Friday (1995)

"Daaammmn!!!"

- Craig and Smokey

Friday is a 1995 stoner comedy film directed by F. Gary Gray and written by Ice Cube and DJ Pooh.

Plot
Craig Jones and his best friend Smokey spend their day smoking marijuana while finding a way to pay back drug dealer Big Worm with $200 by 10 p.m. of the same day.

Why Friday Is More Than A Day Before The Weekend

 * 1) While the film depicts the more light-hearted and pleasant side of living in inner-city neighborhoods, it has a fairly serious tone to it.
 * 2) Great acting performances from Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, John Witherspoon, and more.
 * 3) All of the characters are likable, entertaining, and hilarious.
 * 4) *Craig and Smokey are great protagonists, as they function great as a straight man-wise guy duo.
 * 5) *Deebo is a memorable "love-to-hate" type of villain, being a very intimidating bully who was taken seriously as the main antagonist throughout most of the movie, and someone who the audience loves seeing what's coming to him.
 * 6) *Red, alongside Craig and Smokey, is very sympathetic and someone you root for. He's also a butt-monkey who eventually did his best to stand up for himself even when Deebo poses threats.
 * 7) Lots of hilarious moments, including Craig's first time he smoked marijuana and got high.
 * 8) It was shot entirely in the film's setting of South Central, Los Angeles.
 * 9) The following cast members such as Ice Cube (Craig), Tommy Lister Jr. (Deebo), Regina King (Dana Jones), DJ Pooh (Red), Anthony Johnson (Ezal), Yvette Wilson (Rita), and Meagan Good (one of the neighborhood kids) are Los Angeles natives. At the same time, Nia Long (Debbie) and WC (Drive by the shooter) were raised there.
 * 10) Unlike Boyz n the Hood, Willie Jones was played by an actor who is actually old enough to be Craig's father whereas John Witherspoon was 27 years Ice Cube's senior. The same also applies to Betty Jones where Anna Maria Horsford is 21 years older than him.
 * 11) Pop's lesson to Craig of living to fight for another day is downright insightful.
 * 12) * This is really helpful since it teaches you how to fight and man up in a violent situation without using lethal weapons, just using your bare hands, self-defense, objects like bricks and trash cans, having a fearless attitude, getting back up when one's beat, and having a proudly vengeful motif to bring karmic justice onto tormentors like Deebo on the spot.
 * 13) The final battle between Craig and Deebo is gripping and amazing. Deebo finally getting his comeuppance is well-deserved and extremely satisfying to watch.
 * 14) * Red getting back at Deebo when the latter was defeated by Craig is awesome and rewarding for Red, especially when he punches Deebo for getting Red a black eye and gets his chain back from Deebo.
 * 15) Smokey standing up for himself by calling Big Worm and telling him off was also a great scene for Smokey.
 * 16) "Bye, Felicia."
 * 17) * "I was just bullshittin! And you know this, man!"

The Only Bad Quality

 * 1) The neighborhood cocaine addict, Ezal, can be annoying at times.

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