A new generation of black talent (director Gray, actors Chris Tucker and Ice Cube) bring verve to this much welcome comedic view of street life in South Central, after mostly crime and drug pictures set there.
Friday (1995)
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Reviews Counted: 15
Fresh: 12
Rotten:3
Average Rating: 6.3/10
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Genre: Comedies
Synopsis: Thoroughly charming and totally hilarious day-in-the-life comedy in which co-writer Ice Cube plays the stoic Craig opposite Chris Tucker's Smokey, a brilliantly rendered hyperactive marijuana enthusiast. The two... Thoroughly charming and totally hilarious day-in-the-life comedy in which co-writer Ice Cube plays the stoic Craig opposite Chris Tucker's Smokey, a brilliantly rendered hyperactive marijuana enthusiast. The two twentysomethings, Craig recently wrongly fired and Smokey terminally slacking and scamming, barely make it through one highly eventful day. Eloquent commentary on themes like community, family, friendship, and violence is seamlessly blended with lighter treatments of young romance, bathroom emergencies, nosy neighbors and much more. Casually impeccable performances by the entire cast make this film a standout. [More]
Starring: Chris Tucker, Ice Cube, Nia Long, Regina King
Starring: Chris Tucker, Ice Cube, Nia Long, Regina King, Bernie Mac, John Witherspoon, Tom "Tiny" Lister, Anna Maria Horsford, Paula Jai Parker, Faizon Love, Angela Means, Vickilyn Reynolds, Tony Cox, Demetrius Navarro
Director: F. Gary Gray
Director: F. Gary Gray
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Release:
Mar 2, 1999
DVD Features:
- Region 1
- Snap Case
- Anamorphic Widescreen
Audio:
- Dolby Digital Surround - English
Additional Release Material:
- Deleted Scenes (7)
- Interviews - 1.F. Gary Gray - Director
- 2.Pat Charbonnet - Producer
- 3.Ice Cube - Star
- Music Video - 1.Ice Cube - FRIDAY
- 2.Dr. Dre - KEEP THEIR HEADS RINGIN'
- Trailers - 1.Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
- Interactive Menus
- Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
- Biographies - 1.Cast & Crew
- Filmographies - 1.Cast & Crew
Reviews for Friday
Synthesizes blaxploitation and pot-comedy genres and melds them into a colossus of unending laughs.
Hilarious hip-hop ghetto comedy. Chris Tucker's role as "Smokey" sets this one apart from it's mediocre sequels.
An energetic and genuinely funny low-budget flick. This is why we wade through all the really bad ones; to find the unexpected pieces of comedy gold.
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