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Friday is a 1995 American comedy film that is regarded as a cult classic. It was directed by F. Gary Gray and starred Ice Cube and Chris Tucker in the lead roles. The movie follows the story of two friends, Craig and Smokey, who must come up with $200 before the day ends or face the consequences of a drug dealer named Big Worm. The film was critically acclaimed for its humor, soundtrack, and memorable quotes. In fact, it is still popular today and many of its quotes are considered iconic in pop culture.
“Damn, every time I come in the kitchen, you in the kitchen. In the goddamn refrigerator, eating up all the food, all the chicken, all the pig feet, all the collard greens, all the hog maws.” – Mrs. Parker (to Craig’s dad)
Mrs. Parker is Craig’s neighbor who frequently visits his house, often uninvited. In this quote, she’s expressing her frustration with Craig’s dad, who is always eating all the food in the kitchen.
“I’m the prince of the south, I’m the king of the projects.” – Big Worm
Big Worm is a drug dealer who supplies Smokey with weed to sell. He’s boasting about his status as a drug lord and his influence in the community.
“You better bring you’re a** on, ‘fore I make the change.” – Big Worm
Big Worm is threatening Smokey because he owes him money for the weed, he was supposed to sell. He’s telling Smokey to hurry up and pay him back before he takes matters into his own hands.
“It’s Friday, you aren’t got no job, and you aren’t got s*** to do!” – Smokey
Smokey is trying to convince Craig to smoke weed with him because it’s Friday and they don’t have anything else to do. He’s trying to persuade Craig to have a good time with him.
“My granddaddy didn’t come out of the south just to see me go back in.” – Craig
Craig is telling his dad that he doesn’t want to end up like his ancestors who were slaves in the south. He wants to make something of himself and not go back to that way of life.
“It’s the principal of the thing. It’s principalities in this!” – Pops
Pops is telling Craig that he needs to stand up for himself and not let anyone take advantage of him. He’s emphasizing the importance of principles and standing up for what is right.
“You wanna see a trick? I’m gonna make you disappear.” – Deebo
Deebo is threatening Craig because he thinks he’s trying to steal his bike. He’s telling Craig that he’s going to make him disappear, which implies that he’s going to physically harm him.
“I’m from the streets. I know what’s real and what’s fake.” – Smokey
Smokey is telling Craig that he knows the dangers of the streets and the people who inhabit them. He’s trying to make Craig aware of the reality of their situation.
“I’m not got to do nothing but stay black and die.” – Smokey
Smokey is telling Craig that he doesn’t have to do anything in life except be black and eventually die. This statement highlights the feeling of hopelessness that many people in their community may feel.
“You can’t get no satisfaction in life without giving a little.” – Pops
Pops is telling Craig that in order to receive something, you have to give something. This quote emphasizes the importance of being selfless and giving to others in order to gain fulfillment in life.
“You got knocked the f*** out!” – Smokey (Chris Tucker) after Deebo (Tommy “Tiny” Lister Jr.) knocks out Red (DJ Pooh) for stealing his bike.
“I know you don’t smoke weed, I know this. But I’m gonna get you high today. Cause it Friday, you aren’t got no job, and you aren’t got sh*t to do!” – Smokey, trying to convince Craig (Ice Cube) to smoke weed with him.
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95 Quotes from Friday Movie
- “I need a job. I wanna work for you.” – Craig, asking his dad (John Witherspoon) for a job.
- “You aren’t got no job… you aren’t got s*** to do.” – Craig’s dad, berating him for not having a job.
- “Bye Felicia!” – Craig, dismissing Felisha (Angela Means) after she asks to borrow his car.
- “You better back up off me, ‘fore you get smacked up.” – Deebo, warning Craig not to mess with him.
- “I’m grown. I pay rent. You aren’t gonna tell me what to do.” – Craig, arguing with his dad about his responsibilities.
- “You know I got asthma, your fat motherf***er!” – Smokey, complaining to Big Worm (Faizon Love) about the smoke in the room.
- “I got mind control over Deebo. He is like, ‘shut the f*** up.’ I will be quiet. But when he leaves… I will be talking again.” – Red, boasting about his ability to control Deebo.
- “I’m not scared of you. I just don’t like you.” – Smokey, confronting Deebo.
- “I don’t want you messing’ with my cousin, Loc. I mean it.” – Smokey, warning Craig not to mess with his cousin.
- “You want some of this milk?” – Smokey, offering Craig some milk after he eats a box of cereal.
- “I didn’t want to sell drugs, but it’s better than robbing banks.” – Smokey, explaining why he started selling drugs.
- “I’m out here grinding’… you aren’t even got a job!” – Smokey, bragging to Craig about his drug dealing.
- “I didn’t know I was gonna have to bring a gun to work on my day off.” – Craig, lamenting his bad luck after he gets caught up in a drive-by shooting.
- “Man, you just got knocked out by a guy named Smokey. You are a loser.” – Craig, mocking Deebo after he gets knocked out by Smokey.
- “I’ll be damned if I let somebody else drive my car, and I don’t know where the hell they’re going.” – Craig, refusing to let Felisha borrow his car.
- “I’m a vegetarian, man. I don’t eat no pork.” – Smokey, declining Craig’s offer of bacon.
- “How the hell you get fired on your day off?” – Craig’s dad, incredulous after Craig tells him he got fired from his job.
- “You shoulda put some water on that damn s***!” – Craig’s dad, advising Craig on how to deal with a burn from a hot frying pan.
