Apul and Adam go to White Castle

Last night after work, I went with my friend Greg to see "Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle"... I have a strong suspicion that the movie would be funnier if you were stoned while watching it. Alas, I was only two gin martinis in. The funny part was that sitting in our exact row, were Apul and Adam. Apul is my 5'2" Puerto Rican friend with very limited English. He has asked me to mention to any eligible lady friends out there that he has long flowing back hair. Again, his english is limited, but based on the hair on his knuckles, he may be telling the truth. Adam is a homosexual friend of mine who works for a local latin TV station. Adam is worried about his anonymity, so from now on, he would like me to address him as Frankie Avalon in any future blogs. I would think that since Frankie speaks Spanish, he would know that Apul likes "the ladies" but the way Adam kept putting his arm around him during the show, maybe Apul's Spanish is as broken as his English.

Greg and I enjoyed the movie, but watching Apul squirm while Frankie put on the moves was far funnier. Of course, writing this blog has been the highlight of the entire experience.

A similar likeness to Apul for any interested ladies (again, similar, not exact... imagine more hair):

**Some reputations and psyches were harmed in the writing of this blog.

On a more serious note about the movie....

A SPECIAL MESSAGE FROM ACTORS KAL PENN AND JOHN CHO. PLEASE FORWARD TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW! IF YOU HAVE A WEBSITE OR BLOG SITE, PLEASE POST! IF YOU HAVE A PUBLICATION - PLEASE PRINT THIS WEEK!

July 24, 2004

Dear Friends, Fans, Haters, Players, and True Money Makers,

Hey! This is Kal Penn (aka Kalpen Modi) and John Cho writing to encourage you to go see our upcoming comedy from New Line Cinema, "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle," opening nationwide on July 30th. This film marks the first time a major studio is releasing a project with two Asian American males as the leads. We don't have stereotypical accents, we don't passively tread through the story, we're not asexual or hypersexual, there are no martial arts scenes, one-dimensional cab driver segments. We play a couple of all-American guys who happen to be of Indian and Korean descent. Our characters (Harold and Kumar) are post-collegiate buddies who ge t the munchies and end up going on the adventure of their lives as they set out to satisfy a spontaneous craving for White Castle burgers. Ebert and Roeper just gave our movie "Two Thumbs Up"! We hope you will too. Read on.

The opening weekend for any film is extremely important. Studio executives (the people who make big decisions about movies) track the numbers from that first weekend's ticket sales and make all kinds of decisions based on that data. They decide if they will add more screens to show a film, if they will spend more money in promoting it, if they will start investing in a sequel... but most importantly, they decide if elements of the film work and whether they should do it again. In our case, that means they will be asking, "Will a strong script and story succeed or fail with 2 Asian American guys in non-stereotypical roles?". We personally think it will succeed, but we need your help! This film is our chance to prove that realistic, non-stereotypical depictions can make an aud ience have a blast, and take in enough money to make this happen in the future.

By buying a ticket to "Harold and Kumar go to White Castle", you aren't just gonna get to see a really funny movie with two dudes who look like you. Nope. You're also going to be saying to media outlets, "I support accurate representation of Asian Americans and would like to see more." You have the power to change things simply by buying a ticket to a film that we believe you'll have fun watching anyway!

Please go to the theaters next weekend and watch "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle". We look at this awesome opportunity like we do voting in an election. Every movie ticket someone buys is a VOTE, and the cool part is, you're allowed to vote as many times as you want. With your support of the film, we will show decision-makers in Hollywood that supporting movies like these is not only the right thing to do, but is also good business. We'll also show YOU what it's like to ride a cheetah, hang glide off a cliff, pick up a hitchhiking Neil Patrick Harris (Doogie Howser), tell off a bunch of ignorant punks, get love interests, and sing Wilson Phillips at the top of our lungs.

So just hold on for one more... week, and check out the website at www.HaroldandKumar.com. This film opens the weekend of July 30th! Send this email to all of your friends. Throw parties. Order food. Make a night (or weekend) out of it and go see "Harold and Kumar go to White Castle"! This is a landmark opportunity for the Asian American community, and we are proud to be the faces involved. With your support and the success of this film, we hope that it's only the beginning of many more Asian Americans on screen...

Enjoy the movie,
Kal Penn and John Cho
"Kumar" and "Harold"
New Line Cinema's "Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle"