Friday (film)

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Movie
German title Friday
Original title Friday
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1995
length 88 minutes
Age rating FSK 16
Rod
Director F. Gary Gray
script Ice Cube , DJ Pooh
production Patricia Charbonnet , Ice Cube , Bryan Turner
camera Gerry Lively
cut John Carter
occupation

Friday is an American comedy film of F. Gary Gray from the year 1995 . The main roles were played by Ice Cube , one of the scriptwriters, and Chris Tucker . The film is the first in a series with the successors Next Friday (2000) and Friday After Next (2002); the fourth part of Last Friday was announced for 2015, but never appeared.

action

Craig Jones, 22, lives with his parents and sister in the South Central neighborhood of Los Angeles . He worked in a supermarket and was fired for stealing cans. He refuses to become a criminal, but neither has the drive to take his life in hand and make something of it. After he becomes unemployed, he spends the time sitting in front of his house with his friend Smokey. From there, you can watch the daily goings-on in your neighborhood.

Craig has an extremely jealous girlfriend, Joi, but is in love with the attractive PE teacher Debbie. You meet Ezail, a crack addict, who often finances his addiction with petty crime, and Stanley, who shows off his wealth in a haughty manner, as well as the terrified Red, Craig's former colleague and friend of the two men. Pastor Clevor, the parish priest has sex with Mrs. Parker that her husband red-handed caught. And Felisha, Debbie's sister and Deebo's friend, who annoys the entire neighborhood with her constant begging.

Smokey was supposed to be selling marijuana for Big Worm , but mostly smoked it himself. When Big Worm finds out, he gives Craig and Smokey until 10 p.m. to get $ 200 back; otherwise he threatens to kill both of them. Craig fails to borrow money from his mother, sister Dana, jealous girlfriend or father. When his father notices that Craig is carrying a gun, he explains that instead of a gun, he should use his fists to solve his problems. Meanwhile, the well-known thug Deebo is tyrannizing the area and robbing people. When he steals Red's bike and later takes off the necklace, Smokey swears revenge.

By chance, Smokey got the opportunity to steal from Deebo in the evening when he fell asleep with Debbie's sister Felisha in the neighboring house. He is disturbed by Ezail and breaks off his raid. Meanwhile, the time has run out and Big Worm carries out a drive-by shoot on Smokey and Craig, but the two narrowly escaped. Shortly thereafter, Deebo makes his way home, but is confronted by Debbie, who accuses him of beating her sister Felisha. Deebo, who believes Debbie's sister was trying to steal from him, also beats Debbie, incurring Craig's anger. Craig draws his gun and threatens Deebo to shoot him. His parents can persuade him to put the gun aside and deal with the problem like a man with his fists. Though Deebo strikes him badly, Craig wins the fight, and Smokey takes $ 200 from the dazed Deebo to pay off Big Worm's debt. Craig and Debbie get closer. That same evening, Craig breaks up with Joi.

Eventually, Smokey phones Big Worm and ends the feud. He announces that he will stop drug trafficking and go to rehab. After hanging up, he looks up, lights a joint, directs his gaze towards the audience and ends the film with the words: “I was just kidding! And you know that, man! ” (Original: “ I was just bullshittin '! And you know this, man! ” ).

Reviews

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The film received mostly positive reviews, earning a 77% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 22 reviews. At Metacritic he achieved a Metascore of 55 (9 reviews).

Mick LaSalle wrote in the April 28, 1995, San Francisco Chronicle that screenwriter Ice Cube and director F. Gary Gray were each 25 years old. They showed that young people should stay away from the camera. LaSalle only praised the comical portrayal of John Witherspoon.

Desson Howe ruled the same day in the Washington Post that the film was "infantile". He praised the performance of Ice Cube, who "effortlessly" mastered the demands of the comedy.

Awards

Ice Cube and Chris Tucker were nominated for an MTV Movie Award in 1996.

background

  • The production of the comedy cost about 3.5 million US dollars and played world about 28.2 million US dollars, including about 27.5 million US dollars in the cinemas of the United States.
  • The film was shot in South Los Angeles on W 126th Street between Halldale Avenue and Normandie Avenue . Director F. Gary Gray grew up on the same street. His parents' house can be seen in the scene when Deebo throws the terrified Red through the air with a powerful punch.
  • Mr. Jones, a dog catcher by trade, watches himself on TV Death comes on four paws . The film is about a genetically engineered dog who turns into a killer.
  • Two sequels were filmed: Next Friday in 2000 and Friday After Next in 2002. In 2007, the 8-part cartoon series Friday: The Animated Series followed .

Soundtrack

Friday, the original soundtrack album for the film of the same name, was released on CD and MC on April 11, 1995 and reached number 1 on the Billboard 200 , on which it lasted two weeks.

  1. Ice Cube - Friday
  2. Dr. Dre - Keep Their Heads Ringin '
  3. Scarface featuring CJ Mac - Friday Night
  4. Threat - Lettin 'Niggas Know
  5. Cypress Hill - Roll It Up, Light It Up, Smoke It Up
  6. Mack 10 - Take a Hit
  7. The Isley Brothers - Tryin 'to See Another Day
  8. Bootsy Collins & Bernie Worrell - You Got Me Wide Open
  9. Rick James - Mary Jane
  10. Rose Royce - I Wanna Get Next To You
  11. Funkdoobiest - Superhoes
  12. Tha Alkaholiks - Coast II Coast
  13. EA-Ski - Blast If I Have To
  14. 2 Live Crew - Hoochie Mama
  15. Roger Troutman - I Heard It Through the Grapevine

supporting documents

  1. ↑ a b Friday at Rotten Tomatoes , accessed on October 28, 2015
  2. ^ A b Friday at Metacritic , accessed October 28, 2015
  3. ↑ Friday in the Internet Movie Database (English)
  4. ↑ Friday at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
  5. ↑ Friday at Metacritic (English)
  6. ↑ Review by Mick LaSalle
  7. ^ Critique by Desson Howe
  8. ↑ Friday. In: Box Office Mojo . Retrieved October 27, 2015 .

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