It's Friday, and Craig and Smokey must come up with $200 they owe a local bully or there won't be a Saturday.It's Friday, and Craig and Smokey must come up with $200 they owe a local bully or there won't be a Saturday.It's Friday, and Craig and Smokey must come up with $200 they owe a local bully or there won't be a Saturday.
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- Stars
- Awards
- 1 win & 5 nominations
Tom Lister Jr.
- Deebo
- (as Tiny 'Zeus' Lister Jr.)
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- TriviaThe neighborhood in which Friday is set is the same South Central Los Angeles area in which F. Gary Gray spent his childhood. Principal houses that were used for filming were houses of old friends of Gray. The scene where Deebo (Tom Lister Jr.) punches Red (DJ Pooh) causing him to fly through the air is Gray's childhood home.
- GoofsWhen Craig is lying in bed the clock changed to 12:00, But when he sits up to and claps off the lights the clock still says 11:59.
- Alternate versionsOn the USA Network airings, extra and alternate footage has been inserted to bring up the film's running time and to replace some of the more harsh language. Among other things, this version contains:
- a scene where we are introduced to Felicia, where she is asking Craig to borrow something;
- the "you got knocked the fuck out" scenes have been replaced with alternately shot footage of Smokey, most notably the last scene where he says "You got knocked the hell out!... Payback's a mother, ain't it? Peace!"
- the ending scene is an alternate take, where the "I was just bullshittin'" line is replaced by "I was just playin'!".
- ConnectionsEdited into Next Friday (2000)
- SoundtracksTryin' to See Another Day
Performed by The Isley Brothers
Written by Ronald Isley (as R. Isley), Ernie Isley (as E. Isley), and Angela Winbush (as A. Winbush Isley)
Courtesy of Elektra Records
Featured review
I wish my Fridays were like this!
After listening to Ice Cube's song "Friday", I was very curious to know how good the actual movie was. Then when I finally bought the DVD of the film, I was very pleased. The movie was a great comedy, filled with laughs and an interesting story.
The whole movie's story takes place on a Friday. It's about two friends (played by Ice Cube and Chris Tucker) who try to get through a regular Friday in their urban neighborhood. Little do these two fellows know, this Friday will be anything but regular. This Friday will be the most different Friday they will ever experience.
The best thing about the movie is Chris Tucker. He gives a very comical and humorous performance as Smokey, the weed-addicted home boy. I've heard that Chris Tucker didn't star in the sequels to this film, so I refuse to watch the sequels. Ice Cube was pretty good in the movie too, but I wish he didn't have to star in the Tucker-less sequels, since Cube & Tucker go well together as buddies.
The soundtrack of the movie is great as well. There are lots of hip hop songs played in various parts of the film. I particularly like the songs from Dr. Dre, Cypress Hill, and Ice Cube himself.
The bad part about the movie is that the story itself seems to be over-simplistic. I think a way to improve the movie would have been to add more sub-plots, therefore making the movie contain many funny twists. But still, the movie is pretty good as it is.
To sum up, this is a great movie to watch on a day when you're in need of some good comedy. I'd recommend watching the movie on a good ol' Friday night!
I give this movie a 7/10.
The whole movie's story takes place on a Friday. It's about two friends (played by Ice Cube and Chris Tucker) who try to get through a regular Friday in their urban neighborhood. Little do these two fellows know, this Friday will be anything but regular. This Friday will be the most different Friday they will ever experience.
The best thing about the movie is Chris Tucker. He gives a very comical and humorous performance as Smokey, the weed-addicted home boy. I've heard that Chris Tucker didn't star in the sequels to this film, so I refuse to watch the sequels. Ice Cube was pretty good in the movie too, but I wish he didn't have to star in the Tucker-less sequels, since Cube & Tucker go well together as buddies.
The soundtrack of the movie is great as well. There are lots of hip hop songs played in various parts of the film. I particularly like the songs from Dr. Dre, Cypress Hill, and Ice Cube himself.
The bad part about the movie is that the story itself seems to be over-simplistic. I think a way to improve the movie would have been to add more sub-plots, therefore making the movie contain many funny twists. But still, the movie is pretty good as it is.
To sum up, this is a great movie to watch on a day when you're in need of some good comedy. I'd recommend watching the movie on a good ol' Friday night!
I give this movie a 7/10.
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- ShadySovereign
- Jan 24, 2006
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Box office
- Budget
- $3,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $27,467,564
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,589,341
- Apr 30, 1995
- Gross worldwide
- $28,215,918
- Runtime1 hour 31 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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