Light It Up (1999)

6.7/10 99 min Drama Thriller

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.

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

Clifton Collins Jr.

Robert 'Rivers' Tremont

Glynn Turman

Principal Allan Armstrong

Vic Polizos

Capt. Monroe

Dale Rivera

Security Guard (Bob)

LeShay N. Tomlinson

Student

Adam Gifford

Cop #2

Donna Hanover

Fox News Anchor

Artel Great

Shakur (uncredited)

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