Movie

Light It Up

1999★ 6.7 · 391h 39mDramaThriller

Overview

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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Trailer · 90s Week: Light It Up (Theatrical Trailer)

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Cast

Forest Whitaker
as Officer Dante Jackson

Rosario Dawson
as Stephanie Williams

Clifton Collins Jr.
as Robert 'Rivers' Tremont

Vanessa Williams
as Audrey McDonald

Judd Nelson
as Ken Knowles

Glynn Turman
as Principal Allan Armstrong

Sara Gilbert
as Lynn Sabatini

Robert Ri'chard
as Zacharias 'Ziggy' Malone

Usher
as Lester Dewitt

Fredro Starr
as Rodney J. Templeton

Vic Polizos
as Capt. Monroe

Donna Hanover
as Fox News Anchor

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6.7/ 10

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6.7

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Release date: 1999-11-04

Budget: $13,000,000

Revenue: $5,985,690

Runtime: 1h 39m

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DramaThriller

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