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Light It Up

Year:

1999

Duration:

99 min

Genres:

Drama

IMDB rate:

Director:

Craig Bolotin

Awards:

5 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1999-11-10

Filming Locations: Calumet Career Prep Academy High School - 8131 S. May Street, Auburn Gresham, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Earnings

Budget: $13,000,000

Opening Weekend: $2,408,613 (USA) (14 November 1999)

Gross: $5,871,603 (USA) (16 January 2000)

Cast

Actor

Character

Clifton Collins Jr.

Robert Ri'chard

Usher Raymond

Lester Dewitt

Forest Whitaker

Officer Dante Jackson

Rosario Dawson

Stephanie Williams

Judd Nelson

Ken Knowles

Fredro Starr

Rodney J. Templeton

Sara Gilbert

Lynn Sabatini

Glynn Turman

Principal Allan Armstrong

Vic Polizos

Capt. Monroe

Vanessa Williams

Audrey McDonald (as Vanessa L. Williams)

Gaddiel Otero

Arturo Orosco

Frank Dominelli

Sgt. Tortino

Reggie Theus

Intel. Officer #1

Jennifer Say Gan

Intel. Officer #2

Kevin Morrow

Boy (Gangbanger)

Kevin R. Kelly

O'Connor (Security Guard) (as Kevin Robert Kelly)

La Taunya Bounds

Bridget (as LaTaunya Bounds)

Erica Hubbard

Girl One (Bathroom)

Melissa Gonzalez

Girl Two (Bathroom)

Patrick Nugent

Police Officer Kelly

Sharif Atkins

Gunman

Stephen R. Key

Rookie Cop

Eric Aviles

Vernon

Shawn Isom

Straggler #1

Deborah J. Crable

WPIX Anchor

Amy Landecker

Reporter #2

Rengin Altay

NY Post Reporter #3

Sam Samuelson

NY Post Reporter #4

Rhomeyn Johnson

SWAT Spotter

Llou Johnson

Radio DJ

Daren Flam

Cop (Shooting at kids)

Erick Esteban

Armondo (as Erick Garcia)

Olumiji Olawumi

Student Council Secretary (as Olumiji Aina Olawumi)

Dan De Casual

Mr. Miller

Serena Altschul

Herself

Liza Cruzat

MTV Employee

Sabrina Dames Crutchfield

BET Reporter

Charles Brougham

Team Leader

Eddie J. Fernandez

Tactical Cop #2 (Shooter) (as Eddie Fernandez)

Donna Hanover

Fox News Anchor

Tara Hickey

Secretary

Darlene Komar

Principal Armstrong's Secretary

Velma Austin

Lester's Mom (as Velma Austin Massey)

Bob Minor

Lester's Dad (as Robert Minor)

Marvin Nelson

SWAT Team Member

Eriq F. Prince

Security Officer

Gary Anthony Ramsay

News Anchor #1

Dale Rivera

Security Guard (Bob)

Sue Simmons

WNBC Anchor

Adam Gifford

Cop #2 (as Adam G.)

LeShay N. Tomlinson

Student

Rick Johnson

Sniper

David Michael Fordham

Knowles Kid (uncredited)

Angie Grace

Student (uncredited)

Artel Great

Shakur (uncredited)

Trae Ireland

Student (uncredited)

Krystale Marie

Cheerleader (uncredited)

Maureen Mendoza

Student-Marissa (uncredited)

Mellonie Mendoza

Knowles Kid (uncredited)

Christian Picciolini

Student (uncredited)

Richard Pierre-Louis

Ford (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

This is the second time in a movie that Forest Whitaker asks another man to help him urinate. This also occurred in The Crying Game (1992).

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Goofs

When the students are on TV, the windows alternate being open (from the outside) & closed (from the inside) during the scenes.

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While the two students are sitting on the floor talking in the library, the books on the shelf change between shots.

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At the beginning of the movie, Stephanie is tapping a purple pen on her notebook when the ceiling leaks and a close-up of her hand is shown to let us see the water. In the close-up she has a pink pen, then it cuts back to her holding the purple pen. This was fixed on the DVD but it remains on the VHS version of the movie.

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Quotes

Lester Dewitt: Assume the position!

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Officer Dante Jackson: Come here, son.

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