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Light It Up (1999)

Nov 4, 1999 · 1h 39m

6.6/10 TMDB user score
42 votes on TMDB

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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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)
  • Sue Simmons WNBC Anchor
  • LeShay N. Tomlinson LeShay N. Tomlinson Student
  • Adam Gifford Adam Gifford Cop #2
  • Eriq F. Prince Security Officer

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