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Light It Up is a 1999 film starring an ensemble cast that consists of R&B singer/actor Usher Raymond (in his first leading role), Forest Whitaker, Rosario Dawson, and Vanessa L. Williams. The film was written and directed by Craig Bolotin, and produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and his wife Tracy Edmonds.
Nov 10, 1999 · Light It Up: Directed by Craig Bolotin. With Usher, Forest Whitaker, Rosario Dawson, Robert Ri'chard. A group of teens are bent on improving the run-down conditions of their high-school.
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- Drama, Thriller
- Craig Bolotin
- 1999-11-10
Robert Ri'chard. Zacharias 'Ziggy' Malone. Judd Nelson. Ken Knowles. Watchlist. In Theaters At Home TV Shows. The topical story of a group of high school students who form a protest when they...
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- Craig Bolotin
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- Usher
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A new security guard with the ominous name of Dante Jackson ( Forest Whitaker) has come to work. He's got problems. One student pegs him: "A $5 cop with a $50 attitude." Meanwhile, a teacher named Knowles ( Judd Nelson, from the original "Breakfast Club") is wandering the halls with his students, looking for a heated classroom.
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. Videos: Trailers, Teasers, Featurettes. Cast. Usher. Lester Dewitt. Vanessa Williams. Audrey McDonald. Forest Whitaker. Officer Dante Jackson
- Craig Bolotin
- 99 min
- 30
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A group of teens are bent on improving the run-down conditions of their high-school. 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.
