Friday After Next
Friday After Next is a 2002 American stoner comedy film directed by Marcus Raboy and starring Ice Cube (who also wrote the film) and Mike Epps. It is the third and final installment in the "Friday" trilogy. The film was theatrically released on November 22, 2002, to generally negative reviews. This film has since gained a cult following. Plot. On Christmas Eve, a robber, disguised as Santa Claus, breaks into Craig and Day-Day's apartment, Craig sees him and tries to fend him off, while making failed frantic calls to Day-Day who is still sleeping . The robber ultimately ends up escaping with Craig and Day-Day's Christmas presents, and rent money. Craig and Day-Day then file a police report. After the police leave, Craig and Day-Day are confronted by their landlady Ms. Pearly, who warns them that if the two do not pay their weeks-overdue rent by the end of the day, she will evict them. Furthermore, she promises to send her son, Damon, a newly released ex-convict who developed homosexual tendencies in prison after them if they do not pay in a timely manner. Craig and Day-Day get  ready to start their first day jobs as Security Guards from the property manager Moly, who is the owner of a notoriously squalid doughnut shop and the shopping center that they are assigned to patrol. The shopping center is also the home of a BBQ rib restaurant called 'Bros. BBQ', owned by the cousins' fathers, Willie and Elroy. Shortly after they come on duty, the power of being a security guard goes to Day-Day's head, and he begins hassling shoppers, forcing Craig to keep him in line. The two and Elroy are then robbed at assumed gunpoint by  the same robber who burglarized their apartment, and subsequently chase him down, but are unable to catch him. Later that day, the two meet Donna and her pimp Money Mike, who run a fledgling shop called 'Pimps and Hoes'. Soon after, a couple of baseheads pull off a scheme to try to shoplift from Money Mike's store, but Craig and Day-Day catch them both and turn them over to the police. Mike offers them a cash reward, but Craig refuses it and instead invites him to his and Day-Day's Christmas Eve party. In 'Bros. BBQ', as  the adults entertain some of the neighborhood children while dressed up as Christmas figures, Willie and Elroy begin having trouble with some of them due to their bad attitudes. When one of them kicks Elroy, he retaliates by taking out his belt and starts a series of beatings on the kids. As Craig and Day-Day are about to take a lunch break, a gang of thugs (supposedly the grandsons of some of the carolers that were chased off by Day-Day for loitering in front of the corner store) chase after Craig and Day-Day. After failing to catch  them, the gang members proceed to beat up Moly for supposedly hiding them, resulting in Craig and Day-Day throwing away their uniforms after witnessing what happened to Moly. After having been assaulted, Moly fires Craig and Day-Day for not helping him. As revenge, Willie calls the Department of Health on Moly, whose inspectors then proceed to chase him. Later that night, Craig and Day-Day convert their Christmas Eve party into a rent party to recoup their stolen rent money. Many of Craig and Day-Days friends and family show up including Money Mike and Donna, Day-Day 's old boss, Pinky and Damon. While Money Mike is in the bathroom, he is confronted by Damon who attempts to sexually assault him, but fails when Money Mike crushes his testicles with pliers. With the bathroom occupied, Craig tells Willie to ask Ms. Pearly if he can use her bathroom, Ms. Pearly then attempts to seduce Willie but not before Craig's mother, Betty, catches and attacks her. Later, Craig and Day-Day see the robber and after ambushing him inside his hideout, they chase him all over the neighborhood, running into several obstacles in the process until he  is eventually hit by Pinky's limousine. Craig and Day-Day then retrieve their stolen rent money and Christmas presents then tie the robber up on his roof leaving him there for the police. During the credits, Damon can be seen still chasing Money Mike throughout the neighborhood, Ms. Pearly trying to call the police on the party, who Craig and Day-Day bribed with Marijuana, and Craig and Donna end up having Sexual intercourse. Reception. Box office. "Friday After Next" grossed $13 million in its opening weekend, finishing third at the box office. It made $7.4 million  in its second weekend (including $10.6 million over the five-day Thanksgiving frame), falling to sixth. It went on to gross $33.5 million worldwide. Critical response. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of based on reviews, with an average rating of . The site's critical consensus reads, "This "Friday" installment is more shapeless and stale than its predecessors." At Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 35 out of 100, based on 24 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews." Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+  to F scale. Soundtrack. Friday After Next is the soundtrack from the film of the same name. It peaked at number 23 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.