Friday After Next
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Theatrical release poster | |
Directed by | Marcus Raboy |
Produced by |
Ice Cube Matt Alvarez |
Written by | Ice Cube |
Based on |
Characters by Ice Cube DJ Pooh |
Narrated by | Ice Cube |
Starring |
Ice Cube Mike Epps John Witherspoon Don "D.C." Curry Anna Maria Horsford Clifton Powell Katt Williams K.D. Aubert Terry Crews |
Cinematography | Glen MacPherson |
Editing by | Suzanne Hines |
Studio |
Cube Vision Avery Pix |
Distributed by | New Line Cinema |
Release dates | November 22, 2002 |
Running time | 85 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Box office | $33,526,835[1] |
Friday After Next is a 2002 comedy film directed by Marcus Raboy, starring Ice Cube and Mike Epps. It is the third installment in the Friday series, and the sequel to the 2000 film Next Friday.
Plot
The movie begins when a robber (Rickey Smiley), disguised as Santa Claus, breaks into Craig (Ice Cube) and Day-Day's (Mike Epps) house at 3:37am on Christmas Eve. Craig fights with the robber, trashing their apartment while making frantic, futile attempts to wake Day-Day. The robber escapes with Craig and Day-Day's Christmas presents and rent money. The same morning, the police come over to get a report.
After the police leave, Ms. Pearly (Bebe Drake) comes in and says that if the two do not pay their rent money by the end of the day, she will evict them. Furthermore, she promises to send her homosexual ex-convict son, Damon (Terry Crews), who just got out of prison after twelve years, after them if they do not pay in a timely manner. The same day, Craig and Day-Day get jobs as "Top Flight Security Guards" from Moly (Maz Jobrani), the property manager and owner of a notoriously squalid dougnut shop and the shopping center that they are assigned to patrol.
Later that day, they meet Donna (K.D. Aubert) and Money Mike (Katt Williams), who run a fledgling shop called 'Pimps and Hoes.' The shopping center is also the home of a BBQ rib restaurant called 'Bros. BBQ', owned by the cousins' fathers, Willie (John Witherspoon) and Elroy (Don "D.C." Curry).
A couple of baseheads try to rob Money Mike's store and Craig and Day-Day catch them both. He offers them a cash reward but Craig denies it and invites him to his party. Willie and Elroy were having trouble with the children until one of the kids kick Elroy resulting in Elroy taking out a belt and starts a series of beatings on the kids. Then, a gang of thugs, supposedly the grandsons of some carolers that were chased off by Day-Day for loitering in front of the corner store, begin to chase Craig and Day-Day, but, unable to catch them, they proceed to beat Moly for hiding them, resulting in the two losing their jobs. As revenge, Willie rats Moly out to the Department of Health.
Craig and Day-Day throw a rent party later that night to recoup their stolen money and stay in their apartment. While Money Mike is in the restroom, Damon attempts to rape him, but fails when Money Mike grabs his testicles with pliers. Damon then proceeds to chase him when he tries to run away. Also Ms. Pearly comes on to Craig's dad when he uses her bathroom, causing Craig's mom to fight Ms. Pearly when she catches the two. Craig and Day-Day see the robber and give chase, running into other obstacles and are ultimately unsuccessful. Eventually, the robber gets run over by Pinky's limousine.
The movie then ends when Craig and Day-Day retrieve their Christmas presents and tie the robber up on a chimney. During the credits, it is revealed that Craig and Donna hooked up after Craig returned and that Damon is still chasing Money Mike, and that Ms. Pearly tried to stop the party by calling the police, but they left after receiving marijuana as a bribe.
Cast
- Ice Cube — Craig Jones
- Mike Epps — Day-Day Jones/Old Man with Shotgun
- John Witherspoon — Mr. Willie Jones
- Don "D.C." Curry — Uncle Elroy
- Anna Maria Horsford — Mrs. Betty Jones
- Clifton Powell — Pinky
- Terry Crews — Damon Pearly
- Katt Williams — Money Mike AKA LiliPac
- K.D. Aubert — Donna
- Maz Jobrani — Moly
- Reggie Gaskins — Officer Dix
- Rickey Smiley — Robber Santa Claus
- Sommore — Cookie
- Starletta DuPois — Sister Sarah
- Bebe Drake — Mrs. Pearly
- Brian Stepanek — Officer #3
- Joel McKinnon Miller — Officer Hole
- Angela Bowie — Tasha
- Khleo Thomas — Kid in Bros. BBQ #1
- Daniel Curtis Lee — Kid in Bros. BBQ #2
- Trina McGee-Davis — Cinnamon
Reception
It received a 25% on Rotten Tomatoes and currently holds a 5.4 rating on IMDb.
Soundtrack
References
- ↑ "Friday After Next". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2011-04-20.
External links
- Friday After Next – Official site
- Friday After Next at allmovie
- Friday After Next at Box Office Mojo
- Friday After Next at the Internet Movie Database
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