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Light It Up

Nov 4, 1999 · 1h 39m
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Drama
Thriller

PLOT

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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CAST

Usher
Lester Dewitt
Vanessa Williams
Audrey McDonald
Forest Whitaker
Officer Dante Jackson
Rosario Dawson
Stephanie Williams
Robert Ri'chard
Zacharias 'Ziggy' Malone
Judd Nelson
Ken Knowles
Fredro Starr
Rodney J. Templeton
Sara Gilbert
Lynn Sabatini
Directed by Craig Bolotin

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$13,000,000
Revenue
$5,985,690
Production
Edmonds Entertainment Group, Fox 2000 Pictures
Country
US
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