Stars: Ice Cube, Mike Epps, Justin Pierce, John Witherspoon, Don Curry, Jacob Vargas, Lobo Sebastian, Rolando Molina, Tamala Jones, Sticky Fingaz, Amy Hill, Tom 'Tiny' Lister, Lisa Rodriguez, Kim Whitley

Director: Steve Carr

Summary: Set two years after the events in FRIDAY, NEXT FRIDAY follows a day in the life of protagonist Craig (Ice Cube), who must flee Los Angeles after neighbourhood bully, Debo, breaks out of prison, vowing to beat him to a pulp. Craig escapes to his uncle Elroy's house in Rancho Cucamonga, only to discover that life in the suburbs is even more screwed up than in the ghetto. During his stay, he not only discovers that his uncle dabbles in S&M, but that his aunt is a nymphomaniac and the neighbours - a bunch of gangsters. NEXT FRIDAY takes after its predecessor and stars straight man Ice Cube together with fresh, comedic talent, Mike Epps. Directed by first-timer, Steve Carr, renowned for making stylish videos for top rap acts, the film sends up raunchy life in suburbia from an African American perspective. The soundtrack is liberally sprinkled with thumping hip-hop tracks, including 'Chin Check', the first new song from the rap group NWA in many years.

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Written by and starring Ice Cube, this sequel to his 1995 smash Fridayis an engaging farce that plays on the ludicrous charm of the original. It's Next Fridayand Craig Jones (Ice Cube) has to pay the consequences for despatching Debo, the neighbourhood bully, to jail at the close of the first film. Hearing a rumour that Debo is to break out of the pen, Craig's father decides it would be safer if he holed up at his cousin Day-Day's house in the 'burbs. But as Craig finds out, this is one suburb that is filled with as much drama as the ghetto. Craig's Uncle Elroy is a layabout lottery winner with a sexually voracious young wife who has designs on her nephew. Day-day (Mike Epps) is being stalked for child support by a pregnant former girlfriend and lives in fear of his boss Pinky, a former pimp who runs a record store. His neighbours, a trio of pumped-up Chicano gangsters, are out for his blood after Craig is caught flirting with their sister Karla, and to top everything, Elroy's house is due to be repossessed in 24 hours due to tax violation. The ensuing hilarity centres around Craig's attempts to raise the necessary funds by fair means or foul. Much to Ice Cube's credit, this silly and scabrous comedy is laugh-out-loud funny without lapsing into American Pie-style frat-boy humour.

On the DVD: The main feature is presented in 16:9 anamorphic format in an immaculate print with the choice of either Dolby Digital 2.0 or 5.1 sound and optional English subtitles. Among the special features is an alternate ending which features several small dialogue changes and a re-appearance by Cube's love interest Karla that provides a more satisfying conclusion than the actual ending to the film, which has been left intentionally open for a possible sequel, Friday After Next. Music videos by Ice Cube ("You Can Do It") and Lil' Zane ("Money Stretch") seem to have been included as an incentive to buy the all-star rap soundtrack. Additional features include a theatrical trailer and cast and crew filmographies. The "making-of" featurette advertised on the sleeve does not app ear anywhere on the disc. --Chris Campion

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Year:	2000
Release Date:	April 17, 2006
Runtime:	94 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	E U M D 6030
Keywords:	Comedy, Off, Friday, Next, General, Schedule, Rescheduled
Genre:	Comedy