LIGHT IT UP (WIDESCREEN) [IMPORT]

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• Release Year: 1999
• Genre: Drama
• Plot: They don't want to be heroes…they just want to be heard. Light It Up is a gripping story about six misunderstood inner-city students trying to cope where there's little hope.; ; In this dazzling leading-role debut, Usher Raymond (Billboard's 'Star Of The Year') plays Lester, the troubled teen who has finally been pushedito his limit. Taking matters into their own hands, Lester and his friends hold a police officer (Forest Whitaker) hostage and barricade themselves inside the school. Negotiator Audrey McDonald (Vanessa L. Williams) struggles to maintain peace while tensions simmer inside. As the crisis builds, 'The Lincoln Six' discover talents they didn't know they had as their fight to expose dismal classroom conditions gains national attention. Starring 'a cast of gifted newcomers' (Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times), this powerful and uplifting film lit up audiences around the nation.
• Cast: Usher Raymond, Forest Whitaker, Rosario Dawson, Robert Ri'chard, Judd Nelson, Fredro Starr, Sara Gilbert, Clifton Collins Jr., Glynn Turman, Vic Polizos, Vanessa Williams, Gaddiel Otero, Frank Dominelli, Reggie Theus, Jennifer Say Gan, Kevin Morrow, Kevin R. Kelly, La Taunya Bounds, Erica Hubbard, Melissa Gonzales, Patrick Nugent, Sharif Atkins, Stephen R. Key, Eric Aviles, Shawn Isom, Deborah J. Crable, Amy Landecker, Rengin Altay, Sam Samuelson, Rhomeyn Johnson, Llou Johnson, Daren Flam, Rick Johnson, Erick Esteban, Olumiji Olawumi, Dan De Casual, Serena Altschul, Liza Cruzat, Sabrina Dames Crutchfield, Charles Brougham, Eddie J. Fernandez, Donna Hanover, Tara Hickey, Darlene Komar, Velma Austin, Bob Minor, Marvin Nelson, Eriq F. Prince, Gary Anthony Ramsay, Dale Rivera, Sue Simmons, Adam G., LeShay N. Tomlinson, David Fordham, Trae Ireland, Artel Kayàru, Mellonie Mendoza, Rich Pierrelouis, Craig Bolotin
• Director: Craig Bolotin
• Runtime: 1:39
• Company: 20th Century Fox
• Media Format: Movie