- Actors: Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Mike Epps, John Witherspoon, Nia Long
- Directors: F. Gary Gray, Marcus Raboy, Steve Carr
- Writers: Ice Cube, DJ Pooh
- Producers: Andre Robinson Jr., Bryan Turner, Claire Rudnick Polstein
- Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC, Import
- Language: English
- Region: (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 3
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- Studio: New Line Home Video
- Release Date: Mar 25 2003
- Run Time: 274 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B000087LIM
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Friday
Friday is that rarest specimen of African American cinema: a 'hood movie refreshingly free of the semiseriousness and moralism of shoot 'em up soaps such as Boyz N the Hood, yet still true to the inner-city experience. Scripted by rapper Ice Cube, Friday is a no-frills tale of a day in the life of a pair of young blacks in South Central. Cube plays Craig, a frustrated teen who endures the ultimate humiliation: getting fired on his day off. Then unknown Chris Tucker plays Smokey, a marijuana-worshipping homeboy whose love for the green stuff lands him in predicament after predicament. Sitting on the stoop of Craig's rundown home, the two hilariously confront a kaleidoscopic array of gangbangers, weed dealers, crack heads, prostitutes, scheming girlfriends, and neighborhood bullies--all of whom, it should be noted, come off as sympathetic even as they are being caricatured, a true achievement in the crass, "booty call" environment of '90s African American comedy. --Ethan Brown
Friday is that rarest specimen of African American cinema: a 'hood movie refreshingly free of the semiseriousness and moralism of shoot 'em up soaps such as Boyz N the Hood, yet still true to the inner-city experience. Scripted by rapper Ice Cube, Friday is a no-frills tale of a day in the life of a pair of young blacks in South Central. Cube plays Craig, a frustrated teen who endures the ultimate humiliation: getting fired on his day off. Then unknown Chris Tucker plays Smokey, a marijuana-worshipping homeboy whose love for the green stuff lands him in predicament after predicament. Sitting on the stoop of Craig's rundown home, the two hilariously confront a kaleidoscopic array of gangbangers, weed dealers, crack heads, prostitutes, scheming girlfriends, and neighborhood bullies--all of whom, it should be noted, come off as sympathetic even as they are being caricatured, a true achievement in the crass, "booty call" environment of '90s African American comedy. --Ethan Brown
Next Friday
Ice Cube wrote and stars as Craig in this sequel to Friday, which he also wrote. His nemesis from that film, neighborhood bully Debo (Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr.), has just escaped from county jail and is out for revenge. To protect Craig, Craig's father (John Witherspoon) sends his son to stay with his Uncle Elroy (Don "D.C." Curry), who won the lottery and bought a house in Rancho Cucamonga. Craig expects the suburbs to be dull, but no sooner has he arrived than conflicts arise: The neighbors are hostile hoods, his cousin's girlfriend is out for blood and child support, and the house is about to be seized because of unpaid taxes. It's up to Craig and his cousin Day-Day (Mike Epps) to solve these problems before the day is over. It's a rambling, loose movie, but a genuinely entertaining one. Ice Cube doesn't write punch lines, though funny lines abound; he writes richly comic characters that speak in virtual arias of bragging, complaining, and scamming. Sure, some of the characters are stereotypes and many of the jokes are about drugs and scatology--but that's been the basis of humor since Plautus and Molière. The rhythmic energy of Ice Cube's dialogue and the easy charisma of his performance make Next Friday thoroughly enjoyable. --Bret Fetzer
Friday After Next
Ice Cube (Barbershop) uses his relaxed, raffish charm to glide through the third movie in his Friday series. As Craig (Cube) and Day-Day (Mike Epps) sleep in the wee hours of Christmas Eve, a burglar dressed like Santa Claus breaks in and steals their presents and rent. Thus begins a classically bad day full of unsympathetic family members, obnoxious neighbors, squealing pimps, pot smoking, and sexy babes. No one's going to win any awards for this sloppy installment, loaded with preening stereotypes and half-hearted low humor; Cube generally plays straight man and lets the rest of the cast screech, yowl, and contort their faces, their performances as ornate and ritualized as a Japanese Noh play. But if you're a fan, Friday After Next will give you a modest dose of Cube's goofy humor. John Witherspoon and Don "D.C." Curry return as Craig's eternally disgruntled father and uncle. --Bret Fetzer
