Light It Up (1999)

Director:

Craig Bolotin

Writer (WGA):

Craig Bolotin (written by)

Release Date:

10 November 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

they don't want to be heroes they just want to be heard.

Plot:

A group of teens is bent on improving the run-down conditions of their high-school.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Black Cop | Molotov Cocktail | Hostage Negotiator | Lasersight

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Usher Raymond	...	Lester Dewitt
Forest Whitaker	...	Officer Dante Jackson
Rosario Dawson	...	Stephanie Williams
Robert Ri'chard	...	Zacharias 'Ziggy' Malone
Judd Nelson	...	Ken Knowles
Fredro Starr	...	Rodney J. Templeton
Sara Gilbert	...	Lynn Sabatini
Clifton Collins Jr.	...	Robert 'Rivers' Tremont
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

MPAA:

Rated R for language and violent content.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Finland:K-14 | USA:R (certificate #36835) | Germany:16 (bw) | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Edmonds Entertainment Group (EEG)

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).

Goofs:

Continuity: 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.

Quotes:

Officer Dante Jackson: Come here, son.
Lester Dewitt: Don't call me son. I'm not your son.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 'Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty' - Making of the Hollywood Game (2002) (V)

Soundtrack:

First One Hit

"The Negotiator" with a Meaning

This is a really great movie, because sometimes we all just want to take a stand, no matter what we have to do,legal or illegal. It even blends a little bit of comedy with the drama. It is definitely worth watching.

***1/2 out of ***** stars