Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)

Directors:

Jon Hurwitz
Hayden Schlossberg

Writers (WGA):

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

Interracial Friendship | Topless | Amsterdam Netherlands | Interracial Relationship | Bong

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

US Showtimes:

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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	...	Pres. George W. Bush
Beverly D'Angelo	...	Sally
Echo Valley	...	Tits Hemmingway
Ava Santana	...	Tammi
Chantel Silvain	...	Trisha
Courtney Shay Young	...	Sparkle
Crystal Mantecon	...	Venus
Katheryn Ryce	...	Agnes
Todd Voltz	...	Travis
Richard Christy	...	Kenny
Adam Herschman	...	Archie
Jackson Beals	...	Carter
Amir Talai	...	Raza Syed
Kristen de Nes	...	Kim
Mark Turner	...	Joe
Randal Reeder	...	Big Bob
David Krumholtz	...	Goldstein
Eddie Kaye Thomas	...	Rosenberg
Ed Helms	...	Interpreter
Errol Sitahal	...	Dr. Patel
Clyde Kusatsu	...	Mr. Lee
Mary Deese	...	Mrs. Lee
Juli Erickson	...	Old White Woman
Kelvin Payton	...	Random Passenger #1
Ron Fagan	...	Random Passenger #2
Frank Mondaruli	...	Head of Security
D'Anthony Palms	...	Light-Skinned Black Security
Mighty Rasta	...	Dr. Jonavon White (as Lester 'Rasta' Speight)
Hugo Perez	...	Ramon
Colton Gramm	...	Groomsman #1
Patrick Michael Carney	...	Goon #1
Jason Konopisos	...	Lt. Derek Davis / Goon #2
Chris Warner	...	State Trooper
Carsten H.W. Lorenz	...	Carsten (as Carsten Lorenz)
Angus Sutherland	...	Anton
Marisa Belinda	...	Jacuzzi Girl #1 (as Marisa Rodriquez)
Claudia Pena	...	Jacuzzi Girl #2
Rob Andrist Plourde	...	Random Amsterdam Stoner
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Byrnes	...	Lt. Riggs / Goon
Ted Ferguson	...	Wedding Greensman
Josh Heald	...	Terry Air Marshall #3
Christopher Meloni	...	Grand Wizard (as Reverend Clyde Stanky)
Steven Miramontz	...	Carsten's Assistant Photographer
Jeremy Ambler	...	Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
Brooke Devenney	...	Blonde Little Girl on Travel Bus (uncredited)
Walt Hollis	...	Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
Alec Rayme	...	Terrorist (uncredited)
Chris Reid	...	Passenger on plane (uncredited)
Chuck Vail	...	Wedding Groomsman (uncredited)

Directed by
Jon Hurwitz
Hayden Schlossberg

Writing credits (WGA)
Jon Hurwitz		(written by) &
Hayden Schlossberg		(written by)
Jon Hurwitz		(characters) &
Hayden Schlossberg		(characters)

Produced by
Richard Brener	....	executive producer
David Brewington	....	consulting producer
Nicole Brown	....	co-producer
Michael Disco	....	co-producer
Joseph Drake	....	executive producer
Iddo Lampton Enochs Jr.	....	line producer
Jon Hurwitz	....	co-producer
Nathan Kahane	....	producer
Kelli Konop	....	co-producer
Carsten H.W. Lorenz	....	executive producer
Hayden Schlossberg	....	co-producer
Greg Shapiro	....	producer

Original Music by
George S. Clinton

Cinematography by
Daryn Okada

Film Editing by
Jeff Freeman

Casting by
Richard Hicks
David Rubin

Production Design by
Tony Fanning

Art Direction by
Kevin Hardison

Set Decoration by
Vera Mills

Costume Design by
Shawn Holly Cookson

Makeup Department
J.D. Bowers	....	prosthetics lab technician: W.M. Creations Inc.
J.D. Bowers	....	prosthetics sculptor: W.M. Creations Inc.
Sallie Ciganovich	....	key hair stylist
Sharisse E. Fine-Kekone	....	key hair stylist
Hildie Ginsberg	....	makeup department head
Stacey Herbert	....	makeup artist (as Stacey L. Taniguchi)
Jamie Kelman	....	special makeup effects artist
Ryan McDowell	....	prosthetic sculptor
Rey Medrano	....	additional hair stylist
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup designer
Christopher Payne	....	makeup effects lab technician: W.M. Creations
Kent Richard	....	key hair stylist
Aimee Stuit	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Cyndi Brenner	....	unit production manager
Jack Schuster	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Benjamin T. Brammeier	....	second assistant director
Michelle Gonsiorek	....	second second assistant director
Bruce Terris	....	first assistant director

