Episode

#254 Friday (1995)

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Broken VCR
Published
Apr 21, 2026
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5436
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Summary

F. Gary Gray's 1995 South Central stoner hood comedy, FRIDAY, is our feature presentation this week! We talk about the eclectic cast of characters, Ice Cube and DJ Pooh's goal of showing another side of the hood, gentrification, what scared the director about Ice Cube in the starring role, and much more! We also pick our Top 7 Movies with Musicians in a Starring Role in this week's Silver Screen 7! Join our Patreon ($2.99/month) here linktr.ee/brokenvcr to watch the episodes LIVE in video form day/weeks early. Find us on Instagram @thebrokenvcr and follow us on LetterBoxd! Become a regular here at THE BROKEN VCR!