Friday (Director's Cut) (DVD)

Just another day. But what a day. A day that shows a lighter side to life in the 'hood. That brought Ice Cube (Barbershop) and Chris Tucker (Rush Hour) to a wider audience. And that's now even more uproarious in an Director's Cut Deluxe Edition never before available. It's Friday, and Craig (Cube) and Smokey (Tucker) must come up with $200 they owe a local bully or there won't be a Saturday. That's the plot. But co-writer Cube, director F. Gary Gray and other innovative movie talents lace it with shrewd and hilarious looks at family (including John Witherspoon), a preacher (Bernie Mac), a girl-next-door (Nia Long) and all manner of the good 'N' bad of life in South Central. This is keepin'-it-real comedy for every day of the week.

Starring: Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr., Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr., Ice Cube, Chris Tucker, Nia Long, Tiny Lister, John Witherspoon, DJ Pooh, Reynaldo Rey, Anna Maria Horsford, Regina King, Paula Jai Parker, Faizon Love, Angela Means, Vickilyn Reynolds, Ronn Riser, Kathleen Bradley, Tony Cox, Anthony Johnson, Demetrius Navarro, Jason Bose Smith, Bernie Mac, Meagan Good, LaWanda Page, Terri J. Vaughn, Yvette Wilson

Director: Pat Charbonnet

Rating: R