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Light It Up
Sign in to save1999 film directed by Craig Bolotin
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6.7On 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.
Released: 1999-11-0499 minDir: Craig BolotinDrama, ThrillerBudget: $13.0MBox office: $6.0M
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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
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 99
- FilmAffinity ID
- 963704
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- publication date
- 1999-11-04
- title
- Light It Up
- review score
- 43/100
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1990s hood films1990s teen drama films1999 American films1999 drama films1999 English-language films1999 films20th Century Fox filmsAmerican teen drama filmsEnglish-language crime filmsFilms about hostage takingsFilms about school violenceFilms scored by Harry Gregson-WilliamsFilms set in New York CityFilms shot in ChicagoRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataTemplate film date with 1 release date