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Steven Samblis interviews Neil Patrick Harris From "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas".

John Cho and Kal Penn reprise their title roles in "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas," which picks up six years after their last adventure.

Following years of growing apart, Harold Lee (Cho) and Kumar Patel (Penn) have replaced each other with new friends and are preparing for their respective Yuletide celebrations. But when a mysterious package mistakenly arrives at Kumar's door on Christmas Eve, his attempt to redirect it to Harold's house ends with the "high grade" contents—and Harold's father-in-law's prize Christmas tree—going up in smoke. With his in-laws out of the house for the day, Harold decides to cover his tracks, rather than come clean. Reluctantly embarking on another ill-advised journey with Kumar through New York City, their search for the perfect replacement tree takes them through party heaven—and almost blows Christmas Eve sky high.

The 2004 cult hit "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle" launched the franchise, followed by "Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay." The third installment is the first to highlight the guys' hilarious mishaps in 3D.

It would not be a "Harold & Kumar" film without Neil Patrick Harris, who returns along with Paula Garces (TV's "Defying Gravity") as Maria; Danneel Harris ("The Roommate") as Vanessa; Eddie Kaye Thomas (the "American Pie" movies) as Rosenberg; David Krumholtz ("Mr. Popper's Penguins") as Goldstein; and Bobby Lee ("Pineapple Express") as Kenneth Park.

Joining the ensemble are Tom Lennon ("I Love You Man") as Harold's new best friend, Todd; Amir Blumenfeld (TV's "Pranked") as Kumar's new best friend Adrian; Danny Trejo ("Machete") as Harold's father-in-law; and Elias Koteas ("Shutter Island") as Ukranian mob boss Sergei Katsov. Rounding out the cast are Patton Oswalt ("The Informant!"), Richard Riehle ("Halloween II"), Jordan Hinson (TV's "Eureka"), John Hoogenakker ("Contagion"), Jake Johnson ("No Strings Attached"), Yasen Payankov ("Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon") and David Burtka (TV's "How I Met Your Mother").

Todd Strauss-Schulson helmed the film, marking his major feature film directorial debut. Academy Award® winner Greg Shapiro ("The Hurt Locker") returns as producer, and Mandate President Nathan Kahane, Nicole Brown, Richard Brener, Michael Disco, and Samuel J. Brown are executive producers. The screenplay is by Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg who wrote the previous two movies. They also serve as co-producers, along with Kelli Konop and Jonathan McCoy.

The behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Michael Barrett, production designer Rusty Smith, editor Eric Kissack, costume designer Mary Claire Hannan and composer William Ross.

New Line Cinema presents, in association with Mandate Pictures, a Kingsgate Films Production, "A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas." It will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company.

Filmmakers: Todd Strauss-Schulson - Director, Jon Hurwitz - Writer (characters), Hayden Schlossberg - Writer (characters), Greg Shapiro - Producer, Michael Barrett - Cinematographer, William Ross - Composer, Rusty Smith - Production Designer, Eric Kissack - Editor more »

Cast - in credits order		STARmeter™
	Patton Oswalt ... Mall Santa	1,665
	Isabella Gielniak ... Caren	15,697
	Kal Penn ... Kumar	354
	Austin Bickel ... Kid in Line	40,408
	Inga Wilson¹ ... Mom in Line	17,016
	John Cho ... Harold	527
	Bobby Lee ... Kenneth Park	7,423
	Tom Lennon¹ ... Todd	1,668
	Amir Blumenfeld ... Adrian	5,373
	Paula Garcés ... Maria	1,080
	Danny Trejo ... Mr. Perez	610
	Marvin Cruz ... Timo Perez	713,672
	Allyson Lengers ... Wafflebot Kid	36,417
	Shirley Benyas ... Nana Perez	85,529
	Esteban Cruz ... Pepe Perez	147,801
	Ashley Coss ... Ava	42,515
	Chloe Coss ... Ava	93,398
	Hannah Coss ... Baby Ava	113,367
	RZA ... Lamar	4,343
	Da'Vone McDonald ... Latrell	22,119
	Jordan Hinson ... Mary	2,253
	Tyler Nelson ... Teen	14,772
	Tom Kruszewski ... Teen	34,754
	Steven A. Clark¹ ... Teen	310,272
	Bennett Saltzman ... Boris	61,215
	Hilary Anderson ... Hot Teenage Girl	13,921
	Elias Koteas ... Sergei Katsov	1,412
	Yasen Peyankov ... Yuri	68,969
	John Hoogenakker ... Gustav	40,474
	Eddie Kaye Thomas ... Rosenberg	1,248
	David Krumholtz ... Goldstein	1,291
	Tristan Canning ... Noah	111,478
	David Rife ... White Castle Employee	4,008,826
	Dave Davies ... Church Security Guard	188,929
	Gabriella Dilone ... Inez Perez	83,398
	Dana DeLorenzo ... Becca the P.A.	59,637
	Neil Patrick Harris ... Neil Patrick Harris	211
	Brett Gelman ... T.V. Director	18,960
	Melissa Ordway ... Gracie	3,033
	Dan Levy ... Reporter	40,682
	David Burtka ... David Burtka	3,753
	Ripper Brown ... St. Peter	281,491
	Cassie Keller ... Topless Angel	13,675
	Chernise Yvette ... Topless Angel	16,148
	Richard Riehle ... Santa Claus	4,647
Other credited cast listed alphabetically
	Alex Diaz ... Wafflebot	599,885
	Jeff Edwards ... Wafflebot	870,219
	Kandis Mak ... Dancer	19,006
	Tiffany Osborne ... Dancer	44,199
	Jessica Provencher ... Dancer	12,357
	David Wogh ... Wafflebot	1,842,761
Rest of cast
	Arnold Agee ... House Party Teen (uncredited)
	Jodi Gabrielle Beals ... Protestor (uncredited)	271,129
	Judy Stepanian ... Homeless Woman (uncredited)	43,296

