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

F. Gary Gray:  The man mopping the floor in the store.

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Goofs

When Deebo is coming on his bike to Craig's house the first time, Craig takes off his watch while Smokey takes off his pager and chain. When Deebo asks, "What you got, Craig?" Craig says, "I'm broke as a joke," while he puts his hands up and the gold watch is on his wrist.

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Quotes

Felisha: [clapping] Craig, Craaaaaig! Let me borrow your VCR right quick. I need to dub a tape.

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Dana Carvey/Linkin Park (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Keep Their Heads Ringin'"
Performed by Dr. Dre
Written by Dr. Dre, Sam Sneed, J-Flex
Courtesy of Death Row Records/Interscope Records

User Reviews

I still pop this baby in the VCR

Eleven years ago (one year before this movie debuted), if you'd have told me you can get an entire movie from two guys sitting on their porch on a hot Friday afternoon, I'd have said you were nuts.

I first saw this movie on a date with my girlfriend as a teenager way back in 1995 (it's hard to believe that was 10 years ago, I laughed through it then and I laugh through it now.

It's also the movie that made me a Chris Tucker mark.

I see everything that guy is in.

The same goes for Cube.

I love this movie's ability to show that ghettos aren't all like the 'Good Times' TV series.

This movie keeps it's lightheartedness throughout especially with funny characters to support Cube and Tucker like DJ Pooh, A.J. Johnson and Tiny Lister.

It also doesn't hurt to have Nia Long with her fine self in it either.

But as I stated this movie is very lighthearted and doesn't begin to get serious at all until the end where Craig tears Smokey a new one for getting him involved in the mess, Big Worm's assassination attempt on Craig and Smokey and Craig coming to the aid of Debbie (Nia) when D-bo (Lister) is beating her up.

It's at those two points you almost forget this is supposed to be a comedy movie.

The most important message in this movie actually came from Johnny Witherspoon who portrayed Craig's father.

He gave his son some very fatherly advise...which I hope to follow with my own son one day.

Although I can't say I'd have been that calm if I walked into my son's room and saw him holding a semi-aotumatic 9mm pistol.

But I did like his advice....as I believe it was meant to be a message to the audience.

"You kids today are nothing but punks, so quick to pick up a gun. You scared to take an ass-whipping!" (referring to his fists) "These are all the protection you need. You win some, you lose some, but you live!"