
Hilarious in Hindsight: Neil Patrick Harris plays a drug-addled pervert obsessed with getting women, several years before he publicly came out as homosexual.He Really Can Act: This movie is what really put Neil Patrick Harris' child star life behind him.Also doubles as a Shout-Out to Tommy Boy, when Tommy and Richard initially express disdain for the sappy radio station they're listening to in the car, but end up singing along to the Carpenters' "Superstar" at top volume while sobbing uncontrollably.Heartwarming Moments: Harold and Kumar belting out Wilson Phillips' "Hold On" together in the car.As it turned out, this wasn't just some throwaway joke: in his interview for Hari Kondabolu's 2018 documentary The Problem With Apu, Kal Penn admitted to being one of several American actors of South Asian descent who despises Apu, the Simpsons character being quoted, and the racism he enables, which has made it increasingly hard for actors like him to get roles which aren't similarly stereotypical or degrading (going so far as to accuse Kondabolu of hating himself for otherwise liking The Simpsons). "Funny Aneurysm" Moment: As he and Harold are escaping in the car they stole from them, Kumar leans out the window and flips off the racist bullies they'd encountered and throws their "Thank you, come again!" insult back at them.First Installment Wins: The first film is a classic.Despite the extremely exaggerated and Squicky nature of his character, Freakshow proved to be rather popular within the fandom.Ensemble Dark Horse: Some would say Neil Patrick Harris' role here helped resurrect his career.Cult Classic: Especially among the weed crowd.Crazy Is Cool: Neil Patrick Harris' drugged-out/sex-crazed version of himself was so memorable that he had to return for the sequels.However, if you haven't seen a movie in a very long time and are re-discovering it then exceptions may be made. Keeping this sub's special character means sharing the experience of seeing a movie the first time.Only post movies that you have seen for the FIRST time. Check if your movie has already been posted before submitting.Ħ.Check if your movie has already been posted before submitting. You can make your title whatever you want, as long as it contains a) the name of the movie you watched b) the year it was released.ĥ.Put your movie name and year in the title.


