Insane On the Plane: Harold and Kumar 2
Penn and Cho reprise their roles for the sequel to White Castle.
By Pavani Yalamanchili, August 20, 2007, Film, Celebrity, Comedy, Media, News, Nirali, Daily
A scene from Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
The comedic duo John Cho and Kal Penn reprise their roles as Harold and Kumar for a trip to Amsterdam in the sequel to their White Castle flick. That’s what the title of Harold and Kumar Go to Amsterdam would lead you to believe. But the [1] recently released trailer highlighting their misidentification as terrorists on the plane and detainment in an interrogation room may leave you wondering if the pair ever makes it to the city of frites and canals, or if they end up at Guantanamo.
Previously on NIRALI: [2] “Five Questions for Kal Penn”; [3] “Film Review of H & K”; [4] “Kal Penn Goes to Hollywood”
Also insane on the plane: Dishad Husain’s [5] Viva Liberty! features a character named Woody Ali who is misidentified as a terrorist when he tries to go on holiday and ends up at a notorious US detention center.
More: While the passenger who freaks out at the sight of Kumar in the movie trailer may be an exaggerated caricature/plot device, a recent amendment seeks to shield from lawsuits airline passengers and others who report suspicious activity to authorities ([6] “King bill aims to protect terrorism tipsters”). Proposed in response to the [7] 2006 case of six Muslim imams removed from a plane after a passenger raised concerns about them, the bill has faced opposition from those who argue that it encourages racial profiling ([8] NPR).
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[1] recently released trailer: http://buzzsugar.com/547002
[2] “Five Questions for Kal Penn”: http://niralimagazine.com/2006/12/five-questions-for-kal-penn/
[3] “Film Review of H & K”: http://niralimagazine.com/2006/12/film-review-of-harold-kumar-go-to-white-castle
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[4] “Kal Penn Goes to Hollywood”: http://niralimagazine.com/2004/09/kal-penn-goes-to-hollywood/
[5] Viva Liberty!: http://www.spikything.com/imotion/
[6] “King bill aims to protect terrorism tipsters”: http://www.newsday.com/news/politics/ny-usking265307397jul26,0,3235437.story?col
l=ny_news_nationworld_nation_promo
[7] 2006 case of six Muslim imams removed from a plane: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15824096/
[8] NPR: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12352772
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