Directed by
Todd Strauss-Schulson

Writers
Written by
Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg
Characters
Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg

Producers
Richard Brener ... executive producer
Nicole Brown ... executive producer
Samuel J. Brown ... executive producer
Michael Disco ... executive producer
Jon Hurwitz ... co-producer
Nathan Kahane ... executive producer
Kelli Konop ... co-producer
Jonathan McCoy ... co-producer
Hayden Schlossberg ... co-producer
Greg Shapiro ... producer
Original Music
William Ross
Cinematographers
Michael Barrett
Editors
Eric Kissack
Casting Directors
Nicole Abellera
Jeanne McCarthy
Mickie Paskal
Jennifer Rudnicke
Production Designers
Rusty Smith
Art Directors
Ramsey Avery (supervising art director)
Guy Barnes
Set Decorators
Selina van den Brink
Costume Designers
Mary Claire Hannan
Make Up Department
Kymber Blake ... third makeup artist
Elizabeth Cortez ... additional hairstylist
Elisabeth Fry ... makeup department head
Dawn Mattocks ... assistant makeup artist
Dawn Mattocks ... hair stylist
Gregory Nicotero ... key special makeup effects supervisor
Richard Redlefsen ... key makeup artist
Katherine Rees ... hair department head
Jon Shroyer ... special makeup effects artist
Production Managers
Jonathan McCoy ... unit production manager
Frank Murray ... production supervisor: second unit
Graham Stumpf ... post-production supervisor
Christina Varotsis ... production supervisor
Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors
Benjamin T. Brammeier ... second assistant director
Greg Brautigan ... second second assistant director
Patrick Gibbons ... second assistant director
Danny Giles ... key second assistant director: additional photography
Todd Havern ... additional second assistant director
David C. Huet ... additional second assistant director
John McKeown ... first assistant director
Chris O'Hara ... additional second assistant director
Steve Ritzi ... second unit director
Art Department
Jason Baker ... prop maker
Robert Barry ... prop maker
David Boyd ... storyboard artist
Charles W. Brandt ... additional on-set dresser
Steve Broussard ... general foreman
Felecia Hatcher Brown ... greensperson
Matthew Butler ... key greensman
Michele Campbell ... art department coordinator
Steve Catherman ... prop maker
Alec Chambers ... on-set dresser
Curtis Crowe ... construction coordinator
Pete Dancy ... assistant property master: New York unit
Erick Donaldson ... draftsman
Dan Duran ... set dresser
Franco Esile ... leadman
Kim A. Fay ... scenic painter
Amy Graham ... set dresser
Kemper Harris ... on-set dresser
Jennifer Haybach ... set decoration shopper
Jason Helton ... painter
Casey Kaufman ... set decoration buyer
Chelsey Knapp ... set decorating assistant
Chelsey Knapp ... set decorating intern
Kate J. Kogelman ... lead scenic
Charles T. Kovalik ... props assistant
Travis LaGuire-Quinn ... set dresser
Richard Lattuca ... set dresser
Greg Lester ... set dresser
Amie McCarthy ... property master
Jordan Kenneth Messing ... props assistant: reshoots
Gina Monastiere ... art department production assistant
Justin Mutschler ... gang boss
Justin Mutschler ... leadman: re-shoots
Aferdita Redmond ... painter
Brittin Richter ... on-set dresser
Sharon Roggio ... assistant property master
Kathryn Ruff ... set decoration intern
Abe Sanders¹ ... prop maker
Nikki Sass ... set dresser
Mark Sejnowski ... set dresser
Jil Szewski ... set decoration coordinator
Dave Tell ... graphic designer
Kimberly Thrasher ... props
John Valkevich ... set decoration intern
Jameson Williams ... property master: Los Angeles
Jeff Wolka ... set decoration intern
Sound Department
Ron Ayers ... sound utility
Wade Barnett ... adr recordist
Ryan Collins ... sound editor
Mark DeSimone ... adr mixer: New York
Brian Dunlop ... foley editor
David Esparza ... supervising sound effects editor
Eric Gotthelf ... adr mixer
Robert Jackson ... supervising sound editor
Jason Johnston ... boom operator
Tim Limer ... sound recordist
Travis MacKay ... adr mixer
Joe Origlieri ... sound mixer: New York
A. Josh Reinhardt ... foley mixer
