Friday (1995)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

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 | Knocked Unconscious | Los Angeles California | South Central Los Angeles | Breaking The Fourth Wall

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

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:

Mr. Jones, a dogcatcher by trade, watches Man's Best Friend (1993), a movie about a genetically engineered dog that becomes homicidal.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mr. Parker is shown throwing his wife's clothing on the lawn, you see him pick up a yellow dress and raise it in the air to throw it down, when the camera cuts you see a different garment being thrown down.

Quotes:

Joi: You ain't got to lie, Craig, you ain't got to lie.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in The Longest Yard (2005)

Soundtrack:

Friday Night

You got knocked the F*** out!

This movie is hilarious! As far as comedies go about the hood, this one is hands down the best. Chris Tucker and Ice Cube really mix up nicely in this one. This is a feel good movie and doesn't glorify the gritty hard reality violence of the inner city at all, but rather focuses on strugglin to make it with good humor and staying positive. Sure they smoke weed all up and down side to side through this movie, but you have to remember that brings a certain audience and humor to it that wasn't present before. This movie is downright laugh out loud caliber. The situations this odd couple is forced into are interesting and very funny. The re-watch value for Friday is tremendous and the characters are beautifully developed. There are some true memorable moments in Friday, and even more memorable characters. This is just a fun movie from start to finish and never tries to be perfect. Thank you for keeping it light, and to the point. All we wanted was some fun and it was delivered with Friday.