Light It Up (1999)

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.

IMDb rating	6.0
Producers	Fox 2000 Pictures, Edmonds Entertainment Group
Original title	Light It Up
Directors	Craig Bolotin
Writers	Craig Bolotin

Cast

Usher

as Lester Dewitt

Vanessa Williams

as Audrey McDonald

Forest Whitaker

as Officer Dante Jackson

Rosario Dawson

as Stephanie Williams

Robert Ri'chard

as Zacharias 'Ziggy' Malone

Judd Nelson

as Ken Knowles

Fredro Starr

as Rodney J. Templeton

Sara Gilbert

as Lynn Sabatini

Clifton Collins Jr.

as Robert 'Rivers' Tremont

Glynn Turman

as Principal Allan Armstrong

Vic Polizos

as Capt. Monroe

Dale Rivera

as Security Guard (Bob)

Sue Simmons

as WNBC Anchor

LeShay N. Tomlinson

as Student

Adam Gifford

as Cop #2

Eriq F. Prince

as Security Officer

Marvin Nelson

as SWAT Team Member

Donna Hanover

as Fox News Anchor