Alex Riordan ... production sound mixer: additional photography
Scott D. Smith ... sound mixer
Callie Thurman ... assistant sound editor
Eric Walendzinski ... boom operator: New York
Special Effects Department
Craig Gubert ... special effects technician
Dieter Sturm ... special effects supervisor: snow effects
Dean Tyrrell ... special effects foreman
Robert Tyrrell ... special effects coordinator
Russell Tyrrell ... special effects supervisor
Visual Effects Department
John Daro ... digital stereoscopic artist
Scott Dougherty ... visual effects executive producer: Furious FX
Geoff DuQuette ... digital artist
Ray Hannisian ... additional stereographer
Macklenan Hasham ... matte painter
Matthew Frederick Johnson ... assistant data coordinator
Ben Kilgore ... character supervisor: Furious FX
David Lebensfeld ... visual effects supervisor: Ingenuity Engine
Michael Lebensfeld ... visual effects coordinator: Ingenuity Engine
David Lingenfelser ... executive visual effects supervisor: Furious Fx
John Martini ... lead CG artist: Ingenuity Engine
Landon Medeiros ... compositor: Furious FX
Grant Miller ... visual effects supervisor: Ingenuity Engine
Matthew Poliquin ... visual effects producer: Ingenuity Engine
Shawn Schminke ... vfx editor: Ingenuity Engine
Bryan Shepperd ... cg artist: Furious FX
Mark Shoaf ... cg supervisor: Furious FX
Nicholas Sorenson ... lead stereo compositor: Ingenuity Engine
Paul Taylor ... supervising stereographer
Stunts
Robert Alonzo ... stunt double
Ele Bardha ... stunts
Trent Brya ... stunts
Brian Connelly ... stunt double
Zach Gowen ... stunt performer
Craig Gubert ... stunt double
Cody Bo Kruger ... utility stunts
Dan Lemieux ... stunts
Nikolay Livshiz ... stunt performer
Tom Lowell ... stunts
Daniel Maldonado ... stunts
Carl Anthony Nespoli ... stunt actor
Ho-Sung Pak ... stunt double
Scott Philyaw ... stunt driver
Steve Ritzi ... stunt coordinator
Mike Rufino ... stunts
Eric Stratemeier ... stunt double: Kal Penn
Eric Stratemeier ... stunt performer: cocaine brick kid
Banzai Vitale ... stunts
Li Xing ... stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Kevin L. Anderson ... grip
Kirk Bloom ... camera: "a" camera
Kirk Bloom ... second assistant camera
Mike Brake ... grip
James Frank Brown ... hd video assist operator
Matthew Bulleri ... additional grip
Tiffany Burns ... additional grip
Gregory Cahill ... best boy grip: NY
Ben Cain ... 3d rig tech: New York
Chul Hee Cho ... rigging grip
Nicole Cosgrove ... assistant camera: New York unit
Shawn Cragin ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Tommy Daguanno ... dolly grip: "b" camera
Frank Dorowsky ... rigging gaffer
Scott Drinon ... dolly grip: "a" camera
Scott Eagle ... rigging grip
Allen D. Easton ... camera operator: "a" camera
Ryan Faulkner ... additional rigging electrician
Jeff Fisher ... company grip
Mike Hampton ... video assist additional photography
Brian Heller ... aerial cinematographer
Dan Jarrell ... best boy grip
Gary Kangrga ... key rigging grip
Brian Kelly ... rigging electric
Scott C. Keys ... rigging electric best boy
Ronald R. Koch Jr. ... best boy electric
Joseph Layson¹ ... grip
Anthony T. Marra II ... key grip
Bradley Martin ... lighting technician
Brent Mata ... data manager
Chris McLeod ... additional electrician
Chris McLeod ... additional rigging electrician
Darren Michaels ... unit still photographer
Joe Miller ... grip
Richard Moriarty ... additional convergence puller
Jeff Murrell ... gaffer
Jeff Niggemeyer ... electric: New York unit
David Noble ... best boy rigging grip
Cory O'Dea ... grip
Pat O'Dea¹ ... lighting technician
Tim O'Dea ... electrician
Rick Page ... first assistant camera: Phantom camera
Harrison Palmer ... rigging grip
Scott Peck ... digital imaging technician
Lance Rieck ... scorpio head technician
Chris Ritter ... electrician
Todd SanSone ... data workflow supervisor: additional photography
Rick Secosky ... grip
Matthew Selkirk ... digital utility
James Shuryan ... rigging electrician
Stephen Smith ... data wrangler
Amy Snell ... additional grip
Andre Sobczak ... 3d technician
Sean Souza ... "a" camera second assistant: new york
Kenneth Stanley ... rigging electrician
