Next Friday

Next Friday
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySteve Carr
Written byIce Cube
Based onCharacters
by Ice Cube
DJ Pooh
Produced byIce Cube
Starring
CinematographyChristopher J. Baffa
Edited byElena Maganini
Music byTerence Blanchard
Production
companies
Distributed byNew Line Cinema - Axe Media LTD
Release date
  • January 12, 2000 (2000-01-12)
Running time
98 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$11 million[1]
Box office$59.8 million[1]

Next Friday is a 2000 American stoner comedy film and the sequel to the 1995 film Friday. It is the first film to be produced by Ice Cube's film production company Cube Vision, and to be written by Cube himself. It was directed by Steve Carr and stars Ice Cube, Mike Epps, John Witherspoon, Tamala Jones, and Tommy "Tiny" Lister Jr. It is the second installment in the Friday series. It tells the story of Craig Jones as he goes to live with his uncle, who just won the lottery, and cousin in Rancho Cucamonga after the neighborhood bully Deebo escapes from prison where Craig contends with three criminal brothers known as the Joker Brothers. Next Friday was theatrically released on January 12, 2000, grossing $59 million worldwide. The film has received generally negative reviews from critics.

A third film, titled Friday After Next, was released in November 2002.

  1. ^ a b "Next Friday (2000)". Box Office Mojo. May 26, 2000. Retrieved April 20, 2011.