Light It Up

Name: Light It Up
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 1999-11-04
Cast: Usher, Vanessa Williams, Forest Whitaker, Rosario Dawson, Robert Ri'chard

1999R1h 39mMovieStreaming now

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.

Drama
Thriller

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Cast

UsherLester Dewitt
Vanessa WilliamsAudrey McDonald
Forest WhitakerOfficer Dante Jackson
Rosario DawsonStephanie Williams
Robert Ri'chardZacharias 'Ziggy' Malone
Judd NelsonKen Knowles
Fredro StarrRodney J. Templeton
Sara GilbertLynn Sabatini
Clifton Collins Jr.Robert 'Rivers' Tremont
Glynn TurmanPrincipal Allan Armstrong
Vic PolizosCapt. Monroe
Dale RiveraSecurity Guard (Bob)
Sue SimmonsWNBC Anchor
LeShay N. TomlinsonStudent

Details

Director: Craig Bolotin
Writers: Craig Bolotin
Release date: November 4, 1999
Runtime: 1h 39m
Budget: $13M
Box office: $6M worldwide
Original language: English
Studios: Edmonds Entertainment Group, Fox 2000 Pictures

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Platform	Score	Points
IMDb3,994 votes	6	6 pts
Rotten Tomatoes	40%	4 pts
Metacritic	43	5 pts
Letterboxd	not available	skipped

Platform	Score	Points
IMDb3,994 votes	6	6 pts
Rotten Tomatoes	40%	4 pts
Metacritic	43	5 pts
Letterboxd	not available	skipped