Plot
Kumar Patel (Kal Penn) is getting ready for the holidays by visiting Santa at the mall. Later on, the so called "Santa" sells him marijuana in the mall's parking garage. Dumped by Vanessa, Kumar has let himself go by not pursuing a career as a doctor, poor hygiene and cleaning habits and still living in the now messy apartment that has been vacated by Harold Lee (John Cho), now a successful businessman on Wall St. His assistant, Kenneth (Bobby Lee) persuades him into buying a 3D television, and notes it can make "Avatar look Avatarded". When leaving the building, they are mobbed by angry citizens who throw eggs at them, with Kenneth sacrificing himself to prevent Harold from taking the brunt of it. Meanwhile, Vanessa (Danneel Harris) visits Kumar and tells him that she's pregnant with his child, which shocks him and two get into an argument with Vanessa leaving.
After he arrives home, Harold is seduced by Maria (Paula Garces), but their attempt to get pregnant is interrupted by the arrival of her father (Danny Trejo), who already dislikes Koreans and dislikes Harold. He explains to Harold that he never had a perfect Christmas and he is counting on Harold to make this one the best for his daughter. He has also brought a tree which he has grown for 8 years and is the perfect Christmas tree. When a package addressed to Harold arrives at Kumar's apartment, Kumar decides to deliver it to Harold. The package turns out to be a large marajuana joint that Kumar cannot resist smoking. Since Harold has gotten married and does not get high anymore, he knocks the lit joint out of Kumar's hands and it lands in the tree, causing a fire that destroys it. To replace it, Harold reserves one of the last decent Christmas trees available. Kumar, feeling bad that he may have ruined Christmas for his now estranged friend Harold, decides to look for a replacement tree and ends up bribing the tree store into selling him the same tree that Harold had reserved. When Harold sees the car with the tree drive away, he chases him and the car with Kumar's tree on crashes and blows up on the highway. Harold argues with Kumar right before introducing them to their new friends. Harold, Kumar, Todd, Adrian and Todd's daughter drive to a party in New York to retrieve a Christmas tree at Adrian's partners party. It takes a turn for the worse and Harold and Kumar are forced to go to Broadway, where hopefully Neil Patrick Harris can get them one.
After a wild night of performing an Broadway, getting kidnapped by Ukrainian gangsters, and shooting Santa Claus, Harold and Kumar return to their regular lives. Harold invites Kumar to his Christmas party the following day. Later on in the evening, Kumar sneaks through Vanessa's window and explains he will stop smoking weed for the sake of her unborn baby and will retake the exams to become a doctor. Harold returns to Maria's house with her father waiting on the couch. The two argue until Harold explains he might not be the perfect son-in-law, but he is the perfect man for Maria. Maria's dad hesitates before accepting him into the Perez Family.
The film ends with Harold and Kumar celebrating Christmas with their families.
Cast
John Cho as Harold Lee
Kal Penn as Kumar Patel
Neil Patrick Harris as Neil Patrick Harris
Danneel Harris as Vanessa Fanning
Paula Garcés as Maria Perez-Lee
Elias Koteas as Sergei Katsov
Patton Oswalt as Larry Juston/Mall Santa
Thomas Lennon as Todd
Eddie Kaye Thomas as Andy Rosenberg
David Krumholtz as Seth Goldstein
Bobby Lee as Kenneth Park
Danny Trejo as Mr. Perez
Amir Blumenfeld as Adrian
Jordan Hinson as Mary
Melissa Ordway as Gracie
RZA as Lamar
Richard Riehle as Santa Claus
Brett Gelman as T.V. Director
David Burtka as David
Jake Johnson as Jesus Christ
John Cho as Harold Lee
Kal Penn as Kumar Patel
Neil Patrick Harris as Neil Patrick Harris
Danneel Harris as Vanessa Fanning
Paula Garcés as Maria Perez-Lee
Elias Koteas as Sergei Katsov
Patton Oswalt as Larry Juston/Mall Santa
Thomas Lennon as Todd
Eddie Kaye Thomas as Andy Rosenberg
David Krumholtz as Seth Goldstein
Bobby Lee as Kenneth Park
Danny Trejo as Mr. Perez
Amir Blumenfeld as Adrian
Jordan Hinson as Mary
Melissa Ordway as Gracie
RZA as Lamar
Richard Riehle as Santa Claus
Brett Gelman as T.V. Director
David Burtka as David
Jake Johnson as Jesus Christ
Production
Filming took place in Detroit, Michigan then Los Angeles and New York City from June to August 2010, with the use of Panavision Genesis and Element Technica 3D Rig. The film was released in RealD 3D on November 4, 2011.
Animators of LAIKA were selected to create the claymation scene.
Cho and Penn went on a tour to promote the film in different college towns.[clarification needed] At each stop they had a bus hand out "munchies".[4]
Critical response
Reviews of the film were positive. As of November 16, 2011, Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 72% of 97 critics have given the film a positive review with a rating average of 6.2 out of 10. The website's consensus is, "Still raunchy, still irreverent, and still hit-and-miss, this Harold & Kumar outing also has a Christmas miracle: The audience gets to see the sweeter side of the duo."[5] Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 61 based on 28 reviews.[6] CinemaScorepolls reported that the average grade moviegoers gave the film was a "B" on an A+ to F scale.[7]
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 2.5 out of 4 stars, saying "It's not that I was particularly offended; it's that I didn't laugh very much."[8]
Animators of LAIKA were selected to create the claymation scene.
Cho and Penn went on a tour to promote the film in different college towns.[clarification needed] At each stop they had a bus hand out "munchies".[4]
Critical response
Reviews of the film were positive. As of November 16, 2011, Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 72% of 97 critics have given the film a positive review with a rating average of 6.2 out of 10. The website's consensus is, "Still raunchy, still irreverent, and still hit-and-miss, this Harold & Kumar outing also has a Christmas miracle: The audience gets to see the sweeter side of the duo."[5] Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, gives the film a score of 61 based on 28 reviews.[6] CinemaScorepolls reported that the average grade moviegoers gave the film was a "B" on an A+ to F scale.[7]
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film 2.5 out of 4 stars, saying "It's not that I was particularly offended; it's that I didn't laugh very much."[8]
Box office
During its first weekend, the film opened at third place behind Puss in Boots and Tower Heist, grossing approximately $13.1 million and underperforming its prediction of $18 million.[7] The film has earned a total of $29,595,000 in North America as of November 11, 2011.[3] It was planned to be released in Australia and New Zealand on November 24, 2011, and it is unknown when the film will now be released.
During its first weekend, the film opened at third place behind Puss in Boots and Tower Heist, grossing approximately $13.1 million and underperforming its prediction of $18 million.[7] The film has earned a total of $29,595,000 in North America as of November 11, 2011.[3] It was planned to be released in Australia and New Zealand on November 24, 2011, and it is unknown when the film will now be released.
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