High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Harold & Kumar is the common name for a series of stoner comedy films starring John Cho (Harold) and Kal Penn (Kumar). The first film, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, was released on July 30, 2004 by New Line Cinema and spawned a sequel titled Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay, released four years later. A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas, the third installment of the series, opened nationwide in the U.S. on 4 November 2011.