Light It Up
Brief Synopsis
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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.
Cast & Crew
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David A Starke
Director
Darlene Komar
Dan De Casual
Vanessa Williams
Marvin Nelson
Shawn Isom
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Teens
Thriller
Release Date
1999
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox Distribution
Location
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
Synopsis
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 realize for the first time in their young lives that their voices might actually be heard. The question then becomes, "What do they have to say?" What quickly escalated from a simple protest to a hostage situation takes a startling turn as the students stand their ground and make a statement. After a lifetime of injustice over which they've had no control, the students use their negotiating power to ask not for money, nor to gain immunity, but to demand their right to receive a decent education.
Cast
Darlene Komar
Dan De Casual
Vanessa Williams
Marvin Nelson
Shawn Isom
Reggie Theus
Leshay Tomlinson
Rengin Altay
Serena Altschul
Herself
Gary Anthony Ramsay
Judd Nelson
Patrick Nugent
Liza Cruzat
Adam G
Tara Hickey
Stephen R Key
Donna Hanover
Charles Brougham
Eddie Fernandez
Eric Avilis
Eriq F Prince
Rhomeyn Johnson
Erica Hubbard
Sara Gilbert
Fredro Starr
Dale Rivera
Kevin Morrow
Sue Simmons
Rosario Dawson
Vic Polizos
Jennifer Say Gan
Robert Minor
Olumiji Olawumi
Kevin Robert Kelly
Gaddiel Otero
Velma Austin Massey
Erick Garcia
Deborah J Crable
David Conaghan
Lead Person
Melissa Gonzalez
Sabrina Dames Crutchfield
Amy Landecker
Clifton Collins Jr.
Robert Ri'chard
Glynn Turman
Sharif Atkins
Frank Dominelli
Llou Johnson
Daren Flam
Lataunya Bounds
Rick Johnson
Sam Samuelson
Forest Whitaker
Crew
Donald Joseph Abbinanti
Hairdresser
John W Ahlgren
Other
Reina Sullivan Alexander
Accounting Assistant
Serena Altschul
Other
Kwame Amoaku
Production Assistant
Gina Avery
Assistant
Art Bartels
Key Grip
Chris Bartlett
Song
Maeyen A Bassey
Production Assistant
Frank Battaglia
Special Effects Assistant
Terry Baughman
Best Boy
Michael Beavers
Carpenter
Michael Beck
Special Effects Assistant
Andrt Benjamin
Song
Stephani Bennett
Song
Anne Berger
Assistant Director
Roger M Berkley
Electrician
David A Best
Other
Kate Best
Makeup Artist
David Betancourt
Foley Mixer
Paul Bianco
Swing Gang
Jane Blank
Set Costumer
Big Boi
Song
Boinski
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Craig Bolotin
Screenplay
James Bolt
Rerecording
Wendy Bonn
Other
Kevin P. Boyd
Video Playback
Wendy Greene Bricmont
Editor
Sergeant Charles Brougham
Technical Advisor
Eadra Brown
Hair Stylist
Lashan R Brown
Assistant
Richard Brown
Key Rigging Grip
Alexander Budhan
Editor
David Burk
Assistant
Michael Burmeister
Location Manager
Gary Burritt
Negative Cutting
Travis Busenbark
Grip
Michael L Butkovich
Other
Robert Byrnes
Medic
Carmen Caputo
Carpenter
Chris Carey
Gaffer
Shannon Carey
Assistant Editor
Donald C Carlson
Camera Operator
Dru Anne Carlson
Script Supervisor
Mary J Carlson
Script Supervisor
Robert Carlson
Assistant Director
Paul A Cascio
Camera Assistant
Steve L Cassettari
Electrician
Jason Catania
Best Boy
Al Cayne
Song
Mike Chapman
Song
Harold Chattin
Carpenter
John P Clancy
Medic
Helmer Clausson
Swing Gang
Gloria Coffey-sharrieff
Costumes
Christopher M Collar
Dolly Grip
Joseph P Connelly
Best Boy
Michael Connor
Assistant
Blake Cornett
Assistant
Ted Corso
Electrician
Jeff Corveau
Stunts
Sean Coughlin
Set Production Assistant
Gregory L Crisman
Carpenter
John Crisman
Other
Carlos Crume
Production Assistant
Anthony Cruz
Song
Johnny Culley
Assistant Property Master
Slimm Cutta-calhoun
Song Performer
Merrilee Dale
Assistant Production Accountant
Xavier Dale
Accounting Assistant
William Danaher
Apprentice
Gerrit Dangremond
Camera Operator
John Darmour
Costume Supervisor
Bridget D Davis
Coproducer
Elliot Davis
