Light It Up (film)
| Light It Up | |
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| Directed by | Craig Bolotin |
| Written by | Craig Bolotin |
| Produced by | Tracy Edmonds |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Elliot Davis |
| Edited by | Wendy Greene Bricmont |
| Music by | Harry Gregson-Williams |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $13 million |
| Box office | $5,985,690 |
Light It Up is a 1999 film starring an ensemble cast that consists of R&B singer/actor Usher Raymond (in his first leading role), Forest Whitaker, Rosario Dawson, and Vanessa L. Williams. The film was written and directed by Craig Bolotin, and produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and his wife Tracy Edmonds.
The film follows five teenage high school seniors and one sophomore, who hold a wounded police officer hostage and barricade themselves inside the school.