Art Department
John Blanchard	....	construction foreman
Eddie Burcham	....	set dresser
Gloria Hardison Clark	....	art department coordinator
Michael Hendrick	....	leadman
Juliana Hoffpauir	....	on-set dresser
Troy A. Johnson	....	construction buyer
Joey Kent	....	carpenter
Joey Kent	....	painter
Chuck Stringer	....	construction coordinator
Gary Thomas	....	storyboard artist
Joe Walsh	....	set dresser
Andrew Wert	....	property master

Sound Department
Robert Althoff	....	sound re-recordist
Jimmy 'Coach' Armstrong	....	boom operator
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Barney Cabral	....	supervising sound editor
David S. DiPietro	....	sound recordist
Rickley W. Dumm	....	sound effects editor
Marc Fishman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Stephen Fitzmaurice	....	adr mixer
Matthew P. Hanson	....	assistant sound editor
Michael Kreple	....	foley mixer
Tony Lamberti	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ryan Maguire	....	foley mixer
Jorge Montijo	....	sound editor
Jamey Osborne	....	utility cable
Richard Schexnayder	....	sound mixer
Greg ten Bosch	....	sound effects editor
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Robert Troy	....	dialogue and adr editor

Special Effects by
Jack Lynch	....	special effects coordinator
Koji Ohmura	....	special effects makeup
Bob Trevino	....	special effects foreman
Jeffery D. Woodrel	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Dave Isaac Santos Abuel	....	visual effects
Craig Bilsky	....	digital laboratory project manager
David Cole	....	digital colourist
Donnie Creighton	....	digital intermediate producer
Ryan Helsley	....	digital intermediate producer
Heather Holty	....	digital laboratory project manager
Jason Howey	....	visual effects
Sadie D. Johnson	....	digital intermediate assistant producer
Aaron Kaminar	....	visual effects
Shira Mandel	....	junior rotoscope artist
Bruce Mann	....	digital compositor
Cameron Thomas	....	visual effects
Vivian Wei	....	visual effects

Stunts
Robert Alonzo	....	stunt double
Jay Amor	....	utility stunts
Kevin Beard	....	stunt double
Jon Braver	....	stunt double: Rob Corddry
Gregg Brazzel	....	stunt performer
Allen D'Nulderf	....	stunts
John Evanko	....	stunt rigger
Lex D. Geddings	....	utility stunts
Dong Quan Ho	....	stunt double
Anderson Martin	....	stunt actor
Wayne Scott Miller	....	stunt performer
Mark Munoz	....	stunts
Dave Phillips	....	stunt rigger
Steve Ritzi	....	stunt coordinator
Nick Stanner	....	stunt performer
John Zimmerman	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Adcock	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Michael Applebaum	....	additional camera operator
Patrick Barnes	....	assistant camera
Bob Bates	....	gaffer
Frank Boone	....	grip
Sarah Bowman	....	second assistant camera
Justin Cooley	....	camera production assistant
Matt Cowan	....	dolly grip
Brandon Dauzat	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Rowland Egerton	....	rigging grip
Chris Ekstrom	....	key grip
Robert Foster	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Brouke Franklin	....	first assistant camera
Danny Horne	....	second assistant camera
Vic Keatley	....	best boy electric
Brent Swampy Mullins	....	rigging grip
Robert Owen	....	lighting technician
Mike 'Chewie' Pappas	....	electrician
Phillip Renke	....	grip
Peter D. Roome	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Declan Ryan	....	lighting technician
Armand J. Saucier	....	grip
Chris Trosclair	....	electrician
Jaimie Trueblood	....	still photographer
Tedd Underwood	....	electrician
Steve Urban	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Ezra Venetos	....	best boy grip
Steve Zeiger	....	electrician

