Name: Friday
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1995-04-26
Duration: 91 min
Rating: 7.2
Cast: Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long, Tommy Lister Jr., John Witherspoon

Friday

Consequences of Misunderstanding in the Neighborhood

Smokey Man, that fool just playin man. I ain't trippin'.

Craig Jones That's your problem. Ain't nobody playin but you. You walk up and down the street all day playin'. He ain't playin'! You think he playin bout his money?! Then you went and dragged me into this! He know where my mama stay, know where your mama stay. You say he had a gun when you seen him, right?

Smokey Yeah.

Craig Jones Well, name one person in the hood that play like that.

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Friday

A Casual Exchange Between Smokey and Big Worm

Smokey Damn!

Smokey What up, Big Worm?

Big Worm How much you got left?

Smokey Man, I got a lot.

Big Worm You still haven't sold that weed, Smokey?

Smokey Man, I'm trying to, Worm. Niggas are broke these days.

Big Worm I don't think you applying yourself, Smokey!

Smokey Huh?

Big Worm You smokin my shit?

Smokey Hell no! Fuck with your shit? Hell no!

Big Worm You smokin my shit?

[pulls a gun closer to him]

Smokey Now, why would I want to do shit like that?

Big Worm I'm gonna have to fuck you up, Smokey! Playing with my money is like playing with my emotions.

Smokey Worm! Now you the last nigga whose money I'd mess with. I steal from my mama before I mess with your shit, and you know this, man!

Big Worm We'll see.

[Drives off]

Smokey Florida Evans looking motherfucker.

[under his breath]

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Friday

A Bet Takes an Unexpected Turn

Smokey I won! Gimme my money!

Deebo You what?

Smokey I lost.

Deebo Roll the dice.

Red Deebo.

Deebo (hands his money for another player to hold on to) Hold my money. Watch.

Red Can I talk to you for a second?

Smokey Ohh, shit!

Red Pop's trippin', man. Move yo ass from my bike back. You know I wouldn't trip.

Deebo What bike?

Red The beach cruiser, the one I let you use a couple o weeks ago. The one I've been askin you about.

Deebo Ohh, that bike... Hey, I know that you wanted it back, homie. It's right here...

Red Let's just say it's both ours, down at my house and prove it.

Deebo Cool.

Smokey and friends Ohh, shit! (all laugh)

Deebo THAT'S MY BIKE, PUNK!

Smokey Goddamn! (laughs as he runs to the downed Red) You got knocked the fuck out! (laughs again)

Deebo OH, YOU WANT SOME OF THIS TOO, OLD MAN?! HUH?!

Red's dad No! (to Red) Get off yo ass an get in this car! Why, I dunno... why you come down here messing with these people. Hurry up!

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Friday

Different Terms for the Same Thing

Pastor Clever Scuse me brother. What we call drugs at 74th street Baptist church, we call a sinny-sin-sin.

[upon seeing Smokey rolling a joint]

Smokey Well round here, between Normandine and the Western, we call this here a little twenty-twen-twen!

Craig Well..

Smokey Niggaaaa!

Pastor Clever Why don't you give me a bit for my cataracts?

Smokey You didn't put in on this, man.

Pastor Clever It's better to give than receive, my brother.

Craig Jones Look, look, she's bendin over!

[points across the street to Mrs. Parker]

Pastor Clever Lord have mercy! The Lord is my shepherd, He know what I want! Excuse me, brothers. (running across the street) Mrs. Parker! Mrs. Parker!

Smokey Told you. The weed be lettin you know, where evil lurks.

[he holds up a pack of marajuana]

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Friday

Frustration Over Missing Ingredients

Craig Jones (frustrated) Damn.

Smokey What?

Craig Jones I ain't got no sugar.

Smokey You ain't got no sugar? Da-amn! Y'all ain't never got two things that match! Y'all got Kool-Aid, no sugar; peanut butter, no jelly; ham, no burger. Damn!

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Friday

Family Dynamics and Bathroom Humor

Mrs. Jones Craig, you know what your problem is? You have no game. (winks at Dana, who laughs at him)

Craig Jones What you know about game? I got all the game.

