Friday (film)

Infobox_Film
name=Friday


caption =Theatrical release poster
imdb_id=0113118
writer=Ice Cube
DJ Pooh
starring=Ice Cube
Chris Tucker Nia Long Faizon Love Tommy Lister, Jr. with Bernie Mac and John Witherspoon
director=F. Gary Gray
music=Ice Cube
Frank Fitzpatrick (Music Supervisor)
distributor= New Line Cinema
released=April 27, 1995
runtime=91 min.
language=English
preceded_by =
followed_by = "Next Friday"
movie_series=
awards=| 3 nominationsproducer=Patricia Charbonnet
executive producer=Ice Cube | budget= $3.5 million
gross = "Domestic"
$27,467,564
"Foreign"
$748,354
"Worldwide"
$28,215,918 | Infobox_Film

"Friday" is a 1995 dramedy buddy film directed by F. Gary Gray. Starring Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long, Bernie Mac, Tom Lister, Jr. and John Witherspoon, the film revolves around 16 hours in the lives of Craig Jones (Ice Cube) and Smokey (Chris Tucker), who must pay $200 to a drug dealer before 10:00 p.m. on Friday night.

Most of the movie was filmed in the southern-most part of South Central Los Angeles. The street that Smokey, Craig, and most of the other characters lived on is 126th Street in Los Angeles, between Normandie Ave. and Western Ave. The liquor store that they went to is located in Gardena, California, on 135th Street.

Tagline: A lot can go down between Thursday and Saturday...

Plot Summary

The film is a look at the day in the life of two friends, Craig Jones (Ice Cube) and Smokey (Chris Tucker) in urban Los Angeles. Twenty-two-year-old Craig Jones has just been fired from his job at a shoe store when he went to collect his check (he was allegedly caught on camera stealing boxes) although he didn't really steal any; on top of that, his parents (John Witherspoon and Anna Maria Horsford) are threatening to kick him out of the house. Meanwhile, Craig has his eye on Debbie (Nia Long), but his insanely jealous girlfriend Joi (Paula Jai Parker) is standing in the way. Also, a pastor (Bernie Mac) makes a brief visit and ends up sleeping with a pretty neighbor. The film's subplot focuses on Craig's best friend Smokey is in the midst of a shady drug deal gone wrong and Smokey ends up getting Craig into the mess. The drug dealer, Big Worm (Faizon Love) has had enough of Smokey "playing with his emotions" and tells him to have his $200 by 10 P.M that night, or else he will kill them. On top of all that, Craig has a confrontation with the neighborhood bully Deebo (Tommy Lister Jr.).

Cast

*Ice Cube - Craig Jones
*Chris Tucker - Smokey
*Faizon Love - Big Worm
*Tommy Lister Jr. - Deebo
*Nia Long - Debbie
*John Witherspoon - Willie Jones
*Bernie Mac - Pastor Clever
*Anna Maria Horsford - Betty Jones
*Regina King - Dana Jones
*Paula Jai Parker - Joi
*DJ Pooh - Red
*Angela Means - Felicia
*Terri J. Vaughn - China
*Kathleen Bradley - Mrs. Parker
*Tony Cox - Mr. Parker
*Anthony Johnson - Crack Head Ezal
*Yvette Wilson - Rita
*Michael Clarke Duncan - Uncredited Dice Player
*Meagan Good - Kid #2

Release

"Friday" was released on April 26, 1995 in the United States, June 30, 1995 in the United Kingdom and October 5, 1995 in Australia.

It was released on DVD on March 2, 1999. The single disc DVD contains a theatrical trailer, a featurette on the movie and cast and crew interviews.

Reception

The movie garnered mixed to generally positive reviews by critics, earning 79% favorable reviews according to Rotten Tomatoes [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/friday/] , and on Metacritic the film has received an average score of 54, based on 10 reviews. [http://www.metacritic.com/video/titles/friday?q=Friday]

Box office

"Friday" grossed $6,589,341 on its opening weekend in 865 theaters, averaging $7,617 per theater. The film has grossed $27,467,564 in North America and $748,354 in the Foreign box office with a total of $28,215,918 worldwide. [http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=friday.htm]

Awards

MTV Movie Awards 1996
* Nominee, Best Breakthrough Performance, Chris Tucker
* Nominee, Best Comedic Performance, Chris Tucker
* Nominee, Best On-Screen Duo, Ice Cube and Chris Tucker

equels

The film has spawned two sequels, "Next Friday" and "Friday After Next". The sequels were successful at the box office but a failure with critics.

An based on the film was premiered on MTV2, on Sunday, June 24, 2007.

oundtrack

The "Friday" soundtrack consists mainly of Hip Hop music and features artists such as Ice Cube, Dr.Dre, Cypress Hill, Scarface, and Rick James.

References

The film has been frequently referenced in the T.V. show The Boondocks which also stars Regina King and John Witherspoon.

Notices

At the beggining of the movie as the camera enters the house on the porch is the radio and 2 chairs but later on, Smokey has to get a chair and Craig has to get the radio.

External links

*rotten-tomatoes|id=Friday|title=Friday
*imdb title|id=0113118|title=Friday
* [http://imdb.com/title/tt0113118/trivia Friday Trivia]