World Famous Comics: Friday (New Line Platinum Series)
Friday (New Line Platinum Series)
Starring: Kathleen Bradley, Tony Cox, Ice Cube, Anna Maria Horsford, Anthony Johnson Average Rating: Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Audience Rating: R (Restricted) Binding: DVD Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC Label: New Line Home Video Number of Items: 1 Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen Region Code: 1 Release Date: March 02, 1999 Running Time: 91 minutes Theatrical Release Date: April 26, 1995
Product Description: A youth tries to survive life in L.A.'s hip-hoppin' South Central 'hood. Includes two music videos from the #1 hit soundtrack. Starring Chris Tucker and Ice Cube.Running Time: 91 min.System Requirements:Starring: Ice Cube Anna Marie Horsford Regina King Tiny "Zeus" Lister Jr. Nia Long Bernie Mac Chris Tucker and John Witherspoon. Directed By: F. Gary Gray. Running Time: 89 Min. Color. This film is presented in "Widescreen" format. Copyright 2000 Warner Home Video.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: R UPC: 794043468025
Amazon.com: 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 experience.
Scripted by rapper Ice Cube, Friday is a no-frills tale of a typical day in the life of a pair of African American youth 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
Excellent dvd Friday's one of those great cult classic movies of our time. It's hilarious. One to be enjoyed always.
Movie Review - FRIDAY I enjoyed this movie so much. I laughed until I hurt. Chris Tucker was just as funny with his movie debut in Friday as he was in other movies; Money Talks, Rush Hour, etc. This movie also brought out acting skills and exposure to some really young and funny stand-up comedians that I remember from Def Comedy Jam...Angela Means, Bernie Mac, Yvette Wilson. But the man to watch in this movie is Ice Cube. Although his personality in the music industry is serious, he is funny in this movie. It's a dry humor but he is a great actor and the story line true to life and creative. This movie is very entertaining for adults but keep it out of view from the kids. Quite a bit of profane language.You must also get the sequels "Next Friday" and "Friday After Next"...HILARIOUS.Friday (New Line Platinum Series) Next Friday (New Line Platinum Series) Friday After Next (Infinifilm Edition)
Chris Tucker's best R rated performance When I was 14, I first saw Friday and almost choked from laughter. The script by Ice Cube and DJ Pooh is right on target with it's ghetto humor. Another plus point for the film is it doesn't stereotype. But it's Chris Tucker as Smokey who makes this film. His high pitched voice and mannerisms are classic.Hard-core rapper Ice Cube, after appearing in such hard-hitting films as Boyz 'N the Hood and Higher Learning, played 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 (though he claims it's through no fault of his own) 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 (whose name might have something to do with his tremendous fondness for marijuana) has even more serious problems; he was given $200 worth of weed to sell by Big Worm (Faizon Love), but he ended up smoking it instead, and if he can't come up with the money by the end of the day, he'll be in a world of hurt (and will put Craig in the same place just for being his friend). And Deebo (Tom "Tiny" Lister, Jr.), a gargantuan bully who roams the neighborhood on his bicycle, has it in for Craig, while Craig tries his best just to stay out of his way. As one would expect, Friday features a strong hip-hop soundtrack, featuring tracks by such artists as Dr. Dre, Cypress Hill, Mack 10, and Funkdoobiest, as well as old-school R&B selections from The Isley Brothers, Roger, and Rose Royce .
You got Knocked the F Out! LMAO! All I can say is Awesome! This movie is hilarious! One of my all time favorites! great price! great delivery time!
The Best Comedy of the 90's Friday is that movie that all lower budget comedies should be held to. It's a perfectly done movie with a lot of memorable lines and a number of memorable scenes. You can't find many if anybody that doesn't like it. It's definitely worth your time to check it out. Though not the most technically efficient movie, or one with an absolutely amazing story, it's one with a lot of charm and comedy that really makes you laugh without resorting to the tiring tricks that get pulled in most of today's movies.
The DVD features deleted scenes, which are good to know, a poduction interview with the heads behind the film, and a few music videos, nicluding Dr. Dre's 'Keep Their Heads Ringin'.
Highly recommended. It's worth it just to see it.
Also check out: Next Friday (New Line Platinum Series) (Recommended) Friday After Next (Infinifilm Edition) (No recommendation) Or, buy all three Friday Collection (Friday / Next Friday / Friday After Next)
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