Light It Up
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
20 people
Usher
Lester Dewitt
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Vanessa Williams
Audrey McDonald
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Forest Whitaker
Officer Dante Jackson
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Rosario Dawson
Stephanie Williams
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Robert Ri'chard
Zacharias 'Ziggy' Malone
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Judd Nelson
Ken Knowles
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Fredro Starr
Rodney J. Templeton
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Sara Gilbert
Lynn Sabatini
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Clifton Collins Jr.
Robert 'Rivers' Tremont
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Glynn Turman
Principal Allan Armstrong
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Vic Polizos
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Dale Rivera
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Craig Bolotin Director · Harry Gregson-Williams Composer Elliot Davis Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $6M · Budget $13M · United States release November 4, 1999
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Budget
$13,000,000
Worldwide gross
$5,985,690
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
Edmonds Entertainment Group
Production
Fox 2000 Pictures
Production
20th Century Studios
Studio
United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 4, 1999
Theatrical
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