Friday (1995)

Directed by

F. Gary Gray

Genre

drama film, comedy film, buddy film, comedy drama, hood film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

R

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 2,047 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two unemployed friends spend a Friday hanging out on their porch in South Central Los Angeles. They have to deal with a drug dealer they owe money to and a neighborhood bully. The day is full of comic encounters and local characters.

lazyhumorouslaid-backlightheartedrelaxedneighborhoodstonerday-in-the-life

What happens

Friday is a 1995 American buddy stoner comedy film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Ice Cube and DJ Pooh. The film stars Ice Cube and Chris Tucker alongside Nia Long, Tiny "Zeus" Lister Jr., Regina King, Anna Maria Horsford, Bernie Mac, and John Witherspoon. The film follows Craig Jones (Cube) and Smokey (Tucker), two unemployed friends who face troubles after becoming indebted to a drug dealer while also contending with the neighborhood bully in South Central Los Angeles. While developing Friday, Ice Cube and DJ Pooh sought to counteract the violent portrayal of hood films and drew on personal experiences when writing the screenplay. Preparations for Friday began after the pair were able to secure funding from New Line Cinema, who granted finance in exchange for a seasoned comedian in one of the lead roles; Ice Cube and DJ Pooh quickly settled on Tucker during casting. The film was Gray's film directorial debut, who was previously known as a music video director. Friday was theatrically released in the United States on April 26, 1995, by New Line Cinema. It received positive reviews from critics, many of whom praised the comedic sequences, writing, and acting performances, particularly Cube's and Tucker's, resulting a film to a breakout role for Tucker himself. The film was also a commercial success, grossing $27 million worldwide. The film subsequently obtained a large 1990s cult following, inspiring several internet memes and pop-culture references and launched a media franchise, with the sequels Next Friday (2000) and Friday After Next (2002). The film distinguished itself as one of the few Hollywood productions with an all-Black principal cast and crew. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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