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| Friday | |
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| Directed by | F. Gary Gray |
| Written by | Ice Cube DJ Pooh |
| Produced by | Patricia Charbonnet |
| Starring | Ice Cube Chris Tucker Nia Long Bernie Mac Tommy Lister, Jr. John Witherspoon |
| Narrated by | Ice Cube |
| Cinematography | Gerry Lively |
| Edited by | John Carter |
| Music by | Frank Fitzpatrick Simon Franglen Chuck Wild |
| Production company | Priority Films |
| Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 91 minutes 97 minutes (Director's cut) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $3.5 million |
| Box office | $28,215,918 |
Friday is a 1995 stoner comedy-drama-buddy film directed by F. Gary Gray, making it his directorial debut for a hit movie. Starring Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long, Bernie Mac, Tommy Lister, Jr., and John Witherspoon, the film revolves around 16 hours in the lives of unemployed slackers Craig Jones and Smokey, who must pay a drug dealer $200 by 10:00 PM that night. The film spawned two sequels: Next Friday and Friday After Next, and a proposed fourth film, Last Friday.
Plot
Cast
See also: List of Friday characters
- Ice Cube as Craig Jones
- Chris Tucker as Smokey
- Nia Long as Debbie
- Bernie Mac as Pastor Clever
- Tiny "Zeus" Lister, Jr. as Deebo
- John Witherspoon as Willie Jones
- Anna Maria Horsford as Betty Jones
- Regina King as Dana Jones
- Paula Jai Parker as Joi
- Faizon Love as Big Worm
- DJ Pooh as Red
- Angela Means as Felisha
- Vickilyn Reynolds as Joann
- Ronn Riser as Stanley JR
- Kathleen Bradley as Mrs. Parker
- Tony Cox as Mr. Parker
- Anthony Johnson as Ezail
- Demetrius Navarro as Hector
- Jason Bose Smith as Lil' Chris
- Justin Revoner as Kid #1
- Meagan Good as Kid #2
- Lawanda Page as Old Lady
- Terri J. Vaughn as China
- Yvette Wilson as Rita
- William L. Calhoun, Jr. as Shooter
- Reynaldo Rey as Red's father
- F. Gary Gray (Cameo) Stanley
- Michael Clarke Duncan (uncredited) as Craps player
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.
Home media
The film was released on DVD on March 2, 1999 and Blu-ray on September 8, 2009 with a new director's cut (97 minutes). The single disc DVD contains a theatrical trailer, a featurette on the film, and cast and crew interviews.
Reception
The film received mostly positive reviews from critics. Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 77% based on 22 reviews. Metacritic gives the film a positive score of 72%, based on 10 reviews.
American Film Institute recognition:
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes:
- "Damn!" - Nominated
Box office
Friday grossed $6,589,341 on its opening weekend debuting at #2 in the box office in 865 theaters, averaging $7,617 per theater. The film grossed $27,467,564 in North America and $748,354 internationally, with a total of $28,215,918 worldwide.
Soundtrack
Main article: Friday (soundtrack)References
- ^ "Friday (1995)". Box Office Mojo. IMDB. June 13, 1995. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
- "Friday (1995)". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
- "Friday". Metacritic. CBS. September 27, 1999. Retrieved October 8, 2010.
- AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie Quotes Nominees
- "Weekend Box Office". The Los Angeles Times. May 2, 1995. Retrieved December 3, 2010.
External links
- Friday at IMDb
- Template:Allrovi movie
- Friday at Box Office Mojo
- Friday at Rotten Tomatoes
- Friday at Metacritic
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