Such a feel-good movie and so encapsulating of the early aughts era where the most important items on the agenda were getting baked and making a run for the nearest munchy outlet.

Forget everything else and don’t stop until you reach the goal: some important life lessons were learned by Harold and Kumar along the way. I am so happy that such a seemingly mundane trip turned into the life altering experience it became.

Harold is your typical post Ivy League recent grad working for some serious d-bags at an investment banking firm. Some higher ups decide to pass off weekend work on him while they go TGIF the hell out of NJ. Harold is the straight guy while Kumar is your stereotypical underachieving goofball who helps drag Harold down with him on the ultimate Friday night goal of first feeding your head then your belly. Neil Patrick Harris plays himself so well. “ Here is an extra $200, I left some love stains in the backseat.”

A seemingly improbable plot full of adventurous twists yields tangible and intangible results for this duo. As one who has gotten lost in NJ on multiple occasions en-route to a fast food destination I very much sympathize with their cause. Chris Meloni might steal the show as Freakshow, this was a nice touch.

It’s amazing how censored and sheltered the world has become in the past twenty years as probably most of the humor in this movie would cause the youth of today to huddle in a safe space. The movie came out at a time just before social media essentially destroyed the innocence and tranquility of a Friday night spent on a hapless quest for caramelized onions, cheese and ground beef.

Harold and Kumar not only found White Castle but they revealed how most of the fun is in the journey.