Smokey only owed Big Worm $200

[zayk35]

I would like to see a Friday Prequel with it the events surrounding Craig getting fired. I wanna see the tape. They can now even run it back and use Ice Cube's son to play Craig still don't know who plays young Smokey tho.

 

[kwazzy100]

I think the running theme of the movie was that Smokey (and Craig too for just hanging out with him) played too much and were kind of immature habitual line steppers so their families didn't really believe they were in all "that" much trouble until the very end. I think with Craig losing his job in the beginning and his girlfriend playing on the phone when his mom picked up the phone and Smokey showing up over to his house all the time...those scenes were setting up how Craig's family loved him but thought he was immature because of the people he was around and probably just thought he wanted to borrow the money to smoke "tweed" as his pops said with his best friend ominously named "Smokey." Even when his dad caught him with the gun, he didn't realize Craig was in a real serious situation and instead encouraged him to fight with his hands if it came down to it.

I don't think any of them realized until around this scene when Craig's mom and Smokey's mom are now outside looking for them how serious a situation it was with multiple people (Big Worm and his hitmen plus Deebo as well) after them. For example, contrast the earlier scene when Craig's sister Dana laughs at him when he asks to borrow money from her with how worried she now appears to be in this scene along with the rest of the families.

This is a really good perspective on this

 

[Toe Jay Simpson]

I almost got folded up over 50 cents when I was a young boy. It really is the principle and if he lets one guy slide everybody thinks they can do it. Next thing you know they straight up trying to take from you strong armed. Makes life a hell of a lot easier to overreact once and put the world on notice

 

[Methodical]

I think the running theme of the movie was that Smokey (and Craig too for just hanging out with him) played too much and were kind of immature habitual line steppers so their families didn't really believe they were in all "that" much trouble until the very end. I think with Craig losing his job in the beginning and his girlfriend playing on the phone when his mom picked up the phone and Smokey showing up over to his house all the time...those scenes were setting up how Craig's family loved him but thought he was immature because of the people he was around and probably just thought he wanted to borrow the money to smoke "tweed" as his pops said with his best friend ominously named "Smokey." Even when his dad caught him with the gun, he didn't realize Craig was in a real serious situation and instead encouraged him to fight with his hands if it came down to it.

I don't think any of them realized until around this scene when Craig's mom and Smokey's mom are now outside looking for them how serious a situation it was with multiple people (Big Worm and his hitmen plus Deebo as well) after them. For example, contrast the earlier scene when Craig's sister Dana laughs at him when he asks to borrow money from her with how worried she now appears to be in this scene along with the rest of the families.

Right. Craig didn't tell his parents why he needs money but he did tell his sister that hes in deep shyt and his sister thought he was joking but she actually told her pop on him. Pop was yelling at him about heard him and Smokey got into trouble with Big Worm (when Pop was confused what his name was).

 

[Cyrus' Wife]

This is a really good perspective on this

Thanks and this is where I give the film writer and director a lot of credit because they kind of had to set up a situation where Craig/Smokey's families didn't quite realize how bad the situation was in the beginning so that now a big part of the movie then became them running around (and into) the various interesting/funny/threatening neighborhood characters. If the family had understood the seriousness immediately and given them the money upfront, the movie wouldn't have been so good and suspenseful with so many other people in it which is also why they set up the girlfriend being soooooo close to giving Craig the money...

...until Felicia ruined it lol. Excellent writing and directing as well as acting from all involved. A true classic.

ETA: I still love that scene...

"Ask THAT bytch for the money!"

 

[SleezyBigSlim]

It's clear that this wasn't Smokey's first time fronting on Worm given he was going to air him out over 200.

Possible but why you gone keep fronting somebody work if they still owe you from last time and ain't paid that shyt back yet?​

 

[boskey]

He could have sold his chain too if it was that serious

"Sell ya mama car...don't say nothing stupid like that" - Day Day

 

[BelowTheMasonDixon]

This is nothing.

Nino Brown once beat a dude with a baseball bat and set him on fire...all because he was short FIVE DOLLARS.

Nino wasn't taking no shorts or no losses. But damn how you five bucks short lol that don't even make sense I'd have asked my mom for 5 bucks.

 

[BushidoBrown]

Adjusted for inflation and it still no more than $400

 

[BushidoBrown]

Smoke tried to short that man. To his face! Sitting there counting the same money like that man extra stupid

this was hall of fame level disrespect

 

[Elim Garak]

I would like to see a Friday Prequel with it the events surrounding Craig getting fired. I wanna see the tape. They can now even run it back and use Ice Cube's son to play Craig still don't know who plays young Smokey tho.

Please no.

 

[zayk35]

Please no.

I think it could be good if done right....but I'm also pretty easy on movies I don't take them too seriously

 

[WesCrook]

Craig's girl was about to reach in her purse and give him $200. However, he puts her on pause to see what bum ass Felicia wants?

Low key, I believe Felicia was slurping up Craig for $10 a pop.

Deebo wasn't the only one getting serviced by her.

 

[Michael's Black Son]

I would like to see a Friday Prequel with it the events surrounding Craig getting fired. I wanna see the tape. They can now even run it back and use Ice Cube's son to play Craig still don't know who plays young Smokey tho.

the shyt doesn’t even need to include the other characters. Make it about the company he works at and introduce new characters

call it “Thursday”

bam. Hollywood come fukk with me.

 

[DaMos Supreme]

Thanks and this is where I give the film writer and director a lot of credit because they kind of had to set up a situation where Craig/Smokey's families didn't quite realize how bad the situation was in the beginning so that now a big part of the movie then became them running around (and into) the various interesting/funny/threatening neighborhood characters. If the family had understood the seriousness immediately and given them the money upfront, the movie wouldn't have been so good and suspenseful with so many other people in it which is also why they set up the girlfriend being soooooo close to giving Craig the money...

...until Felicia ruined it lol. Excellent writing and directing as well as acting from all involved. A true classic.

ETA: I still love that scene...

"Ask THAT bytch for the money!"

Same thing with Smokey about to get his hand on that $200.00 he and Deebo got from Stanley…….but Ezelle ruined that for him