Friday (1995)

Director:

F. Gary Gray

Writers (WGA):

Ice Cube (written by) &
DJ Pooh (written by)

Release Date:

26 April 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

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

Plot:

Craig and Smokey are two guys in Los Angeles hanging out on their porch on a Friday afternoon, smoking and drinking...

Plot Keywords:

Drug Dealer | Machismo | Knocked Unconscious | South Central Los Angeles | Drive By Shooting

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

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

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong language and drug use, and for a brutal fight. (also director's cut)

Runtime:

91 min | 97 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color (FotoKem)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #33452) | New Zealand:R16 | USA:R (certificate #45391) (director's cut) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | Germany:16 | Spain:18 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

126th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

The movie was filmed in 20 days.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the morning scene when the old ladies come to the house, when the camera is showing their faces, if you look beyond them, you can see what looks to be a large highway with grass on the other side, across from Craig's house. In all other shots during the movie, Craig's house is surrounded by other houses.

Quotes:

Smokey: I got mind control over Deebo. He be like "shut the f**k up." I be quiet. But when he leave, I be talking again.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Steve Buscemi/Third Eye Blind (#23.17)" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Friday Night

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.