Next Friday (2000)

Director:

Steve Carr

Writers (WGA):

Ice Cube (characters) &
DJ Pooh (characters) ...

Release Date:

12 January 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

the suburbs make the hood look good

Plot:

Uncle Elroy and Day Day owe money on taxes so Craig finds a way to steal from the next door neighbors to pay off the taxes so Uncle Elroy's house doesn't get put up for auction.

Plot Keywords:

Obesity | Stalker | Cousin Cousin Relationship | Used Condom | Second Part

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Ice Cube	...	Craig Jones
Mike Epps	...	Day-Day
Justin Pierce	...	Roach
John Witherspoon	...	Mr. Jones
Don 'D.C.' Curry	...	Uncle Elroy
Jacob Vargas	...	Joker
Lobo Sebastian	...	Lil Joker
Rolando Molina	...	Baby Joker
Lisa Rodríguez	...	Karla (as Lisa Rodriguez)
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	...	Debo (as Tommy 'Tiny' Lister Jr.)
Kym Whitley	...	Suga (as Kym E. Whitley)
Amy Hill	...	Mrs. Ho-Kym
Tamala Jones	...	D'wana
The Lady of Rage	...	Baby D' (as Robin Allen)
Carmen Serano	...	Girl #1

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language, drug use and sexual content.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:14 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A | South Korea:18 | Netherlands:12 | Netherlands:16 (video rating) | Argentina:13 | Denmark:7 | Germany:12 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:11 | UK:15 | USA:R | Philippines:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Rancho Cucamonga, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

The Cadillac that the "jokers" use is actually owned by Ice Cubes bodyguard

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The address on the tax notice and the address on the mailbox is different.

Quotes:

Craig Jones: Look, I'm your cousin an' ev'rything, but don't be hookin' me up with the little sister that's bigger than the big sister!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Soundtrack:

Jungle Fever

"I'm an Aztec Warrior, aaahhaa!!"

That's my favorite of many funny lines from the Joker Bros. in NEXT FRIDAY. Jacob Vargas was hilarious, and he's been in a lot of other good movies like AIRBORNE, CRIMSON TIDE, MY FAMILY, GET SHORTY, SELENA, and ROMY AND MICHELLE. Justin Pierce was also another funny character, one most kids like me could identify with (white boy from the 'burbs who loves skateboarding but can't skate for crap). It's sad that he's no longer with us. Ice Cube is a talented guy, and he did the best (or worst) he could with his character, but it wasn't a shining role like it was in FRIDAY. The family (Uncle Elroy, Day-Day, Suga, Mr. Jones) got a little annoying at times. The "biches" (Joker's women) were very hot, and Lisa Rodriguez had a smart female character, something not seen much in movies like these. Also, the return of Tom "Tiny" Lister Jr.'s character was unnecessary. It was built up nicely, but the delivery sucked.

"Whites in hot, colors in cold, ese!"