Chris Steele ... electrician
Paul Taylor ... supervising stereographer
Jonathan Terpstra ... additional electrician
Animation Department
Kyle Bell ... stop motion animator
Chris Cannavo ... animator
A.J. Gillespie ... animator
Casting Department
Jolanda Anthony ... extras casting associate: NY
Joanne Bloom ... casting associate
Josh Breit ... casting associate
Ryan Hill ... extras casting
Kathy Mooney ... casting director: Michigan
Aaron Moskal ... extras casting assistant
Janet Pound ... casting director: Michigan
Melissa Pryor ... casting associate
Jamie Stires ... casting associate
Sara Wosik ... extras casting assistant
Jessica Munks ... casting assistant (uncredited)
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jacqueline Aronson ... costume supervisor
Kate Bennett ... set costumer
Wendy M. Craig ... key set costumer
Brittany Dier ... costumer
Jody Felz ... additional costumer
Suzanne Hanna ... costume assistant
Kimberly Leitz-McCauley ... costumer
Editorial Department
Philip Beckner ... digital intermediate editor
Gilbert Carreras ... color timer
Gus Comegys ... 3D conform artist
Libby Cuenin ... second assistant editor
John Daro ... digital intermediate colorist
David Egan ... first assistant editor
Greg Hollander ... post-production assistant
Christy House ... post-production coordinator
Paul Lavoie ... digital intermediate producer
Bill Schultz ... digital intermediate executive
Eugene Yi ... first assistant editor
Music Department
John Bissell ... music supervisor
John Bradbury ... orchestra leader
Jo Buckley ... assistant orchestra contractor
Terry Edwards ... choir co-director
Geoff Foster ... score engineer
Isobel Griffiths ... orchestra contractor
Jerome Leroy ... composer: additional music
Jerome Leroy ... orchestrator
London Voices ... choir
Stephen Lotwis ... music editor
Emir Merzeci ... composer: additional music
Shawn Murphy ... score mixer
Ben Parry ... choir co-director
Tina Tamura ... music preparation
Axel Tenner ... music preparation
Thanh Tran ... music preparation
Transportation Department
Rob Bailey ... driver
James A Brandon ... driver: wardrobe
Jennifer Gonzalez ... driver: cast
David Labutte ... driver: honeywagon
Raymond Landino Jr. ... driver
Ted E. Larkowski¹ ... transportation coordinator
Lynette Scherzer ... driver
Timothy Schewee ... local transportation captain
Miscellaneous Crew
Joseph Amaral ... assistant: Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg
Mike Arrigo ... key office production assistant
Samuel Barill ... production assistant
Alec Bates ... location assistant: New York
Daniel E. Bisaro ... stand-in: Elias Koteas
Erika Bogner ... production assistant
Zoe Bower ... post facilities manager
Dennis Budziszewski ... stand-in
Todd F. Campbell ... location scout
Al Cerullo ... helicopter pilot
Danielle Champe ... production secretary
Lisa Chau ... production assistant
Steven Clark ... assistant to Mr. Penn
Sarah Clifford ... animal coordinator
Erin Colby ... assistant: Mr. Strauss-Schulson
Claire Connelly ... production coordinator
Chris-Teena Constas ... location scout
George Constas ... location manager
Jamie Leigh Dake ... assistant production coordinator: pre-production
Tana David ... post facilities coordinator
Yvette De Marco ... adult supervisor
Joshua P. Dease ... first assistant accountant: New York/Los Angeles
Bryant Donohue ... production assistant: New York
Sabrina Dungan ... stand-in
Brian Durling ... production assistant
James Ferrera ... unit publicist
P.J. Fishwick ... assistant production office coordinator
Robert Foulkes ... supervising location manager
Amber Fritz ... production assistant
Shellie Gillespie ... production accountant: New York/Los Angeles
Trish Gray ... location scout
Moe Hindi ... photo double: Kal Penn
Christy House ... post production coordinator
David C. Huet ... key set production assistant
Dawn Jeffory ... baby wrangler
Jossara Jinaro ... voice
Adam Kristopher Johnson ... stand-in: additional photography
Josh Jones ... stand-in: John Hoogenakker
Michael Jordan ... production assistant
Emily Kacere ... assistant: Kelli Konop
Chelsey Knapp ... locations intern