Friday Movie Trivia Questions

You ain't got to lie to kick it. Fifteen questions from the greatest day off ever filmed.

Questions & Answers

How much money do Craig and Smokey owe Big Worm — and by when?

Answer: $200, by 10 p.m.

Or, as Big Worm makes clear, there won't be a Saturday.

Who plays Smokey?

Answer: Chris Tucker

Friday launched Tucker toward Rush Hour superstardom — and he never appeared in a sequel.

Why is Craig's firing so famous?

Answer: He got fired on his day off

Accused of stealing boxes — 'How the hell you get fired on your day off?'

What does Deebo ride around the neighborhood?

Answer: A beach cruiser bicycle

Usually somebody else's. Red wants his bike back.

Who plays Craig's father, and what's his job?

Answer: John Witherspoon — a dog catcher

His bathroom scene advice is quoted to this day.

Who directed Friday?

Answer: F. Gary Gray

His feature debut at 25 — he later directed Set It Off and Straight Outta Compton.

Who co-wrote the Friday screenplay?

Answer: Ice Cube and DJ Pooh

Written partly as an answer to grim hood dramas — proof the neighborhood had jokes too.

Which four-word phrase from Friday became a global catchphrase?

Answer: "Bye, Felisha"

Craig's dismissal of Felisha (spelled with an 'sh' in the credits) outlived the whole decade.

What is Smokey supposed to be doing with Big Worm's product?

Answer: Selling it — instead he smokes it

That's the whole $200 problem in one sentence.

Who plays Debbie, Craig's love interest?

Answer: Nia Long

The same year she appeared, she was fresh off Boyz n the Hood and Love Jones was ahead.

Whose chain does Deebo snatch?

Answer: Ezal is blamed, but it's Red's chain Deebo takes

'And he better not never see Red around the neighborhood again.'

Who finally knocks Deebo out?

Answer: Craig

After his father's advice: win or lose, you fight with your hands.

What year did Friday come out?

Answer: 1995

Made for roughly $3.5 million — it became a generational classic.

Who plays Ezal, the neighborhood hustler always 'hurt'?

Answer: Anthony 'A.J.' Johnson

His fake slip-and-fall in the store opens the movie.

What's the first sequel called — and who's missing from it?

Answer: Next Friday (2000), without Chris Tucker

Mike Epps stepped in as Day-Day for the sequels.

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