Mrs. Jones Now your father, he got game.

Mr. Jones (coming out of the bathroom) Don't nobody go in that bathroom for about 35, 45 minutes. (sniffs around) Someone open a window.

Craig Jones You call that game?

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Friday

Betrayal Among Friends in a Tough Situation

Red Man, why y'all didn't help me?!

Smokey Man, I'm high.

Red Man, that's fucked up! If that were y'all, I woulda helped y'all.

Craig What bout the time he tried to choke me in Smoke's backyard?

Smokey Yeah?

Red Oh, that was different.

[thinks about it for a second]

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Friday

Unexpected Unemployment and Casual Greetings

Smokey Sup, man?

Craig Wassup.

Smokey Why ain't you at work?

Craig I got fired yesterday.

Smokey Fo real?! I thought you had the day off yesterday.

Craig I did. Went in there pick up my check. Came home. Supervisor called me about 4 o'clock. Talking about they got me on video tape stealing boxes.

Smokey The fuck you doin stealin boxes for? What, you trying to build a clubhouse? Man, I know you didn't go out like that.

Craig Hell, no, ain't got me on tape. But they said they did. Fired me on the spot. Talkin about pressin charges.

Smokey Goddamn! You've got to be a stupid motherfucker to get fired on your day off.

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Friday

Tension Over Broken Curtains and Threats

Smokey Break yourself, foo'!

[rips curtain]

Craig Look what you did to my curtain! You better watch whose window you be sneaking in before you get blasted on.

Smokey With what? You ain't got nothing, man!

Craig With this.

[pulls out a gun and sticks it in Smokey's face]

Smokey Man, where'd you get that from?

Craig Your mama.

Smokey Fuck you.

Craig Fuck you.

Smokey Come on outside, man, and stop playing.

Craig (laughs) gotta get dressed.

Smokey Hurry up.

Craig Don't tell me to hurry up.

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Friday

A Brief Exchange Between Mr. Jones and Craig

Mr. Jones Craig.

Craig What?

Mr. Jones Come in here.

Craig Where you at?

Mr. Jones In the bathroom.

Craig Aw, man, I'll wait until you come out.

Mr. Jones Boy, bring your ass up in here. What you talkin bout, you wait til I come out? I smelled your shit for 22 years; now you can't smell mine for 5 minutes? Shut the door. (grunts; plopping sound) Now, your mama told me what happened to you yesterday.

Craig What?

Mr. Jones That was stupid. How the hell you gonna get fired on your day off?

Craig I don't know.

Mr. Jones Well, you need a trade. Look at that there, over there on the c-c-- On the counter there.

[grunts; another plopping sound; grunts; groans]

Craig I ain't trying to be no dog-catcher!

Mr. Jones Why not?

Craig I don't even like dogs.

Mr. Jones That's the beauty of it. I grab a dog, and I choke him, and I kick the shit out of him! All day long, my foot up a dog's ass. Just bang-bang-bang up his ass! That's my pleasure.

Craig No thanks.

Mr. Jones Well, I'll tell you one thing. Round here, you go to work, you go to school. First of the month, the rent is due. If you ain't got nothin on the table, you ain't gotta worry about catchin a dog. You gotta worry about a dog catchin your ass!

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Friday

Discussion on Protection and Responsibility

Mr. Jones What's that for?

Craig Protection.

Mr. Jones Protection? Protection from who?

Craig Me and Smoke... I've got to walk Smokey down to his house.

Mr. Jones Aw, man. Your mother and I never would've moved to this neighborhood if we'd known you need a gun to walk down the damn street.

Craig You know how it is round here.

Mr. Jones Oh, no, son. That's not the way it is. You kids have been nothin but punks. Sissified. So quick to pick up a gun. Too scared to take an ass-whipping. This is what makes you a man. When I was growing up, this was all the protection we needed. You win some, you lose some. But you live. You live to fight another day. Now you think you're a man with that gun in your hand, don't you?

