Navarro, Demetrius

Friday (New Line Platinum Series)

Friday is the rarest specimen of African American cinema: a 'hood movie refreshingly free of the semiseriousness and moralism of shoot 'em up soaps such as Boyz N the Hood, yet still true to the inner-city experience.

Scripted by rapper Ice Cube, Friday is a no-frills tale of a typical day in the life of a pair of African American youth in South Central. Cube plays Craig, a frustrated teen who endures the ultimate humiliation: getting fired on his day off. Then unknown Chris Tucker plays Smokey, a marijuana-worshipping homeboy whose love for the green stuff lands him in predicament after predicament.

Sitting on the stoop of Craig's rundown home, the two hilariously confront a kaleidoscopic array of gangbangers, weed dealers, crack heads, prostitutes, scheming girlfriends, and neighborhood bullies--all of whom, it should be noted, come off as sympathetic even as they are being caricatured, a true achievement in the crass, "booty call" environment of '90s African American comedy. --Ethan Brown

A youth tries to survive life in L.A.'s hip-hoppin' South Central 'hood. Includes two music videos from the #1 hit soundtrack. Starring Chris Tucker and Ice Cube.

DVD Features:
Deleted Scenes
Interviews
Music Video
Production Notes
Theatrical Trailer

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A vicious high school student is dead. A gang hit? An act of sudden rage? Or did a once-idealistic teacher finally snap? The issues and the tension hit home when Samuel L. Jackson stars in a gritty urban-school thriller that's "gripping, high-octane entertainment" (Newhouse News Service).

The Big Squeeze

Rave

A Rave is a Rhythmic Assault mixed with Visual Ecstasy and if you haven't experienced one, you're about to... It's Saturday night in Los Angeles and 6 teenagers throughout the city are in search of the hottest Rave in the city-- it's the weekend and they're ready to PARTY. Over the course of less than one day, we see a portrait of these kids finding their way; their paths crossing in a universal setting...a big city with all the temptations, attractions and dangers. Taking the journey through the wild underbelly of Los Angeles are Efren Ramirez (Napoleon Dynamite, Boston Public); Tamara Mello (The WB's TV series Popular & 7th Heaven), Douglas Spain (But I'm A Cheerleader, Resurrection Boulevard); Aimee Graham (100 Girls, Jackie Brown, From Dusk Till Dawn), Nicholle Tom (Beethoven, Beverly Hills 90210, The Nanny); Dante Basco (Steven Spielberg's Hook, Riot); Steven Bauer (Scarface, Traffic); Maria Carmen (Bring It On Again, Love Don't Cost A Thing, The Hot Chick); Demetrius Navarro (Purple Heart), David Chung (Repo Man) and Franco Vega .

Tweek City

Tweek City is a harrowing week in the life of Bill a young potentially closeted half-Latino speed-dealer in San Francisco's Mission District.As the week begins Bill picks up a bag of speed and starts walking the streets in a desperate attempt to make some money and more importantly escape his nightmares. Streetwalking leads to bed-hopping and Bill falls for a one-night stand just long enough to earn and subsequently betray her trust. When Bill wakes up from the whole affair in an excretory abyss his friend Jerm provides some support however Bill fails to express what's truly bothering him.Just when Bill might open up Jerm drags him to a punk show takes an ill-advised stage dive and becomes incapacitated. Left alone Bill can t cope and he plunges into a speed-induced downward spiral that takes him on a nocturnal journey through the streets of San Francisco and ultimately down to Los Angeles where he crashes his high school sweetheart's wedding. From his sleep-deprived hallucinogenic state Bill makes a desperate attempt to reconnect with Sharon his first and only love.System Requirements:Run Time: 86 minsFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: UNRATED UPC: 824355521221 Manufacturer No: MAV-5212

Knight Club

One Eight Seven [Region 2]

Friday/Friday After Next

Friday is the rarest specimen of African American cinema: a 'hood movie refreshingly free of the semiseriousness and moralism of shoot 'em up soaps such as Boyz N the Hood, yet still true to the inner-city experience. Scripted by rapper Ice Cube, Friday is a no-frills tale of a typical day in the life of a pair of African American youth in South Central. Cube plays Craig, a frustrated teen who endures the ultimate humiliation: getting fired on his day off. Then unknown Chris Tucker plays Smokey, a marijuana-worshipping homeboy whose love for the green stuff lands him in predicament after predicament. Sitting on the stoop of Craig's rundown home, the two hilariously confront a kaleidoscopic array of gangbangers, weed dealers, crack heads, prostitutes, scheming girlfriends, and neighborhood bullies--all of whom, it should be noted, come off as sympathetic even as they are being caricatured, a true achievement in the crass, "booty call" environment of '90s African American comedy. --Ethan Brown

Ice Cube (Barbershop) uses his relaxed, raffish charm to glide through the third movie in his Friday series. As Craig (Cube) and Day-Day (Mike Epps) sleep in the wee hours of Christmas Eve, a burglar dressed like Santa Claus breaks in and steals their presents and rent. Thus begins a classically bad day full of unsympathetic family members, obnoxious neighbors, squealing pimps, pot smoking, and sexy babes. No one's going to win any awards for this sloppy installment, loaded with preening stereotypes and half-hearted low humor; Cube generally plays straight man and lets the rest of the cast screech, yowl, and contort their faces, their performances as ornate and ritualized as a Japanese Noh play. But if you're a fan, Friday After Next will give you a modest dose of Cube's goofy humor. John Witherspoon and Don "D.C." Curry return as Craig's eternally disgruntled father and uncle. --Bret Fetzer

One Eight Seven [Region 2]

Short Fuse

Shane has been suspended for a year by the boxing commission because of his bad temper. They decide to give him a second chance, but if he gets into trouble, he will be out of his boxing career forever. Shane and his buddy/manager Dogan set out on the road to Las Vegas, where Shane is scheduled to fight against Super Welter World Champion "The Baby Faced Assassin," who he has no chance of beating. Along the way, Shane has a run-in with a drug dealer in the Quickie Mart, meets a beautiful girl at a strip club, and gets sucked into an ever-growing morass of schemes, deals, crimes, and danger. Will they ever get to Las Vegas? Does Shane have a chance of beating the champ? Can he trust the girl? Will they survive to find out?