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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