Casting Department
Ryan Glorioso	....	extras casting director
Tami Liller	....	key extras casting assistant
Christina Mullin	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Susan Thomas	....	key costumer
Rachel A. Walker	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Brian Addie	....	additional editor
Ryan Helsley	....	digital intermediate producer
Florent Retz	....	first assistant editor
Lance Spindler	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Kim Blackburn Bowen	....	music legal services
Mike Flicker	....	supervising music editor
Matt Friedman	....	music editor
Steve Kempster	....	scoring mixer
Season Kent	....	music supervisor
Bryon Rickerson	....	music editor
Jed Smith	....	additional music services
Jed Smith	....	composer: additional music
Jed Smith	....	musician: trombone and tuba
Zachary Gibson Smith	....	musician: percussion
Richard Ziegler	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Dennis W. Cook Jr.	....	picture car coordinator
John DeVay	....	utility driver
Aaron D. Moore	....	driver: construction
Justin Nance	....	fuel truck driver
James Yeates	....	driver

Other crew
Joseph Amaral	....	assistant: Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg
Scott August	....	production coordinator
Paul Belcher	....	production assistant
Alex Borys	....	assistant location manager
Fran Cox	....	accounting clerk
Elizabeth DeLuna	....	script supervisor: second unit
Doug Dovichi	....	second unit captain
James Ferrera	....	unit publicist
Lori Grabowski	....	script supervisor
Lucia Hallett	....	production assistant
Heather Holty	....	digital laboratory project manager
Paul Huber	....	set production assistant
Matthew Keim	....	production assistant
Greg Kupiec	....	main title designer
Joe Lotuaco	....	assistant: John Cho & Kal Penn
Andrew Lovell	....	production assistant
Josh Price	....	production coordinator
Charles Rapp	....	location manager
Charity Schubert	....	payroll accountant
J.R. Scott	....	production assistant
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Amber Tassin	....	production assistant
Carol Trevino	....	assistant: Greg Shapiro & Carsten Lorenz
David Magdael	....	publicist (uncredited)

Thanks
Raza Syed	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Kingsgate Films
• Mandate Pictures
• New Line Cinema

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (2008) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• Pioneer Films (2008) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Reality Check Studios

Other Companies

• Betafish Music  additional music courtesy of
• Betafish Music  additional music
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  camera car
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  hydrascope telescoping crane arm
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  remote camera systems
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Mansfield Studios  sound stages
• NovaStar Digital  sound re-recording
• Runway  post-production
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• Wildfire Studios  ADR recording facility

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:

100 min | USA:102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | USA:R (certificate #43603) | Ireland:16 | UK:18 | Australia:MA | Canada:14A (Ontario) (original rating) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:M18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

Kingsgate Films

Trivia:

Amnesty International USA was highly critical of the film's satirical depiction of the Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp, commenting on their website that "Guantanamo is no joke." The organization's membership was encouraged to hand out fliers and fact sheets at theatrical screenings to bring attention to the alleged human rights abuses that have occurred at the camp.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The cars in the street-basketball scene (set in Alabama) have Louisiana inspection stickers.

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:

References Iron Man (2008)

Soundtrack:

My Dick

"Mitsubishiwa !!"

First let me say this movie was hilarious. Definitely a stoner movie, and as funny as the first. Actually, it may be funnier. Like most sequels they don't usually top the first one, and in most cases rehash the same old jokes. The story beings hours after their "White Castle" gorging ("Prepare to gorge yourself"),and after mistaking a "bong" for a "bomb", on their way to Amsterdam, Harold & Kumar are sent to Guantanmo Bay, and a chain reaction of foolishness and tomfoolery ensues. Lots of cameo's in this one, so you movie lovers keep an eye out. See if you can spot Freakshow from "White Castle" in a completely reversed role. If you're a fan of the first one, you will absolutely love "Guantanamo Bay." Go Roldy!! Go Kumi!!