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[[File:Ice_Cube_-_FRIDAY--large-msg-123492500422.jpg|frame|Smokey (Chris Tucker) and Craig ([[Ice Cube]])]]
'''''Friday''''' is an urban comedy film created by Ice Cube in 1995 and directed by Felix Gary Gray (his first film). ''Friday'' tells the story of Craig Jones (Ice Cube), a UPS worker that ends up getting fired ''on his day off'' as the film opens; as a result, Craig hangs around the porch of his house for pretty much the whole day. Craig's friend Smokey (Chris Tucker) joins him as the duo observes the other oddball characters in the neighborhood. Things take a drastic turn when Smokey is revealed to owe money to a drug dealer named Big Worm (Faizon Love), who gives Smokey until nightfall to pay him for the weed he was supposed to sell (Smokey ended up smoking it instead). Craig ends up getting pulled into the mess, and the duo frantically try to think of a way to earn the money before the deadline.▼
▲{{quote| ''"And you know this, MAAAAAAAAN!!"''}}
▲''Friday'' is an urban comedy film created by Ice Cube in 1995 and directed by Felix Gary Gray (his first film). ''Friday'' tells the story of Craig Jones (Ice Cube), a UPS worker that ends up getting fired ''on his day off'' as the film opens; as a result, Craig hangs around the porch of his house for pretty much the whole day. Craig's friend Smokey (Chris Tucker) joins him as the duo observes the other oddball characters in the neighborhood. Things take a drastic turn when Smokey is revealed to owe money to a drug dealer named Big Worm (Faizon Love), who gives Smokey until nightfall to pay him for the weed he was supposed to sell (Smokey ended up smoking it instead). Craig ends up getting pulled into the mess, and the duo frantically try to think of a way to earn the money before the deadline.
A moderate success when it was released, ''Friday'' earned $28,215,918 in the international market; most of it came from the United States, where it was the 62nd most successful film of its year.
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The series received a short-lived animated adaption on [[MTV|MTV2]] -- but no one cared about it (thus the "short-lived" qualifier).
This film is [[Similarly Named Works|not related to]] the [[Friday (
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* [[An Aesop]]: Craig's father gives one when he finds Craig with a gun in the first movie.
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* [[The Alleged Car]]: Smokey's.
* [[Animated Adaptation]]: Bleh.
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* [[Drugs Are Bad]]: While it's played as comedy, the first movie does show what the effect of taking drugs can do to you.
* [[Groin Attack]]: A very painful version in the the third film when Money Mike manages to temporarily stop a potential rape by Damon (the aforementioned son from prison) {{spoiler|by using pliers to squeeze his testicles}}. Yes, it's as painful as it sounds.
* [[Hey, It's That Guy!]] / [[Hey, It's That Voice!|Voice]]: A few well-known rappers and black actors.
** Craig's love interest in the first movie, Debbie, was [[The Fresh Prince of Bel
** Willie and Betty (Craig's parents) many will recognize as John 'Pops' Williams and Dee Baxter (respectively) from ''[[The Wayans Bros]]''.
** Also, John Witherspoon voices Granddad and Regina King (Dana, Craig's sister) plays both Huey and Riley in ''[[The Boondocks]]'' (which references their roles in the movie numerous times).
** Damon, from the third movie, would later go on to play Chris's father in ''[[Everybody Hates Chris]]''.
** Anybody else wonder when Deebo found his way to [[The Dark Knight Saga|Gotham City]]?
*** Or [[The Fifth Element|how he became President of the Galaxy in a world where Smokey is an
** Before being part of ''[[
** Tyrone from ''Next Friday'' is played by Sticky Fingaz one of early 90's rap group Onyx, plus the TV series ''[[Blade]]''.
* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: In first film, Joi calls up Craig and questions him on whether he's cheating on her or not. On her bed, you can clearly see another guy (shirtless, I might add) sleeping next to her.
* [[Jerkass]]: Pretty much every character in every film in the series aside from Craig, but Deebo takes the title for actually demanding money from Red, even though he has plenty of his own. Later, calling Deebo that [[Complete Monster|would be an understatement.]]
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* [[Mushroom Samba]]: In the first movie, Smokey accidentally consumes a large amount of angel dust. He runs down the street in his underwear and ends up spending the night in Deebo's chicken coop. It also makes him twitch involuntarily.
* [[My Name Is Not Durwood]]
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* [[Non-Action Guy]]: Red spends the first movie cringing at the mere thought of Deebo. {{spoiler|Then he gets in [[Kick Them While They Are Down|a free hit]] after Craig knocks Deebo senseless.}}
* [[Noodle Incident]]: The audience is only given a vague explanation with regards to Craig's firing. It apparently involved a security camera and some boxes.
** In 'Friday After Next' Craig and Day-Day are never told what happened to the last security guards.
* [[Only Sane Man]]: Craig
* [[Psycho Ex
* [[Put
* [[Scary Black Man]]: Deebo, full stop.
** Damon from the third film.
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* [[Straight Man]]: Craig almost always finds himself in this role.
* [[Tempting Fate]]: Smokey does this as Craig and he are headed for his house during the evening. He promptly calls out that no one gonna mess with him...then shit happens.
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*the van cuts its headlights off and speeds down the street as Craig and Smokey run off and a shootout occurs* }}
* [[Theme Tune Rap]]: ''Friday'', performed by Ice Cube himself.
* [[This Is Something He's Got to Do Himself]]: When Craig and Deebo fight at the end of the first movie, Craig's father repeatedly tells everyone to give him room and 'let him be a man'.
* [[Token White]]: Roach
* [[White Gang
* [[Would Hit a Girl]]: Deebo in the first film ''twice'' (though the first is off screen), which prompts the climax between him and Craig.
** The first time is when he thought she stole from him. The second is to the girl's sister who tried to call him out.
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