Friday (1995)

Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do. Encounters with neighbors and other friends... See full summary »

Director:

F. Gary Gray

Writers:

Ice Cube, DJ Pooh

Stars:

Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long

3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ice Cube	...	Craig Jones
Chris Tucker	...	Smokey
Nia Long	...	Debbie
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	...	Deebo (as Tiny 'Zeus' Lister Jr.)
John Witherspoon	...	Mr. Jones
Anna Maria Horsford	...	Mrs. Jones
Regina King	...	Dana Jones
Paula Jai Parker	...	Joi
Faizon Love	...	Big Worm
DJ Pooh	...	Red
Angela Means	...	Felisha
Vickilyn Reynolds	...	Joann
Ronn Riser	...	Stanley
Kathleen Bradley	...	Mrs. Parker
Tony Cox	...	Mr. Parker

Storyline

Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking, looking for something to do. Encounters with neighbors and other friends over the course of the day and night, and their ensuing antics, make up the rest of the movie.

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Plot Keywords:

neighborhood | bully | drug dealer | neighbor | character repeating someone else's dialogue | 

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Taglines:

a lot can go down between thursday and saturday...

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive strong language and drug use, and for a brutal fight

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 April 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

A tope en viernes

Filming Locations:

126th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$27,900,000 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Priority Films (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min 97 min (director's cut)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Black and White Color (FotoKem)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chris Rock and Tommy Davidson were considered for the role of Smokey.

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Goofs

When Red leaves Craig's house after Deebo takes his chain, you see him running to the car and then you hear his car alarm being de-activated but he doesn't have his keys in his hands, only sunglasses.

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Quotes

Smokey's mom: Smokey, get me some cigarettes.
Smokey: Well, give me some money.
[Smokey's mom gives Smokey a dollar]
Smokey: Wait, this isn't enough.
Smokey's mom: Make it enough.

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Connections

Referenced in Tosh.0: Ice Cream Truck Guy (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Freddie's Dead"
Performed by Curtis Mayfield
Written by Curtis Mayfield
Courtesy of Curtom Classics, Inc.

User Reviews

My favorite comedy of the 90's!!!!!

Believe me, If you could relate to SMOKEY and CRAIG, then you would see why this flick is so funny! While Dumb & Dumber and Austin Powers:The Spy Who Shagged Me, had me rollin' at times, it didn't do enough to throw me at that front porch where our two main characters sit and do nothing but get high and jive!

Yeah I can understand those critics who say "what's the point"? But in this flick, You don't need a point! Just plain and simple laughs! This is already a camp classic in case y'all don"t know! Please give it a look.