Friday (Director's Cut) (DVD)(1995)

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.