A streetwise man flees South Central Los Angeles heading to the suburbs and his lottery-winner uncle and cousin to avoid a neighborhood thug with a grudge who has just escaped from prison. But trouble soon follows and the suburbs will never be the same.
Acting
Mike Epps as Day-Day steals every scene he's in
Writing
Ice Cube's script keeps the Friday franchise alive
Director
Steve Carr
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Justin Pierce (Roach) was a real NYC skate legend who tragically died by suicide shortly after filming. His energy in this was totally authentic.
This dropped at peak early-2000s hood comedy saturation—Friday, Barbershop, and Malibu's Most Wanted all fighting for the same audience.
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