Friday (1995)

It's Friday, and Craig and Smokey must come up with $200 they owe a local bully or there won't be a Saturday.

Director:

F. Gary Gray

Writers:

Ice Cube, DJ Pooh

Stars:

Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ice Cube	...	Craig Jones
Chris Tucker	...	Smokey
Nia Long	...	Debbie
Tom Lister Jr.	...	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

It is Friday and Craig Jones (Ice Cube) is unemployed, having been fired yesterday. This has lead to trouble with Smokey's (Chris Tucker's) supplier, Big Worm (Faizon Love), who now wants his money, or his product back, or Smokey is a dead man. Then there's Deebo (Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr.), the local bully, plus Craig's jealous, psychotic girlfriend, Joi (Paula Jai Parker), and Debbie (Nia Long), the neighbor Craig has a crush on. A lot can happen while lounging around your house on a Friday.

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Plot Keywords:

adult lives at home | hat | drug user | drug | drugs | 

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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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Certificate:

14A

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the begining of the credits, you can see Ezal (Anthony Johnson) running down the street with boxes. These are the boxes that Craig Jones (Ice Cube) gets blamed for stealing.

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Goofs

When the hit-men are chasing Craig and Smokey, Craig throws his gun up to Smokey, who is on the roof of somebody's garage, and you see Smokey catch the gun that was thrown, then bend down to his right and swap that gun for another one that was already on the roof which is the one that shows a flash when fired.

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Quotes

Smokey: Damn! Mrs. Parker finer than a motherfucker.
Craig Jones, Smokey: Hi, Mrs. Parker.
Mrs. Parker: Hi, boys.
Smokey: [quieter, but still audible] When you gonna let me *fuck* Mrs. Parker?
Mrs. Parker: What you say, honey?
Smokey: Huh? Nothing.

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Alternate Versions

TV versions also include a deleted scene with Lil' Chris and his friend sitting on the sidewalk, when Ezal runs past with a speaker under his arm. They then talk about how Ezal tried to steal from their houses.

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Connections

Referenced in Fresh Off the Boat: It's a Plastic Pumpkin, Louis Huang (2017)

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Soundtracks

Mary Jane
Performed by Rick James
Written by Rick James
Courtesy of Motown Record Company, L.P.
by arrangement with PolyGram Special Markets

User Reviews

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.

Details

Official Sites:

HBOMAX Official Facebook

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 April 1995 (USA)

Also Known As:

Friday

Filming Locations:

1418 W 126th St Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$3,500,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$6,589,341, 30 April 1995

Gross USA:

$27,467,564

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$28,215,918

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Priority Films (I)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min 97 min (director's cut) 97 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color Black and White (flashback scenes)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1