A director’s cut of the cult classic, Friday, is reportedly returning to theaters for one night only. In honor of the film’s 20th anniversary, the 1995 film will screen for one night only, in nearly 400 theaters on Monday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. local time.
“For the theaters, for New Line [Cinema], for the fans to want to pay homage to the movie in this way is cool,” Friday writer and actor Ice Cube told Buzzfeed. “It [tells] you how much people appreciate it and how much fun it is … and it [tells] you that Friday is now a part of the American fabric.”
In addition to the one-night only release, fans will get an extra treat, a 24-minute featurette with behind-the-scenes footage from the making of the movie as well as interviews with the cast called “Friday Straight Up.”
But that’s not all — the film’s soundtrack, which debuted as the No. 1 album in the U.S. and eventually went double platinum for two weeks in 1995, will also get the anniversary treatment with a vinyl reissue.“I remember picking these songs and thinking, No one’s used ‘Mary Jane’ by Rick James in a movie? This is going to be perfect,” he said. “You usually don’t get the Isley Brothers and a fresh Dr. Dre song. It was a really special labor of love,” said Cube.