- “You win some, you lose some, but you live. You live to fight another day.” – Smokey
- “Bye, Felicia!” – Craig
- “You got knocked the f*** out!” – Smokey
- “I know you don’t smoke weed, I know this, but I’m gonna get you high today, cause it’s Friday, you aren’t got no job, and you aren’t got s*** to do!” – Smokey
- “I got mind control over Debo. He is like ‘shut the f*** up.’ I will be quiet. But when he leaves, I will be talking again.” – Red
- “If you got a problem with me, say it to my face, man.” – Craig
- “I’m not gonna fight you, Craig. I’m gonna kick your ass!” – Deebo
- “My grandmama gave me that chain.” – Craig
- “I’m trying to make some money to feed my family, man.” – Smokey
- “I’m grown, and I pay bills. You can’t tell me what to do!” – Joi
- “You win some, you lose some, but you live to fight another day.”
- “I’m gonna tell you something today, and you’re not gonna like it. But that’s the way it is.”
- “I can’t wait to get off work and not see any of y’all ever again.”
- “You got knocked the f*** out!”
- “I got mind control over Debo. He is like ‘shut the f*** up.’ I will be quiet. But when he leaves, I will be talking again.”
- “If I was you, I would’ve been moved out.”
- “You got to be a stupid motherf***er to get fired on your day off.”
- “That’s my mama’s dog. Don’t mess with my mama’s dog.”
- “The Ice Cube don’t run from nobody.”
- “I know you don’t smoke weed, I know this; but I’m gonna get you high today, ’cause it’s Friday; you aren’t got no job… and you aren’t got sh*t to do.”
- “You better bring you’re a** in here, boy, ’cause you’re running out of time.”
- “You see, it’s the principle of the whole thing. There are principalities in this.”
- “I just got off probation, I am not trying to go back.”
- “F*** the dumb s***. This is serious.”
- “Weed is from the earth. God put this here for me and you. Take advantage man, take advantage.”
- “I’m not gotta do nothing but stay black and die.”
- “I don’t know why you got me going to this bulls***. I don’t even like going outside.”
- “Damn, you just got jacked, bi***!”
- “I’m not gonna fight you, Craig. You’re my boy.”
- “I got some weed. I got some h**s. What do you need?”
- “I’m not bullish***ng, and I’m not taking no sht.”
- “You’re riding shotgun, bi***!”
- “I’m not scared of no po po, I’m not a coward.”
- “I know you don’t smoke weed. I know this. But I’m gonna get you high today.”
- “You are the craziest man I’ve ever met.”
- “I hate traffic more than I hate the police.”
- “Don’t nobody go in the bathroom for about 35, 45 minutes.”
- “You got to coordinate.”
- “Craig, you know how I feel about these keys.”
- “I’m about to go ham on this ham.”
- “What’s up, big perm? I mean, big worm.”
- “If you aren’t got sh*t to do, go get in the tub.”
- “Bye, Felisha.”
- “I’m grown. I’m a man.”
- “Don’t be mad at me because I don’t want to buy no weed.”
- “Damn, your cousin got the hookup!”
- “I can’t believe you got fired again. What the f*** you do this time?”
- “You got to knock the f*** out, man.”
- “Craig, we need to talk.”
- “I’m hungry. When are you gonna get some food up in this house? You aren’t ever got two things that match. Either your shoes or your hat gotta go.”
- “Bye, Felisha.” – Smokey
- “You aren’t got to lie, Craig. You aren’t got to lie.” – Smokey
- “How come you aren’t got no job, Tommy?” – Craig
- “You got knocked the f*** out, man!” – Smokey
- “I know you don’t smoke weed, I know this; but I’m gonna get you high today, cause it’s Friday; you aren’t got no job… and you aren’t got s*** to do.” – Smokey
- “That’s my bike, punk!” – Deebo
- “You win some, you lose some, but you live, you live to fight another day.” – Smokey
- “I’m a Christian, I don’t smoke or drink or do drugs.” – Debbie
- “Damn!” – Everyone in the movie (this one is a running joke throughout the film)
- “This is some fed up, repugnant s.” – Pastor Clever
- “I don’t know why you’re tripping, I don’t even know the girl.” – Red
- “You wanna see a trick? I’ll show you a trick.” – Craig
- “You know you need a job. You know I need a job. Why don’t you let me borrow your truck and I’ll catch up with you later?” – Smokey
- “I’m grown, I’m a man. Aren’t nobody gonna tell me what I can and can’t do.” – Craig
- “Weed is from the earth. God put this here for me and you. Take advantage, man.” – Smokey
- “That’s a little pigeon, with the little pigeon toes.” – Smokey
- “It’s Friday, you aren’t got no job, and you aren’t got s*** to do.” – Smokey
- “I hate when people be acting like they know everything. You don’t know s***!” – Smokey
- “You got to be a stupid motherf***er to get fired on your day off.” – Craig
- “I told you, you’re gonna get me fired up in here, and I gotta go to work.” – Craig
- “You better go check yourself before you wreck yourself.” – Smokey
- “I’m gonna get you high today, cause it’s Friday, you aren’t got no job, and you aren’t got s*** to do!” – Smokey
- “What are you stealing boxes for? What you trying to build, a clubhouse?” – Smokey
- “What the f*** is taking so long? Hurry the f*** up!” – Deebo
- “I don’t want to hear none of that old school s***.” – Smokey
- “You can’t get no money for that g**damn microwave.” – Smokey
- “You aren’t got to do s***, but stay black and die.” – Smokey
- “I got mind control over Deebo. He is like ‘shut the f*** up.’ I will be quiet, but when he leaves, I will be talking again.” – Red
- “Craig, you know I am not gonna go out like no punk.” – Smokey
