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Light It Up

Light It Up

19996.71h 39mR

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.

Directed by Craig Bolotin
Written by Craig Bolotin
Produced by Tracey Edmonds
Box OfficeBudget: $13.0MRevenue: $6.0M

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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

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About Light It Up

Light It Up is a drama, thriller film released in 1999. Directed by Craig Bolotin, it stars Usher, Vanessa Williams, Forest Whitaker. 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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