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Light It Up

  • Movie
  • 1999
  • R
  • 1h 39m

Directed by Craig Bolotin

6.6

TMDB audience rating
6.6 out of 10 from 42 votes

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On a winter day in a southside Queens high school, events collide and six students are suddenly in an armed standoff with the NYPD. At the school, classrooms freeze, teachers come and go, resources are scant.

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Play trailer: 90s Week: Light It Up (Theatrical Trailer)

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Cast and crew

  • Usher

    UsherLester Dewitt

  • Vanessa Williams

    Vanessa WilliamsAudrey McDonald

  • Forest Whitaker

    Forest WhitakerOfficer Dante Jackson

  • Rosario Dawson

    Rosario DawsonStephanie Williams

  • Robert Ri'chard

    Robert Ri'chardZacharias 'Ziggy' Malone

  • Judd Nelson

    Judd NelsonKen Knowles

  • Fredro Starr

    Fredro StarrRodney J. Templeton

  • Sara Gilbert

    Sara GilbertLynn Sabatini

  • Clifton Collins Jr.

    Clifton Collins Jr.Robert 'Rivers' Tremont

  • Glynn Turman

    Glynn TurmanPrincipal Allan Armstrong

  • Vic Polizos

    Vic PolizosCapt. Monroe

  • Dale Rivera

    Dale RiveraSecurity Guard (Bob)

  • Sue SimmonsWNBC Anchor

  • LeShay N. Tomlinson

    LeShay N. TomlinsonStudent

  • Adam Gifford

    Adam GiffordCop #2

  • Eriq F. PrinceSecurity Officer

  • Marvin NelsonSWAT Team Member

  • Donna Hanover

    Donna HanoverFox News Anchor

Director
Craig Bolotin
Writer
Craig Bolotin
Music
Harry Gregson-Williams
Cinematography
Elliot Davis