Friday     Directed by F. Gary Gray Written by Ice Cube and DJ Pooh                                      Cast                                        Craig Jones Ice Cube Smokey Chris Tucker Debbie Nia Long Deebo Tom Lister Jr. Big Worm Faizon Love                               Other Information                       1995 91 Minutes R In English

Multi-platinum rapper Ice Cube, after appearing in such hard-hitting films as Boyz 'N the Hood and Higher Learning, plays his first comic role in this picture he co-wrote with frequent musical collaborator DJ Pooh. Craig (Ice Cube) manages to get fired on his day off and spends the day hanging out with his buddy Smokey (Chris Tucker) and trying to avoid his father (John Witherspoon), who wants him to find another job immediately. Smokey has even more serious problems: he needs to pay Big Worm, the local drug dealer, $200 by the end of the day or else he and Craig will be in a world of hurt. Making matters worse is Deebo, a gargantuan bully who roams the neighborhood on his bicycle. As one would expect, Friday features a strong soundtrack, featuring tracks by Dr. Dre and Cypress Hill, as well as old-school R&B selections from The Isley Brothers and Rose Royce.

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