50 Fun Facts About Friday Movie

Who plays Smokey, the small-time weed dealer, in the original Friday?

It became Tucker's breakout role, though his first audition went badly.

What is the name of Ice Cube's character across all three Friday films?

He is fired on his day off, a detail borrowed from Ice Cube's cousin's real UPS job.

How much money do Craig and Smokey owe Big Worm, and by what time?

They smoked the consignment Smokey was supposed to sell.

Who directed Friday, in his feature debut after a career making music videos?

Ice Cube picked him personally, having worked with him on videos; Gray later made The Italian Job and Straight Outta Compton.

Ice Cube co-wrote the Friday screenplay with which DJ and producer?

Smokey was based on Pooh's own stint dealing drugs, and Pooh was originally going to play the part.

What is the name of the hulking neighbourhood bully played by Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.?

Two NFL players, James Harrison and Deebo Samuel, picked up the nickname because of him.

Which actor plays Craig's father Willie, famous for telling Craig to use his fists instead of a gun?

He and Ice Cube are the only actors in all three films.

Which actress plays Debbie, the neighbour Craig ends up with at the end of the film?

Regina King plays Craig's sister Dana.

Which internet meme, used to dismiss an inconsequential person, comes from a scene in Friday?

Felisha, played by Angela Means, is the local mooch who keeps asking to borrow things.

Who plays Big Worm, the drug supplier who gives Craig and Smokey their deadline?

Big Worm sells ice cream from a truck as a front.

Where do Craig and Smokey get the $200 they briefly hold before Deebo takes it?

Deebo forces Smokey to do the break-in, then keeps the cash for himself.

What is the last line of the film, delivered by Smokey to the camera?

He has just told Big Worm he is quitting dealing and going to rehab.

Which studio agreed to finance Friday, on condition that a seasoned comedian took one of the leads?

The studio had already done well with the House Party series, the kind of film the writers wanted to make.

Which two comedians were also considered for the role of Smokey before the eventual choice?

Cube and Pooh found Tucker through Def Comedy Jam.

Which cast member helped the future Smokey nail his second audition by coaching him over dinner?

'By the time that spaghetti was gone, Chris was Smokey,' she said.

Ice Cube and DJ Pooh wrote Friday partly as a reaction to which kind of film?

'We had fun in the hood,' Cube said; the movie is largely autobiographical.

What cost-saving idea did Ice Cube and DJ Pooh briefly consider before New Line signed on?

They had also thought about financing the whole thing themselves.

Friday was made for about $3.5M. Roughly what did it gross in North America?

It opened at No. 2 in just 865 theatres.

On what date in 1995 was Friday released in the United States?

It got a one-night 20th anniversary re-release on April 20, 2015.

Which director listed Friday among his 20 favourite films of 1992-2009?

Kendrick Lamar name-checked Deebo on Not Like Us in 2024.

Which rapper's 2024 diss track references Deebo?

The line plays on NBA player DeMar DeRozan, whose nickname is also Deebo.

In Next Friday, Craig is sent to live with his uncle and cousin in which city?

His father sends him there because Deebo has broken out of prison seeking revenge.

Who plays Craig's cousin Day-Day in the sequels?

In Friday After Next he also plays a 'Crazy Old Man with Shotgun'.

Why has Craig's uncle Elroy moved to the suburbs by the time of Next Friday?

Taxes and fees ate the winnings, leaving just the house and a car, and repossession looms.

What are the three criminal siblings next door in Next Friday known as?

Their cash is hidden in a hydraulic pump, and their dog Chico gets drugged with cannabis.

How did Next Friday explain Smokey's absence after the actor declined to return?

Tucker appears only in footage from the first film.

Next Friday was the first film produced by its star's own company. What is it called?

It was also the first film Cube wrote alone.

Who directed Next Friday, in his feature debut?

Marcus Raboy took the third film; each Friday movie had a first-time feature director.

Which film in the trilogy is the most successful at the box office, with $59.8 million worldwide?

It opened at No. 1 despite reviews calling it messy and plotless.

Deebo escapes prison in Next Friday with which relative?

Sticky Fingaz of Onyx plays Tyrone.

Friday After Next takes place on which day?

It opens at 3:37 a.m. with a robber dressed as Santa Claus breaking into Craig and Day-Day's apartment.

What jobs do Craig and Day-Day take in Friday After Next?

Their fathers Willie and Elroy run the Bros. BBQ rib joint at the same strip mall.

Which comedian plays the pimp Money Mike in Friday After Next?

His shop is called Pimps and Hoes, and he fends off Damon with a pair of pliers.

Terry Crews plays Damon in Friday After Next. Who is Damon?

Ms. Pearly threatens to sic him on the cousins if the rent is not paid.

Which comedian plays the robber dressed as Santa Claus?

He is finally run down by Pinky's limousine and left tied up on a roof for the police.

What is the name of the rib restaurant Willie and Elroy open in Friday After Next?

Its catchphrase is 'Taste so good, makes you want to slap yo mama!'

Justin Pierce, who played Roach in Next Friday, was written into the third film but never appeared. Why?

Filming ran from November 2001 to January 2002.

How do Craig and Day-Day get the police to leave their rent party alone?

Ms. Pearly had called the cops on the party in the first place.

Friday: The Animated Series aired on which channel in 2007?

It ran eight episodes with Khary Payton voicing Craig; none of the film actors returned.

What working title did Ice Cube give the long-planned fourth Friday film?

In 2026 Ice Cube said the plot would centre on gentrification in South Central.

Which writer signed on in November 2025 to co-write Last Friday with Ice Cube?

He is the creator of The Boondocks.

Ice Cube said in 2020 the studios failed to make Last Friday while which two cast members lived?

'You let our legends die,' he said after Lister's death in December 2020.

Through which TV showcase did Ice Cube and DJ Pooh discover Chris Tucker before casting him?

DJ Pooh had originally planned to play Smokey himself, until New Line insisted on a more experienced comic.

Craig's firing on his day off was based on Ice Cube's cousin, a delivery driver for which firm?

Ice Cube said most of the film was autobiographical, while Smokey was based on DJ Pooh's own stint as a drug dealer.

Which New Line film series did Ice Cube and DJ Pooh hope to emulate when they pitched Friday?

They chose New Line because of its success with those films after briefly considering financing Friday themselves.

In how many theatres did Friday open on its way to a $6.6 million debut weekend at No. 2?

That worked out to $7,617 per screen, and the $3.5 million film went on to gross about $27.5 million in North America.

Which NFL team released a Friday homage short titled Thursday ahead of the 2026 draft?

Shot outside the same house, it starred O'Shea Jackson Jr., Chris Tucker's son Destin and Terry Crews as Deebo.

In Next Friday, what does Roach feed the Jokers' dog Chico to keep it distracted?

Craig then sneaks into the Jokers' house and finds cash hidden inside their hydraulic pump.

As of 2025, what Rotten Tomatoes score did Next Friday hold, far below the original's 77%?

Critics called it messy and plotless, but audiences gave it a B+ CinemaScore and it topped the US box office on opening.

Who plays Cookie, the Bros. BBQ waitress and Elroy's latest girlfriend, in Friday After Next?

Elroy had split from her sister Suga; the film was directed by Marcus Raboy in his feature debut and grossed $33.5 million.