writers (WGA):

Jon Hurwitz (written by) &
Hayden Schlossberg (written by) ...

Release Date:

25 April 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy

Tagline:

This time they're running from the joint.

Plot:

Follows the cross-country adventures of the pot-smoking duo as they try to outrun authorities who suspect them of being terrorists when they try to sneak a bong on board their flight to Amsterdam.

Plot Keywords:

Guantanamo Bay | Bong | Texas | Escape | Florida

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

John Cho	...	Harold Lee
Kal Penn	...	Kumar Patel
Rob Corddry	...	Ron Fox
Jack Conley	...	Deputy Frye
Roger Bart	...	Dr. Jack Beecher
Neil Patrick Harris	...	Neil Patrick Harris
Danneel Harris	...	Vanessa Fanning
Eric Winter	...	Colton Graham
Paula Garcés	...	Maria
Jon Reep	...	Raymus
Missi Pyle	...	Raylene
Mark Munoz	...	Cyrus
James Adomian	...	George W. Bush
Beverly D'Angelo	...	Sally
Echo Valley	...	Tits Hemingway

Also Known As:

Harold & Kumar 2 (Singapore: English title) (USA) (working title)
Harold and Kumar Go to Amsterdam (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

USA:107 min (unrated version) | Argentina:114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA | USA:R (certificate #43603) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Ontario) (original rating) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) (cut) | Ireland:16 | UK:18 | Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:16 | Austria:16 | South Africa:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 (TV rating) | Iceland:12 | France:U (with warning)

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

There is an after credits sequence.

Goofs:

Continuity: When escaping from the Fox Hole whore house, the window on the car Harold is driving is shot out. In the next scene, the window is intact.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Kumar Patel: [taking a dump] Oh God, dude!
Harold Lee: [in shower] What the fuck? What the fuck? What are you doing?
Kumar Patel: I'm taking the most incredible dump of all time, man.
Harold Lee: You couldn't wait until I got out of the shower?
Kumar Patel: Um, may I remind you that we both just ate 30 burgers and 4 large orders of fries?
[continues to take a dump]
Kumar Patel: Don't worry, in a little bit I'm sure it'll hit you too.
Harold Lee: Maybe, but I'm going to wait until you get out of the shower!
Kumar Patel: Well don't wait too long. We gotta leave for the airport in an hour.
Harold Lee: An hour?
Kumar Patel: Uh-huh. Oh, hey, Roldy?
Harold Lee: Yeah?
Kumar Patel: Nice pubes.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2008-04-26)" (2008)

Soundtrack:

We Do It Like This

A Classic Example of Suffering Sequel Syndrome

As soon as I finished Harold and Kumar go to White Castle, I couldn't wait for the sequel. And now I didn't have to wait any longer. Going into this movie I expected a extremely funny, dirty, and a possibly racism driven adventure. I thought the the writers from the last movie would exhibit their talent for making Dick flicks of a high quality. Unfortunately, I was hugely disappointed. This film did not warrant as many laughs as the last movie did. It carried the same flow of the first film but became progressively bigger and bigger, too big for the movie itself. The racism jokes I was so eagerly expecting, as i am of Indian Origin ha ha, came off as extremely stereotypical and stuff that I hear everyday. Watching the movie was like living out a day at school except without the whole crazy adventure part. I will admit that there were some hilarious scenes but they drowned in the depth of horrible jokes and nonsensical plot line, even for Harold and Kumar. I'm all for a little display of skin in such a movie as this but H&K:EFGB was a borderline porn movie making it disgusting rather than edgy. I went to this movie with a couple of testosterone driven big boys to enjoy some good old sex comedy movie but we were all hugely disappointed after it was over. It portrayed itself as funny, it was at parts, when it really wasn't. I'm a 19 year old guy from Montreal: I laugh at stupid nudity jokes, south park episodes and I am a huge fan of the first H&K movie so hear this, Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo bay is at best a 2 dollar download from Itunes or a 1 dollar rental from your nearest store.