Movie connections for
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle (2004) More at IMDbPro »

Followed by

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)
Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam (2008) (V)
A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas (2010)

References

"The Twilight Zone" (1959)
 -  "The Twilight Zone" is mentioned by name in the Harold and Kumar movie.
Sixteen Candles (1984)
 -  Characters in the movie discuss _Sixteen Candles_, also movie marquee at the cinema
The Karate Kid (1984)
 -  One of the skateboarders tells Harold "What you're gonna to about it, Mr. Miyagi?"
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
 -  Freakshow spoofs Jesus fanatic/Myers persuer that drives in truck complete with Jesus stickers
"Doogie Howser, M.D." (1989)
 -  Neal Patrick Harris starred in that show and Harold and Kumar talk to him about it
"The Simpsons" (1989)
 -  Punks tease Kumar by mentioning Apu and the Qwik E Mart
Curly Sue (1991)
 -  Movie marquee at the cinema where Maria goes to see Sixteen Candles.
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
 -  The references to "the universe tends to unfold as it should" is a reference to Spock in Star Trek VI.
The Joy Luck Club (1993)
 -  Kumar refers to the Asian students as "the Joy Luck Club."
The Brothers McMullen (1995)
 -  Cole refers to Harold and Kumar as "The Brother's McFag," a play on the movie title "The Brother's McMullen."
Tommy Boy (1995)
 -  Harold and Kumar are driving and listening to music, which they're reluctant to sing to, just the same as Tommy and Richard are before they fight on the road.
"South Park" (1997)
 -  Kumar wears a 'Meekrab' shirt and Goldstein/Rosenberg have a Cop Cartman poster near their door
The Mask of Zorro (1998)
 -  Harold fantasizes of being Zorro and seducing Maria.
You've Got Mail (1998)
 -  Mention of Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan when Harold and Kumar see Maria at the cinema
"Blind Date" (1999/I)
 -  "Blind Date" is mentioned by name in the Harold and Kumar movie.
Dude, Where's My Car? (2000)
 -  Harold asks "Dude, where's my car?"
The Gift (2000)
 -  References are made to Katie Holmes' nude scene throughout the movie.
Better Luck Tomorrow (2002)
 -  When the "extreme" guy takes Harold and Kumar's parking spot, one of them says, "Better luck tomorrow." John Cho (Harold) starred in Better Luck Tomorrow (2002).

Referenced in

"Veronica Mars: Rashard and Wallace Go to White Castle (#2.12)" (2006)
 -  title reference
The Benchwarmers (2006)
 -  on shelf in video store
Epic Movie (2007)
 -  A White Castle appears with a response from Edward saying "I think I've been there before." Also, during the battle sequence, someone beats Edward down and says "Take that, Kumar!"
Be Kind Rewind (2008)
 -  Video Seen
The Forbidden Kingdom (2008)
 -  Seen on the shelf in Old Hop's pawn shop.
"Saturday Night Live: Ashton Kutcher/Gnarls Barkley (#33.10)" (2008)
 -  Mentioned on Weekend Update
Futurama: Bender's Game (2008) (V)
 -  The group makes a journey to Wipe Castle
The Ali-wood Shuffle (2009)
 -  Talked about
"Family Guy: 420 (#7.12)" (2009)
 -  Peter says he was in it
"Community: Advanced Criminal Law (#1.5)" (2009)
 -  Prof. Chang refers to Abed as "Kumar."
"Jeopardy!: (#26.27)" (2009)
 -  Subject of an $800 clue in the category "The Comeback Kids"

Featured in

John Cho & Kal Penn: The Backseat Interview (2005) (V)
 -  Clips featured
The Art of the Fart (2005) (V)
 -  Clips featured
The Slanted Screen (2006)
 -  clip
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008)
 -  brief clips from the first movie are edited into flashbacks

Spoofs

Bringing Up Baby (1938)
 -  The leopard/jail connection
Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
 -  Freakshow Spoofs Jesus Fanatic/Myers Persuer
"The Simpsons" (1989)
 -  The line "Thank you come again," spoken by Apu on The Simpsons, is quoted in Apu's voice numerous times
Swingers (1996)
 -  opening scene with the guys discussing getting back in the game after 6 months
Fight Club (1999)
 -  The scene where the racoon is in the car, it bites Harold, and then looks at him and shakes the blood onto him as is done in Fight Club.
"Jackass" (2000)
 -  "extreme" guys do jackass imitation stuff
Van Wilder (2002)
 -  After the surgery scene, Ryan Reynolds (the nurse) blots Kal Penn's (Kumar's) brow. In Van Wilder, which came out two years prior, Penn blots Reynold's brow.

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