John Cho on Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo

Published April 24, 2008 in Movie Interviews

By Fred Topel | Images property of New Line

When John Cho returned to play the MILF guy in the American Pie sequels, it wasn't much of a stretch. Returning to the role of Harold Lee in Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo actually gave him a chance to grow with the character.

John Cho Talks Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo

"It was good," Cho said. "It felt natural. For me, it was just a good time with my friends, really. We went off on location and worked on something that we thought was really funny and that we believed in so it was kind of simple."

With a more outrageous adventure, keeping a straight face was a bigger challenge in the sequel. "I don’t remember one where I was cracking up like crazy but I was there on set when Rob Corddry wiped his ass with the Bill of Rights, there were serious problems keeping a straight face during that scene. I don’t know how they spliced together a take where Eddie Kaye Thomas is not laughing because he broke on every single take."

Since Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle was not a massive theatrical hit, Cho was actually on hold for a while. "We didn’t know we were making a sequel for some time, over two years we didn’t know. We were just waiting and there was some talk of it going straight to DVD which nobody wanted. So, I kind of thought the project might die, the sequel was never going to happen. But, it did and we’re in the same boat. If this does well then, maybe they’ll talk about a third one."

Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo

Even if Escape from Guantanamo Bay makes enough bank, can they come up with another adventure for Harold and Kumar? "The second problem it presents is whether we can come up with an idea that rivals the second one. I’m proud of this movie because I feel it’s a true sequel in that we top the first one in every category. The gross out jokes are grosser and there’s more nudity and the politics, we take it further and the racial stuff, we take it further so I don’t know what we can do for the third one. I’m really at a loss. Maybe we go backwards and make a cautionary, morality tale from the Middle Ages or something. I don’t know."

One of the new adventures includes a bottomless party, where all the girls have their breasts covered, but nothing else on. "Sadly, it’s a blur but, ironically, I said to Kal before the very first shot of the bottomless party, which was us knocking on the door waiting for the girl to open the door. I turned to Kal and said, 'You know, we should take some care in remembering what tonight is like because I think every man will ask us about it for the rest of our lives. Remember about two or three things.' Having said that, I don’t remember much. I just remember being really embarrassed. It’s embarrassing to be surrounded by nude people. It’s weird."

Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo opens to theaters April 25th.

For the trailers, posters, and more info on the film, go to the Harold and Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Movie Page.

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