Smokey (Friday)

Infobox character
name = Smokey


caption = Chris Tucker as Smokey (right) and Ice Cube as Craig in the film "Friday" screaming "DAMN!"
first = "Friday"
last = "Next Friday" (archive footage)
creator = Ice Cube DJ Pooh
portrayer = Chris Tucker
gender = Male
occupation = Drug dealer
family = Joann (mother)
residence = Los Angeles, California
nationality = African-American
imdb_id = 0011184

Smokey is a fictional character from the 1995 film "Friday". He is portrayed by Chris Tucker.

Character

Smokey is a drug dealer working for supplier Big Wyrm (Faizon Love). Smokey, however, is a heavy marijuana smoker himself. Mostly talkative, dishonest, and never takes things too seriously, he serves as the comic foil to his friend Craig Jones (Ice Cube). His most memorable catch-phrase in the film was "YOU GOT KNOCKED THE FUCK OUT!" and it has been subsequently used by other characters in the two sequels.

=In "Friday"=

Smokey makes his entrance in the film by entering Craig's bedroom window, shouting at him to come outside. The two spend a Friday afternoon together, which consists of listening to music while Smokey gets high, chasing after the neighborhood pest Lil Chris, (who is known for knocking over people's trash cans), making a small trip to the corner store, and hiding their belongings from neighborhood bully Deebo (Tom Lister, Jr.), who intimidates Smokey into breaking into a neighbor's house to steal $200 (of which Deebo takes all the money). Aware that Craig was fired "on his day off", Smokey gets him to smoke some of the marijuana that he is supposed to be selling for Big Wyrm, in an attempt to "stimulate his mind". Later in the day, Big Wyrm pays a visit to the boys' neighborhood. Smokey tells him that they smoked up all of his supply. Big Wyrm then threatens Smokey, saying if they don't pay him the money they owe him by 10 PM, he would kill both of them. Craig and Smokey make up strategies to see how they could come up with the money. Craig asks his mother Betty (Anna Maria Horsford) and sister Dana (Regina King) and they both turn him down. Craig's father Willie (John Witherspoon), find out about the threat Big Wyrm sent to Smokey and he kicks him out of the house, but Craig follows him, bringing his pistol with him, to lend Smokey some safety as they head back to his house. They go outside and see a van, which contains Big Wyrm's friends, who have machine guns, and fire them at Craig and Smokey. Craig fires back with a pistol but misses. To avoid the gang, the boys then hide in a pick-up truck. On their way back to the neighborhood, Deebo beats up Debbie's sister Felisha in a display of domestic violence, and then slaps Debbie. This angers Craig and he and Deebo get into a fight. Craig eventually wins, with Smokey by his side, shouting "That's my dog!" after Craig knocked Deebo out. As the people clear away from the site of the fight, Smokey runs up to an unconscious Deebo and steals the money he stole out of Stanley's house, shouting "Payback's a muthafucka, ain't it?!" at him and runs off. The film ends with Smokey in his room talking to Big Wyrm on the telephone talking about the events that occurred on that day. Smokey finally tells Big Wyrm that he has his money and he is going to rehab. He then lights up a joint and says: "I was just bullshittin', and you know this......MAN!"

In "Next Friday"

Smokey does not appear in the sequel. Craig, upon his arrival in Rancho Cucamonga, explains, through narration, that Smokey actually went to rehab a week ago. In the film Craig's cousin Day-Day Jones (Mike Epps) fills in the void as the new comic sidekick.

In "Friday After Next"

Smokey does not appear in the film, neither is he mentioned or referred to. It can be assumed that he is still in rehab though.

In ""

The character "Smokey" returns after a 12 year absence (since 1995). He was the supporting protagonists of the short lived series.

External links

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