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Light It Up (1999) - Movie Details

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Release Date: November 10, 1999
Genre: Teen, Crime, Drama, Suspense
Director: Craig Bolotin
Writer: Craig Bolotin
Cast: Fredro Starr, Robert Ri'chard, Judd Nelson, Suzette Li, Clifton González González, Sara Gilbert, James Eckhouse, Forest Whitaker, Vanessa L. Williams, Marcello Robinson, Rosario Dawson, Usher Raymond
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Running Time: 99 minutes
MPAA Rating: Rated R for language and violent content.

A neglected high school in Queens, New York. A favorite teacher is suspended. Suddenly, six disparate students - a student council member, a punk-rocker, a hustler, a star basketball player, a gangbanger and a gifted artist - are bound together in a battle none of them ever imagined they would fight.

The students barricade themselves inside the school. As the police, media and eyes of the country zero in on the sensational crisis, the students...

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Another inner city school movie has hit town, but Light it Up has turned out to be a surprisingly tense and emotional movie. Full movie review »

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