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
not just a good day,
By jj "Justin" (ny) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Friday Collection: Friday/Next Friday/Friday After Next (DVD)
it's a great day for da hood. i loved all three of em but unfortunately only own friday.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Friday Is A Good Day,
By EJ (Saginaw, MI USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Friday Collection: Friday/Next Friday/Friday After Next (DVD)
These movies are excellent. Classics in the eyes of some people. Friday was more serious than the other 2, but it was still a hilarious movie. Next Friday changed things up a little bit and took Craig into the suberbs to live with his cousin Day-Day. This one introduced Mike Epps, instead of Chris Tucker, but it was still a great movie. Then in Friday After Next, Craig and Day-Day get their own place in the hood. It was a very funny movie no matter what the critics say. These 3 movies are definetely worth the buy, especially the DVD's. I have all 3, and they have some very interesting extras, as well as superb audio and video quality. Get this collection! You won't be disappointed
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4.5 out of 5 stars (26 customer reviews) 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Friday,
By Clarence Peebles - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Friday Collection: Friday/Next Friday/Friday After Next (DVD)
It's Friday the funniest movie on the planet, once I knew they had all three together on DVD I hurried up and purchased it, it a great deal what more can I say I would buy from him anytime!!!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Its Friday...,
By bammargerafan187 - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Friday Collection: Friday/Next Friday/Friday After Next (DVD)
Im going to review each of the 3 films.Friday(1995)- 5/5, Great, Chris Tucker & Ice Cube play good as friends together, and Smokey(Tucker), is a little to much of a pot head, so he gets Craig to start smoking too, & it gets them both into trouble, best in the series no question. Next Friday(2000)- 2.5/5, Ok, I wonder why they would wait 5 years to make a sequel, oh well, any ways, this isnt near as good as the first one, the only thing to save this movie is The joker bro's who are a mexican family that move in the supberbs with Craig & Day Day, They shouldnt have moved Craig outta the hood, not the greatest, but if you want the whole collection, yeah get this too. Friday after Next(Late 2002)- 4/5, Ok Craig & Day Day get thier own apartment back in the hood, and they get robbed b Santa Clause, so they get jobs as security guards to get money to get thier stuff back & buy thier family christmas presents, BIG inprovement over Next Friday, but still is not the same without Smokey, Next one should be where he gets out of rehab. 4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
3 GOOD DAYS!,
A Kid's Review - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Friday Collection: Friday/Next Friday/Friday After Next (DVD)
In 1995s FRIDAY Craig (Ice Cube), and Smokey (Chris Tucker),Two pot heads who get into a lot of trouble because Smokey is supposed to sell bully Big Worms (Faizon Love)weed,while Craig is dealing with another bully named Deebo(Tommy "tiny" Lister).In 2000s NEXT FRIDAY,Craig moves to the suberbs with his cousin Day Day(Mike Epps),and his Uncle Elroy(Don "DC" Curry) to hide from Deebo,who he ends up getting in another fight with,also with 3 guys called the joker brothers,who end up going to prison with Deebo. And than around Christmas 2002,he introduced the world to FRIDAY AFTER NEXT,where Craig,and Day Day,get robbed by "Santa Claus",who they get in a fight with at the end. They also get jobs at a mall as Christmas top flight unarmed security guards,and end up getting fired,this movie introduces a new bully named Damon and a small pimp named Money Mike(Katt Williams)and his girlfriend Donna(KD Aubert),and Elroy,and Willie(Craigs Dad)(John Witherspoon)have thier own BBQ chicken and ribs reastraunt. Get theese three movies now.You definetly wont be dissapointed with these 5 star hit movies. |
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