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MOVIE • 1999

Light It Up

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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.

TMDB ★ 3.3/5Votes: 42
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Top Cast

Usher

Usher

Lester Dewitt

Vanessa Williams

Vanessa Williams

Audrey McDonald

Forest Whitaker

Forest Whitaker

Officer Dante Jackson

Rosario Dawson

Rosario Dawson

Stephanie Williams

Robert Ri'chard

Robert Ri'chard

Zacharias 'Ziggy' Malone

Judd Nelson

Judd Nelson

Ken Knowles

Fredro Starr

Fredro Starr

Rodney J. Templeton

Sara Gilbert

Sara Gilbert

Lynn Sabatini

Clifton Collins Jr.

Clifton Collins Jr.

Robert 'Rivers' Tremont

Glynn Turman

Glynn Turman

Principal Allan Armstrong

Vic Polizos

Vic Polizos

Capt. Monroe

Dale Rivera

Dale Rivera

Security Guard (Bob)

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Sue Simmons

WNBC Anchor

LeShay N. Tomlinson

LeShay N. Tomlinson

Student

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Status

Released

Release

November 4, 1999

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99 min

Language

English

Origin

United States of America

Budget

$13,000,000

Revenue

$5,985,690