The 1995 buddy comedy Friday's cast features some of the most prominent Black actors of the time, though sadly, there are several notable members of the Friday cast who have since passed away. Friday, starring Ice Cube and Chris Tucker, follows the day in the life of Craig Jones (Ice Cube) and his listless friend Smokey (Tucker) after Craig is fired from his job. Unlike some other iconic Black movies of the era, Friday is a light comedy without the dramatic stakes and violence found in films like New Jack City or Boyz n the Hood.

Friday shows that just because life in the neighborhoods where writers Ice Cube and DJ Pooh grew up can be dangerous doesn't mean they can't be fun as well. Smokey, Craig, and the rest of the Friday characters have to deal with a certain amount of bullying and illegal activities, but for the most part,...