USA Today, 04/26/1995, p.8D, "...This is one funky, raw, rambling, shambling jokefest..."
New York Times, 04/26/1995, p.C16, "...A high-energy comedy....It offers a fascinating glimpse at the way street life enters pop culture....A slick, watchable movie..."
Chicago Sun-Times, 04/26/1995, p.49, "...Cube and Jones are a strong team..."
Entertainment Weekly, 01/22/1999, pp.107-9, "...The sweetest, funniest, most essential Chris Tucker....Ice Cube reveals his melting side....[The air is] funky with the scent of hot young talent..." -- Rating: A-
Los Angeles Times, 04/26/1995, p.F2, "...[Tucker's] hit-'em-up-with-everything style keeps the film percolating..."
Title Note
Color by Foto-kem. In Dolby SR.
Rated BBFC 15 by the British Board of Film Classification.
Soundtrack features: Ice Cube, Dr. Dre, Cypress Hill, Scarface, Mack 10, 2 Live Crew, E-A-Ski, Threat.
Distributor Note
FRIDAY 1:Ice Cube stars as Craig, an alright guy with some crazy friends, like Smokey who has 24 hours to pay back Deebo, the hood's nastiest thug - or else! Trouble is, neither Craig's mother Anna Maria Horsford, nor his main squeeze Nia Long, has the bread. As time ticks away, the chance this pair will ever see Saturday is fading fast...
NEXT FRIDAY:Craig retreats to the suburbs to chill with his uncle and cousin and to escape the vengeful Debo, who has just sprung out of jail. He soon discovers that trouble follows you no matter where you go.
FRIDAY AFTER NEXT:Craig and Day-Day have finally gotten jobs as mall security guards and moved into their own crib. When a fake Santa robs their rundown apartment on Christmas Eve, they embark on a comical adventure in an effort to track down the bandit and retrieve their stolen loot. Meanwhile, Day-Day's rent-a-cop tactics cause them to continually miss their chance to catch the Santa and instead has them squaring off against innocent caroling ladies, shady neighborhood kids and the police!
MONEY TALKS: A jailbreak accidentally sets fast-talking ticket hustler Franklin Hatchet on the run for murder. Now the whole city is on his tail and only reporter James Russell can clear his name. Together they're caught in a hilarious crossfire between the cops, crooks, and commandos trying to retrieve a fortune in diamonds.
Release Note
DVD Features:
2-Disc Set Region 1 NTSC Anamorphic Widescreen - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Surround Stereo - English Subtitles - English, Spanish, French Additional Release Material: Deleted Scenes Interviews Music Video Text/Photo Galleries: Production Notes
Product Notes
Thoroughly charming and totally hilarious day-in-the-life comedy in which co-writer Ice Cube plays the stoic Craig opposite Chris Tucker's Smokey, a brilliantly rendered hyperactive marijuana enthusiast. The two twentysomethings, Craig recently wrongly fired and Smokey terminally slacking and scamming, barely make it through one highly eventful day. Eloquent commentary on themes like community, family, friendship, and violence is seamlessly blended with lighter treatments of young romance, bathroom emergencies, nosy neighbors and much more. Casually impeccable performances by the entire cast make this film a standout.
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