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Friday Fresh New Line Platinum Series Pack
Friday / Next Friday
Actors: Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Mike Epps, Justin Pierce, John Witherspoon
Directors: F. Gary Gray, Steve Carr
Genres: Comedy, Drama, African American Cinema

R 2000

Friday — Friday is the 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 experi... more »ence. 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 to get 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

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Movie Details

Actors: Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Mike Epps, Justin Pierce, John Witherspoon
Directors: F. Gary Gray, Steve Carr
Creators: Ice Cube, Andre Robinson Jr., Bryan Turner, Claire Rudnick Polstein, DJ Pooh
Genres: Comedy, Drama, African American Cinema
Sub-Genres: Comedy, Drama, African American Cinema
Studio: New Line Home Video
Format: DVD - Color - Closed-captioned
DVD Release Date: 09/19/2000
Original Release Date: 04/26/1995
Theatrical Release Date: 04/26/1995
Release Year: 2000
Screens: Color
Number of Discs: 2
SwapaDVD Credits: 2
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 0
Edition: Box set
MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Languages: English

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Movie Reviews

IT WAS A MUST HAVE

TWAA | STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK United States | 05/06/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"IT WAS GREAT TO HAVE ALL THE MOVIES IN A BOX SET. THEY ARE ALL CLASSIC DVD'S."

FUNNY AS HELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

David Paulsen | South Shields, United Kingdom | 10/02/2000

(5 out of 5 stars)

"These movies are 2 of the most funniest movies i have ever seen. These are a must buy!!!!!! I can't wait for the third one sometime next year."

Friday Fresh Pack

Derek P Wanson | Lumberton, NC United States | 09/06/2000

(4 out of 5 stars)

"very funny combo!!! a must have for a good comedy collection"

A Real Moral Problem Here

S. Tomes | brentwood, tennessee USA | 03/27/2001

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I will keep this simple, for those who don't seem to get it. This movie was not near as good as the first one. Without Tucker this movie was destined to fail. Second, this movie seems to be saying, if your strapped for cash, go steal it from your neighbor, bad move. Some parts were funny, but all in all it was a waste."