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Friday

  • 19951995
  • RR
  • 1h 31m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
111K
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POPULARITY
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Chris Tucker and Ice Cube in Friday (1995)
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  • Comedy
  • Drama

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.

IMDb RATING
7.2/10
111K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,364
50
  • Director
    • F. Gary Gray
  • Writers
    • Ice Cube
    • DJ Pooh
  • Stars
    • Ice Cube
    • Chris Tucker
    • Nia Long
Top credits
  • Director
    • F. Gary Gray
  • Writers
    • Ice Cube
    • DJ Pooh
  • Stars
    • Ice Cube
    • Chris Tucker
    • Nia Long
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 219User reviews
    • 29Critic reviews
    • 54Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 5 nominations

    Videos3

    Friday
    Trailer 2:10
    Friday
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    Photos58

    Chris Tucker and Michael Clarke Duncan in Friday (1995)
    Chris Tucker, Ice Cube, and Bernie Mac in Friday (1995)
    Chris Tucker and Ice Cube in Friday (1995)
    Chris Tucker, Ice Cube, and F. Gary Gray in Friday (1995)
    Chris Tucker and Ice Cube in Friday (1995)
    Nia Long, Chris Tucker, Ice Cube, Tom Lister Jr., Bernie Mac, and John Witherspoon in Friday (1995)
    Chris Tucker and Ice Cube in Friday (1995)
    Chris Tucker, Ice Cube, and John Witherspoon in Friday (1995)
    Chris Tucker and Ice Cube in Friday (1995)
    Nia Long, Chris Tucker, Ice Cube, Tom Lister Jr., Bernie Mac, and John Witherspoon in Friday (1995)
    Chris Tucker and Ice Cube in Friday (1995)
    Nia Long, Chris Tucker, Ice Cube, Tom Lister Jr., Bernie Mac, and John Witherspoon in Friday (1995)

    Top cast

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    Ice Cube
    Ice Cube
    • Craig Jonesas Craig Jones
    Chris Tucker
    Chris Tucker
    • Smokeyas Smokey
    Nia Long
    Nia Long
    • Debbieas Debbie
    Tom Lister Jr.
    Tom Lister Jr.
    • Deeboas Deebo
    John Witherspoon
    John Witherspoon
    • Mr. Jonesas Mr. Jones
    Anna Maria Horsford
    Anna Maria Horsford
    • Mrs. Jonesas Mrs. Jones
    Regina King
    Regina King
    • Dana Jonesas Dana Jones
    Paula Jai Parker
    Paula Jai Parker
    • Joias Joi
    Faizon Love
    Faizon Love
    • Big Wormas Big Worm
    DJ Pooh
    DJ Pooh
    • Redas Red
    Angela Means
    Angela Means
    • Felishaas Felisha
    Vickilyn Reynolds
    Vickilyn Reynolds
    • Joannas Joann
    Ronn Riser
    • Stanleyas Stanley
    Kathleen Bradley
    Kathleen Bradley
    • Mrs. Parkeras Mrs. Parker
    Tony Cox
    Tony Cox
    • Mr. Parkeras Mr. Parker
    Anthony Johnson
    Anthony Johnson
    • Ezalas Ezal
    Demetrius Navarro
    Demetrius Navarro
    • Hectoras Hector
    Jason Bose Smith
    • Lil Chrisas Lil Chris
    • Director
      • F. Gary Gray
    • Writers
      • Ice Cube
      • DJ Pooh
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    Storyline

    Edit
    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. —grantss
    • neighborhood
    • bully
    • drug dealer
    • 1990s
    • ice cream truck
    • 143 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • a lot can go down between thursday and saturday...
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Drama
    • Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
      • Rated R for pervasive strong language and drug use, and for a brutal fight
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The 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.
    • Goofs
      When 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.
    • Quotes

      Smokey: I know you don't smoke weed, I know this; but I'm gonna get you high today, 'cause it's Friday; you ain't got no job... and you ain't got shit to do.

    • Alternate versions
      On 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'!".
    • Connections
      Edited into Next Friday (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      Tryin' 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

    User reviews219

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    One of the funniest films of 1995
    (Re-review in 2015): It's interesting to see how this has been labeled the first "Hood" comedy. I'm sure there have been others - though written by, of all people, Joel Schumacher, I've always thought of 1976's Car Wash as the grand-daddy of them. It's also become a benchmark for stoners; for the 20th anniversary, it was screened for a special event on 4/20. Sadly, I couldn't attend full of the green stuff, but it was still an enjoyable experience seeing it again. Not great, but good.

    For all of the comparisons to it being Boyz N tha Hood as a crude comedy, that it is in part. But it's also like the Watts equivalent of something closer Clerks, also by first-time filmmakers: it's mostly about two guys who don't have much going on with their lives or prospects or action, but they're surrounded by so many 'lively' personalities and moments that are meant to get BIG laughs, regardless of a story structure that is super-strong outside of the Day-In-The-Life thing. And both borrow of course from Do the Right Thing, though Cube actually goes for his own version of the violent climax with a fight. The lack of any cops shows this is a fairly insulated world. Works for me.

    If it doesn't really have the same existential heft as Clerks, well, it's not fully trying to be that anyway. What we get here also, of course, is the breakthrough for Chris Tucker - an opportunity he'd only really pursue for another few years before spending his life, it appears, on Rush Hour checks (and a surprise guest spot in Silver Linings Playbook, of all things). His work here is still electrifying and high-charged, though maybe this time I saw more of the obvious "tics" of the character (like, we get it, the Angel Dust bit is one of the major highlights of the movie, but can't you move on?) And Cube is good as straight man for Tucker's foole, and has a few moments too.

    This is one of those movies I watched a LOT 'back in the day' as one might say. It's really a movie, despite being rated R, for 13 year olds, black or white, and seeing it at 13 made as big an impression as seeing Clerks or Pulp Fiction or whatever. At the time I thought it was that good on the level. But some things do last better than others, and the seams in Friday show much more over time. Some bits don't work - the crackhead (?) hustler is hit or miss, mostly great in the "HEY, SMOKY BACk HERE TAKING A S***!" bit - though Tony Lister, DEEBO of course in capital letters, is still amazing. And I found myself laughing often through the film, in part due to things still working, like anything with Bernie Mac (and Tony Cox!), and sometimes just nostalgia. It surprised me just how much I remembered in terms of dialog - if only I remembered everything from school like this, I'd be probably a smarter man today... oh well.

    Bottom line, enough of it holds up to recommend as a fun comedy, but the effect of 20 years of stoner/hood/black comedies have diluted some of its effectiveness; any time Craig narrated, or that quick montage of 'things that happened today' right before the fight, drag the movie down. And why do they go OUTSIDE knowing that the drive-by is going to happen? That they might shoot the houses whether or not they're there? Doesn't make sense.

    Maybe I'm putting too much thought into it here. But, for what it was, and is, it's fun, dirty stuff.
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    • Quinoa1984
    • Feb 12, 2000

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 26, 1995 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • HBOMAX
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • П'ятниця
    • Filming locations
      • 126th Street, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • New Line Cinema
      • Priority Films (I)
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    Box office

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    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 31 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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