FRIDAY (1995) (***):




Post BOYZ N THE HOOD and MENACE II SOCIETY, urban black films were smokin’. So Ice Cube decided to write and produce a stoner comedy set in the hood. F. Gary Gray, whom had grown up not far from where Ice Cube grew up in South Central L.A., got his first shot at directing a feature film, after having cut his helming chops on music videos. He’d go on to direct the wonderful thriller THE NEGOTIATOR. But this cult hit is what most people remember. And whether you think it’s good or bad, the film made a star of Chris Tucker.

Written by Ice Cube and DJ Pooh, whom both take roles in the film, the story is set over one Friday. Craig Jones (Ice Cube) just lost his job the day before and his friend Smokey (Tucker, RUSH HOUR) is determined to get him high for the first time. While there is a plot involving a drug dealer named Big Worm (Faizon Love, IDLEWILD), the crux of the movie is simply Craig and Smokey hanging out and interacting with the folks in their neighborhood.

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