[raises his fists]

Craig I'm a man without it.

Mr. Jones Put the gun down.

Mr. Jones C'mon, put up your dukes.

Mr. Jones Now you're a man. Your uncle picked up a gun, too. He found out the hard way. 22 years old. You've got a choice. This is all you need, alright?

Friday

Ezal's Unconvincing Injury Claim

Ezal Aw, I'm suing y'all! Oh, I'm hurt! Oh, my neck, my back! My neck and my back! Oh! I want $150,000, but we can settle out of court right now for $20.

Janitor Man, get your punk ass up. It ain't even wet over here. Damn.

Friday

Confrontation Over Money and Principles

Smokey Yeah, I got your money. And I don't appreciate you sendin your punk-ass, busta-ass, Jheri curl-wearin ass friends to shoot at me and my homie. They'd like to got dealt with.

Big Worm First of all, don't be callin here like you some straight up "G", cause I'll cut your balls off and hand em to you, partner. I had to warn you too many times about my money, Smokey. You see, it's the principle of the whole thing. There's principalities in this.

Smokey Yeah, well...I got your money anyways. And you sell that shit yourself next time, cause I'm goin to rehab. I'm through with this shit. (hangs up, then lights up a joint and looks at the camera) I was just bullshittin'! And you know this, man!

Friday

Discussion on Sweetness and Color Perception

Smokey Older the berry, the sweeter the juice.

Craig Jones Man, it's "the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice".

Smokey Yeah, well, yeah, she blacker than a motherfucker, too.

Friday

Negotiating for Money in a Conversation

Craig Jones Baby, you got some money?

Joi What? Some huh? Nigga, how much you need?

Craig Jones About $200.

Joi Mmm, I guess so. What you gon give me?

Felisha Craig. Craig.

Craig Jones What?

Felisha Can I borrow your VCR? I need to dub a tape.

Craig Jones Hell, no!

Felicia It's "]!" (stays in place watching Craig talk to Joi)

[[The Mack]

Joi Uh-uh, wait a minute! Who the fuck is that bitch? Fuck you, motherfucker! You think you slick! Gon come over here and ask me for some money? Well, ask that bitch for some money!

Friday

Consequences of Actions and Street Justice

Smokey You got knocked the fuck out, man! Give me my goddamn money. Payback is a motherfucker, ain't it, nigga?

[Running over to the knocked out Deebo; searching Deebo's pockets and takes the money from his shirt pocket; raising the money to a knocked out Deebo's face]

Red My grandmother gave me this chain.

[Removing the silver necklace off Deebo's neck]

Ezal Deebo! Deebo! Man, you should've been bobbin and weavin'. Look at ya'. Get up! Since you ain't, maybe I'll take these shoes! Big foot, motherfucker. You can have your knife too. Cause I steal, I don't kill.

[He takes Deebo's sneakers and struggles for a bit before successfully removing them; He leaves the knife on top Deebo's chest]

Friday

Unexpected Encounter Between Friends

Ezel Smokey, what the hell you doin back here?!

Smokey Hey, nothin man. Hey, I'm fixin somethin'. Hey, just stay over there.

Ezel But I thought you wanted me to wash yo car?

Smokey Hey, man, wash it later. Stay over there.

Ezel Smokey, you know I ain't the smartest man in the world, but from over here, it look like you takin a shit!

Smokey Ezel! Get the hell out of my backyard!

Ezel Oh, it like-- Smokey, you've been eatin corn, huh?

Smokey Oh, get the hell out of my backyard, man!

Ezel All right, man. But, look, between me and you, man, when you're done, I'll clean all that shit for ya for two dollars, eh!

Smokey Hey, Ezel!

Ezel What?

Smokey You better not tell nobody, man.

Ezel Man, I'm not, man.

Smokey Keep on the down low.

Ezel All right, I'm not like them. I'll keep it down, bro. (humming as he walks away) HEY! SMOKEY BACK HERE TAKIN A SHIT!

Smokey EZEL!

Ezel Well, I ain't gonna tell nobody else. (resumes humming)

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