Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long

A typical day in the life of Craig, an alright guy with some crazy friends. Like Smokey, who has 24 hours to pay back Deebo, South Central's nastiest thug--or else. Trouble is, neither Craig's mother ...( read more  read more... )nor his main squeeze have the cash. As time ticks away, the chance this pair will ever see Saturday is fading fast.

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R, 1 hr. 30 min.

Directed by: F. Gary Gray

Release Date: April 26, 1995

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DVD Release Date: March 2, 1999

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  • September 22, 2009
    A modern classic and a nice change from all the serious gangster films of that time. It's also very funny!
  • February 23, 2009
    F Gary Gray's major debut, the movie which set the bar for all black movies and is still on top. A comedy classic with no equal when it comes to the black world. (watch out for Gray as he makes a cameo in the convenience store as a store worker)

    Cube and funnyman Chris Tucker t...( read more)eam up with the likes of Bernie Mac, John Witherspoon and Tommy Lister and some serious babes to introduce you to a day in the life of Craig, dragged into some seriously hilarious and dangerous situations by his pal Smokey, going head to head with the neighbourhood bully and drug dealer, and he's got some serious stuff to do if he wants live to see Saturday and snag the hot girl down the street.


    A classic black comedy right down to its South Central Roots, this is Gray's rare comedy achievement before he went into hardcore thrillers like The Negotiator and The Italian Job which we all love, but this is 5 stars due to the excellent performances and the fast and witty liners coming in from all sides.

    A personal favourite, if you like black comedies andyou havnt seen this one or its sequels, you not knowing, you siimply not knowing what you missing.
  • February 4, 2009
    A hilarious performance from Chris Tucker makes up for the uneven script and lackluster ending. Funny characters.
  • January 1, 2009
    I normally don't really enjoy films like these, but this series is pretty damn funny. A breakthrough role for Tucker, which sucks since his acting is shit but oh well. He makes $25 million a picture and I make just above minimum wage. Figure that one out.
  • March 18, 2008
    Simple, yet very funny.
  • November 19, 2009
    a get high in the sky movie
  • November 9, 2009
    funny as hell!!!!!lololololol
  • October 29, 2009
    really love dis movie funni
  • October 26, 2009
    I've seen this one at least 20 times and it still makes me laugh. :)
  • October 25, 2009
    They shouldve stopped making the Friday movies after this 1

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