Light It Up (1999)

Movie · Drama, Thriller · 1h 39m · Rated 6.6/10 on TMDB · Released November 4, 1999

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

Cast

• Usher as Lester Dewitt
• Vanessa Williams as Audrey McDonald
• Forest Whitaker as Officer Dante Jackson
• Rosario Dawson as Stephanie Williams
• Robert Ri'chard as Zacharias 'Ziggy' Malone
• Judd Nelson as Ken Knowles
• Fredro Starr as Rodney J. Templeton
• Sara Gilbert as Lynn Sabatini
• Clifton Collins Jr. as Robert 'Rivers' Tremont
• Glynn Turman as Principal Allan Armstrong
• Vic Polizos as Capt. Monroe
• Dale Rivera as Security Guard (Bob)

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