Whaddya Call It?
Writing about Harold And Kumar Go To White Castle (see below) a thought struck me--they don't have White Castles overseas. Heck, they don't even have them out West (I don't know why not since they'd make a fortune).
When I first heard the title, I thought it was brilliant, though I didn't think the film lived up to it. Still, it doesn't travel. Europeans will think this is an adaptation of Kafka or something.
So I went to IMDb to check out the alternate titles.
The French title in Canada is Harold et Kumar chassent le burger. A bit generic, but it gets the point across.
The British title is actually better, since it implies all the drug humor: Harold & Kumar Get the Munchies.
It really can't be translated, since the best you could do is have them go after some local fast food, except then people would see the movie and be confused.
posted by LAGuy @ 1:31 AM
2 Comments:
Steve:
They aren't out west because all White Castles are owned & operated by the parent company, not franchised. (At least that's how they have been traditionally.) They are a very slow, but very powerfully growing company.
Bill
Thanks, Bill. But regardless of how they're organized, don't they want to make money? They've had decades to get out here--how slow can they be? There's gold in these Hollywood Hills.
Post a Comment
<< Home