Harold and Kumar

Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Starring: Kal Penn, John Cho, Daneel Harris, Eric Winter, Roger Bart, Neil Patrick Harris, Rob Corddry, Paula Garcés
Written & Directed By: Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg
Released: 2008
Grade: B+

Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay isn’t quite as good as the previous film, but as far as sequels go it is one of the better ones and is a very funny and enjoyable movie overall. It follows almost immediately after the first Harold and Kumar movie. It is still that same morning as Harold and Kumar are on their way to Amsterdam so Harold can be with his long time crush and now potential girlfriend, Maria (Garcés). Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay follows certain patterns and elements of the first film while still emerging with a tone original from the first. The film is almost more of a political comedy than anything as it makes an example of the endless racial profiling, racism, and stereotypes that are around us even in the land of the free.  read more »

Doogie Howser, M.D. doesn’t care that Britney Spears brought good reviews and high ratings to his television show, How I Met Your Mother on March 24th. Worried that his show will become too much like Will and Grace, bogged down by too many celebrity cameos, Harris told the AP:

“I’m in the minority that our show does not need stunt casting in order to succeed. I worry that if they start Will and Grace-ing us too much, that the show will suffer. And we’re all really proud of the content of the show.”

And he didn’t stop there, Harris also went on about Dancing With the Stars, “We wish we weren’t opposite an awkward reality dancing competition, but we have no say about that. I just am a real fan of our content. I think we have a great show going, and I hope it’s not screwed up by the desire for 700,000 more viewers.”  read more »

I had a chance to catch up with star John Cho (Harold) and writers/ co-directors of Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Hayden Schlossberg and Jon Hurwitz at the WonderCon press junket. Here is the one-on-three interview.  read more »