# Friday (1995) **Summary**: Set in the 1990s, Friday is a comedy film that follows Craig Jones, a young man who has just been fired from his job and spends the day hanging out with his friend Smokey. As they spend the day on their front porch, they encounter various characters from their neighborhood, including drug dealers, gangsters, and eccentric neighbors. While developing the film, Ice Cube and DJ Pooh expressed discontent regarding the portrayal of the hood in film, which they came to see as violent and menacing. As a result, they wished to counteract this, drawing on personal experiences when crafting the characters and plot points.