American Trip - Il primo viaggio non si scorda mai

Titolo originale: Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Regia: Danny Leiner |
Anno: 2004
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Commedia Avventura
Tag: sibling relationship | new jersey | amsterdam, netherlands | road trip | cannabis | pot smoking | marijuana | police chase | east asian lead | buddy | stoner | fast food | one night | buddy comedy | munchies | crop circle | rich parents | car siren | blood spurting |
Cast: John Cho | Kal Penn | Paula Garcés | Neil Patrick Harris | David Krumholtz | Eddie Kaye Thomas | Christopher Meloni | Malin Åkerman | Ryan Reynolds | Fred Willard | Kate Kelton | Brooke D'Orsay | Siu Ta | Steve Braun | Bobby Lee | Dov Tiefenbach | Anthony Anderson | Gary Anthony Williams | Rob Tinkler | Ethan Embry | Boyd Banks | Dan Bochart | Mike Sheer | Christopher Thompson | Angelo Tsarouchas | Albert Howell | Errol Sitahal | Shaun Majumder | Rick Sood | Sandy Jobin-Bevans | Brad Borbridge | Frank Spadone | Jordan Prentice | Gary Archibald | John Boylan | Dan Warry-Smith | Thea Andrews | Jamie Kennedy | Jon Hurwitz | Hayden Schlossberg |

Gli amici Harold Lee e Kumar Patel passano il loro tempo a fare baldoria bevendo birra e fumando marijuana. Harold è un ragazzo che lavora in banca, dove viene maltrattato dai colleghi che gli affibbiano del lavoro extra da svolgere nel weekend. Kumar invece vive senza prendersi delle responsabilità, mandando a monte tutti i colloqui di lavoro che il padre gli fissa. Durante uno dei loro venerdì sera di divertimento, dopo qualche spinello di troppo, i giovani vengono assaliti da una improvvisa fame chimica: sarà uno spot pubblicitario della catena White Castle a risolvere i loro problemi. I due inizieranno un viaggio rocambolesco e pieno di tragicomiche disavventure alla ricerca di un mega-hamburger che possa saziare la loro fame.

Approfondimenti

The large poster in Harold and Kumar's apartment is for a 1942 anti-marijuana propaganda film known [...] D
Luis Guzmán had a small part as Maria's brother, but this was eventually deleted from the film. T [...] D
When watching television, Kumar wears a shirt referencing President Bush. Kal Penn went to work in t [...] D
Despite being a natural blond, Neil Patrick Harris had bleached hair in this film. D
Co-writer Jon Hurwitz told the New York Times that if Neil Patrick Harris had turned down the role, [...] D
The characters Rosenberg and Goldstein are named for the characters Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in [...] D
When Harold and Kumar finally make it to White Castle, they stumble upon Neil Patrick Harris, who mi [...] D
There were no White Castles in the filming location so a building was trucked in. D
Writers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg were on-set throughout filming at director Danny Leiner's [...] D
Sendhil Ramamurthy was considered to play Kumar. D
Neil Patrick Harris plays a character named "Neil Patrick Harris" and is billed as such rather than [...] D
In April 2020, John Cho wrote an op/ed in the LA Times (responding to a slew of then-recent anti-Asi [...] D
The movie poster at the end of the Burgerland dream sequence lists Maria's full name as "Maria Quesa [...] D
Kumar says the line "Thank You, Come Again", made famous by Apu Nahasapeemapetilon from I Simpson (1 [...] D
The "dust" in the vent was made out of walnut powder, even though the crew had received a memo sayin [...] D
Despite the comic use of the Indian American character in Harold and Kumar, when Leiner came to Balt [...] D
Kumar says Yvan eht nioj which is said in the Simpsons. Which is also "Join The Navy" backwards. D
Before getting the role of Kenneth, Bobby Lee auditioned for the role of Harold D
Some of the books on Kumar's bookshelf include: "To Kill A Rabbi" by Reuben Slonim, "Spy Story" by L [...] D
One of the extreme punks calls Harold 'Mr Miyagi '. Writers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg would [...] D
Harold shares a jail cell with Tarik, who tells him not to get riled up by people because "in the en [...] D
Kal Penn, who plays Kumar, is a vegetarian, so technicians made veggie Castles for him. D
In one scene, Rosenberg and Goldstein use homophobic language when talking about Kumar. Kal Penn, wh [...] D
Despite playing a Korean-American, Siu Ta is of Vietnamese descent D
A few days before shooting the movie, John Cho knocked on Kal Penn's door and told him, "If we' [...] D
As a "thank you" for all of the free advertising the film gave them, White Castle arranged to have c [...] D
The real restaurant "Hot Dog Heaven" is only located in two cities in Ohio, Amherst and Avon Lake. T [...] D
The pipe that Goldstein and Rosenberg smoke marijuana out of is made of a shofar. A shofar is a musi [...] D
Both John Cho and Kal Penn appeared on How I Met Your Mother alongside Neil Patrick Harris, though C [...] D
This movie relaunched the career of Neil Patrick Harris who then won the role of Barney Stinson on H [...] D
The defecation sounds from the women's washroom scene were real defecation sounds recorded at a truc [...] D
On a promotional talk show appearance by Christopher Meloni, he explained that when writers Jon Hurw [...] D
On the DVD version if you go to the Menu screen you'll see Harold and Kumar driving Harold's car. If [...] D
When Harold and Kumar were walking to Freakshow's house, John Cho was unaware that there was a Germa [...] D
Despite playing a college senior, Bobby Lee was 32 when the film was released. D
Ryan Reynolds shows up as a doctor in the movie and wipes Kal Penn's brow after he completes surgery [...] D
A few days before shooting the movie, John Cho knocked on Kal Penn's door and told him, "If we're su [...] D