Other
Elliot Davis
Director Of Photography
Roy Dean
Other
Charles Del Greco
Special Effects Assistant
Mike Del Greco
Grip
Scott H C Delsener
Assistant Director
Demetra Diamantopoulos
Location Manager
George Disalvo
Special Effects Assistant
Dave Utah Doemland
Swing Gang
Jeff Duerwachter
Swing Gang
Helena Echegoyan
Coproducer
Kenneth Edmonds
Song
Kenneth Edmonds
Executive Producer
Tracey Edmonds
Producer
Leslie Anne Engel
Production Coordinator
Chad Erickson
Costumes
James Evans
Editor
Joe Evreniadis
Electrician
A Fields
Song
James Fierro
Stunt Coordinator
David Finney
Other
Dawn Fintor
Foley Artist
Joey Fishman
Electrician
Shara Fleming
Assistant
Daniel Flynn
Other
George A Folmer
Electrician
Joe Gajewski
Dolly Grip
Graham Gangi
Set Production Assistant
Pedro Neel Garcia
Video Assist/Playback
Timothy Garcia
Location Assistant
Raymond Gardner
Carpenter
Genaro Garza
Other
Darius Gatlin
Craft Service
Deandre Gatlin
Craft Service
Will Gatlin
Craft Service
Robert Gau
Other
Jim Gaudio
Other
Michael D. Gianneschi
Assistant Property Master
Damon Glaspie
Set Production Assistant
Dana E Glauberman
Assistant Editor
Michael Glorioso
Carpenter
Nicholas E Godden
Production Assistant
Tim Gomillion
Other
Ivn Gotti
Song
Ivn Gotti
Song
Russell A Green
Set Production Assistant
Gavin Greenaway
Music Conductor
Harry Gregson-williams
Music
Ron Grenko
On-Set Dresser
Adam Griswold
Best Boy
Daniel E Haase
Other
Harry Haase
Other
Joseph Haase
Other
Timothy S Hale
Camera
P L Hallin
Apprentice
Jim Handley
Electrician
Dave Hansen
Craft Service
Roosevelt Harrell
Song
Tim Harris
Production Assistant
Donna R. Harrison
Casting Associate
James Haworth
Electrician
Jerome Haywood
Stunts
Rory Herbster
Best Boy Grip
Tara Hickey
Set Production Assistant
Shari Lynn Himes
Assistant
Chuck Hodes
Photography
Lun Yi Hodges
Hair Stylist
Jennifer Holbo
Production Assistant
Kevin Howe
Assistant Director
Yolanda Hunt
Casting Associate
Jeffrey Hurt
Special Effects Assistant
Sung Hwang
Production Assistant
Mort Hyatt
Electrician
Tony Intravartolo
Grip
Steve Jablonsky
Music
Greg Jackson
Assistant Camera Operator
Harry P Jackson
Special Effects Assistant
Matthew A Jahnke
Electrician
Eva Jensen
Other
Charles Jimenez
Grip
Lester A Johnson
Special Effects Assistant
Rick R Johnson
Assistant Director
Tonya Johnston
Song
Michael Joyce
Other
Don Julien
Assistant Director
Dave June
Other
Ron Kane
Foreman
Mark Kaspar
Props Assistant
Brian Keller
Electrician
Brian Kelly
Grip
Brian Kelly
Electrician
Ian David Kelly
Song
Robert J Kelter
Other
Kevin M Kenny
Special Effects Assistant
Sharon D King
Casting
Rodman Kiser
Special Effects Foreman
Wayne Kiser
Other
R. J. Kizer
Foley Editor
Holly Knight
Song
Darlene R Komar
Extras Casting Assistant
John Kroll
Carpenter
Kelly Krotine
Camera
David Kulczycki
Dialogue Editor
James Lacey
Makeup Assistant
Daniel Lamantia
Carpenter
Michael Lange
Best Boy Grip
Andrea L Larsen
Assistant Production Accountant
John A. Larsen
Sound Supervisor
Gina Lazare
Special Effects Assistant
Richard Lederer
Assistant Director
Rick Lefevour
Stunt Coordinator
David A Leonard
Set Production Assistant
Richard Lexsee
Stunts
Cliff Lissner
Other
Cliff Lissner
Set Production Assistant
Stacy Logan
Stunts
Irving Lorenzo
Song
Brian Loving
Song
Tom Lowell
Stunt Coordinator
David Lucarelli
Adr
Helmut Luchs
Key Grip
Wayne Lurz
Swing Gang
Mel P Mack
Assistant
Clifford A Mahaney
Set Costumer
Daniel Maldonado
Stunts
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Action
Drama
Teens
Thriller
Release Date
1999
Distribution Company
20th Century Fox Distribution
Location
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 39m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Completed shooting February 9, 1999.
Limited release in Australia May 4, 2000.
Released in United States Fall November 10, 1999
Released in United States on Video June 13, 2000
Released in United States Fall November 10, 1999
Released in United States on Video June 13, 2000
Began shooting November 21, 1998.
