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Movie Details |
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Language |
English |
Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
Running Time |
92 mins |
Country |
USA |
Color |
Color |
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Plot |
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 |
Personal Details |
Seen It |
Yes |
Index |
1516 |
Collection Status |
In Collection |
Links |
Amazon US
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Product Details |
Edition |
New Line Platinum Series |
Format |
DVD |
Region |
Region 1 |
Screen Ratio |
1.85:1 |
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794043468025 |
Release Date |
3/2/1999 |
Subtitles |
English; French; Spanish |
Audio Tracks |
English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround |
Nr of Disks/Tapes |
1 |
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