Rent Friday (1995)
3.3 of 5 from 81 ratings
1h 28min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
'Friday' is a hilarious look at a day in the life of two friends growing up in the 'hood' in urban Los Angeles. Featuring an all-star cast, 'Friday' stars rapper/actor Ice Cube in this outrageous story of the pitfalls of growing up in South Central Los Angeles. 22 year old Craig Jones has just been fired from his job at the shoe store and, on top of that, his parents are threatening to kick him out of the house. Meanwhile, Craig has his eye on Debbie, a beautiful fitness instructor, but his insanely jealous girlfriend, Joi, is standing in the way.To make matters worse, Craig's best friend, Smokey, is in the midst of a shady drug deal gone sour. Before the sun sets in South Central, Craig has to get Smokey out of trouble, find a new job, avoid Joi and win Debbie's heart, and survive a climactic confrontation with Deebo, the neighborhood menace. - Actors:
- Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, John Witherspoon, Anna Maria Horsford, Regina King, Paula Jai Parker, Faizon Love, DJ Pooh, Angela Means, Vickilyn Reynolds, Ronn Riser, Kathleen Bradley, Tony Cox, Anthony Johnson, Demetrius Navarro, Jason Bose Smith, Bernie Mac, Justin Revoner
- Directors:
- F. Gary Gray
- Producers:
- Patricia Charbonnet
- Writers:
- Ice Cube, DJ Pooh
- Aka:
- Todo en un viernes
- Studio:
- Entertainment In Video
- Genres:
- Comedy
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 28/09/2009
- Run Time:
- 96 minutes
- Languages:
- English Dolby Digital 5.1, English Dolby TrueHD 7.1
- Subtitles:
- English Hard of Hearing
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- New Featurette: Friday Straight Up
- Introduction by Ice Cube
- Additional Scenes
- Q&A Interviews with Director F. Gary Gray and Producer Patricia Charbonnet
- 2 Music Videos: Ice Cube's Friday and Dr. Dre's Keep Their Heads Ringin'
- Theatrical Trailer
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Reviews (3) of Friday
Smoke, Slack, and South Central: Tarantino’s Favourite Friday - Friday review by griggs
It’s easy to see why Tarantino swears by Friday. Strip away the guns, gangsters, and trunk shots, and you’re left with the true DNA of his early work: people talking. The film drifts along like a hot afternoon, where nothing happens—until suddenly it does. Those conversational one-twos—funny, tense, and oddly poetic—could slide straight into Pulp Fiction or Jackie Brown without missing a beat.
Ice Cube and Chris Tucker carry it beautifully: one perpetually stoned, the other perpetually stressed. Their chemistry feels loose and lived-in, as if you’ve been sitting on that porch with them for years.
It’s not flawless—the story wanders, and a few jokes haven’t aged gracefully—but it has charm, rhythm, and an irresistible sense of place. A stoner comedy that ended up preserving a moment in time.
1 out of 1 members found this review helpful.
South Central version of Coronation Street - Friday review by AER
This is like an episode of Coronation Street if it was set in South Central Los Angeles! It has some funny moments but in the main it's slow, uncinematic, uneven and not as funny or good as your average Cheech and Chong movie....
0 out of 0 members found this review helpful.
Unwatchable drivel - Friday review by DS
Watched 30 minutes of this badly acted nothing with my sons. What may possibly be attempts at humour (or depictions of life as it is lived, it’s hard to tell) might possibly suit sub-80 IQs (or maybe sub-75)
0 out of 2 members found this review helpful.