Light It Up (1999)
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.
Director: Craig Bolotin
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Usher as Lester Dewitt |
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Vanessa Williams as Audrey McDonald |
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Forest Whitaker as Officer Dante Jackson |
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Rosario Dawson as Stephanie Williams |
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Robert Ri'chard as Zacharias 'Ziggy' Malone |
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Judd Nelson as Ken Knowles |
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Fredro Starr as Rodney J. Templeton |
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Sara Gilbert as Lynn Sabatini |
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Clifton Collins Jr. as Robert 'Rivers' Tremont |
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Glynn Turman as Principal Allan Armstrong |
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Vic Polizos as Capt. Monroe |
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Dale Rivera as Security Guard (Bob) |
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Sue Simmons as WNBC Anchor |
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LeShay N. Tomlinson as Student |
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Adam Gifford as Cop #2 |
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Eriq F. Prince as Security Officer |
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Marvin Nelson as SWAT Team Member |
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Donna Hanover as Fox News Anchor |
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Artel Great as Shakur (uncredited) |
| Directing | Craig Bolotin | Director |
| Writing | Craig Bolotin | Writer |
| Production | Babyface | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tracey Edmonds | Producer |
| Camera | Makiko Carlson | First Assistant Camera |
| Sound | Harry Gregson-Williams | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Sean Everett | Property Master |
| Editing | Wendy Greene Bricmont | Editor |
| Camera | Elliot Davis | Director of Photography |