Next Friday (2000)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Steve Carr

Writers (WGA):

Ice Cube (characters) &
DJ Pooh (characters) ...

Release Date:

12 January 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

the suburbs make the hood look good

Plot:

Uncle Elroy and Day Day owe money on taxes so Craig finds a way to steal from the next door neighbors to pay off the taxes so Uncle Elroy's house doesn't get put up for auction.

Plot Keywords:

Reverse Footage | Skateboard | Stalking | Escape From Jail | Dog

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Ice Cube	...	Craig Jones
Mike Epps	...	Day-Day
Justin Pierce	...	Roach
John Witherspoon	...	Mr. Jones
Don 'D.C.' Curry	...	Uncle Elroy
Jacob Vargas	...	Joker
Lobo Sebastian	...	Lil Joker
Rolando Molina	...	Baby Joker
Lisa Rodríguez	...	Karla (as Lisa Rodriguez)
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	...	Debo (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
Kym Whitley	...	Suga (as Kym E. Whitley)
Amy Hill	...	Mrs. Ho-Kym
Tamala Jones	...	D'wana
The Lady of Rage	...	Baby D' (as Robin Allen)
Carmen Serano	...	Girl #1

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language, drug use and sexual content.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:12 | Netherlands:16 (video rating) | Argentina:13 | Denmark:7 | Germany:12 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

'Chris Tucker' did not reprise his role of Smokey from the original film because he'd become a born again Christian after filming Money Talks (1997) and chose to do the Rush Hour series instead. He is referenced to throughout the film and explains the absence of the Smokey character.

Goofs:

Continuity: Joker's eyebrows are visible when he leaves Day Day and Roach tied together to go see what is taking so long outside. As he exits the house his cap is pulled much lower so even his eyes barely show. The cap changes position throughout the scenes with Day Day and Roach on the couch as well.

Quotes:

Day-Day: Man, look at them tig o' bitties

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Soundtrack:

Friends

Not as good as the first, but still pretty entertaining

How can you top the original Friday, especially without the presence of Chris Tucker? Answer: You can't. That is an impossibility. Chris Tucker--our man Smokey--is simply irreplaceable. (Ice) Cube doesn't even try to replace him. He tries something different here. Instead of a Friday in South Cenral, like the original, this one is mostly in Rancho Cucamonga. Debo has recently broke out of prison with his younger brother Tyrone, and word is out on the street that they're going to pay Craig a visit - give him a savage beating and possibly kill him. So Craig's father Willy (John Witherspoon) decides to drop his son off at his brother Elroy's luxurious home in Rancho Cucamonga so things can cool off awhile in the hood. Elroy is the complete opposite of his brother Willy and even shares a blunt with his nephew. "I know Willy don't let ya smoke in his house. But I'm your uncle Elroy! I don't give a damn how high ya get in mine! As long as you let me have a hit too." Cube's nephew is a nervous kid named Day-day played by Mike Epps. Epps does an alright job, I guess. But seeing him on screen every minute made me think through most of the movie, Man that'd be a lot funnier if it was Smokey doing it.

My score: 3 stars out of four.