Release Date
November 10, 1999
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
Running Time
99 minutes
MPA 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... Full synopsis »
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