Light It Up 25 years old

Light It Up

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.

Credits

Light It Up Cast

Name Character
Forest Whitaker He was 38, now 63 years old as Officer Dante Jackson
Clifton Collins Jr. He was 29, now 54 years old as Robert 'Rivers' Tremont
Rosario Dawson She was 20, now 45 years old as Stephanie Williams
Judd Nelson He was 39, now 65 years old as Zacharias 'Ziggy' Malone
Vanessa Williams She was 36, now 61 years old as Audrey McDonald
Sara Gilbert She was 24, now 49 years old as Lynn Sabatini
Robert Ri'chard He was 16, now 41 years old as Zacharias 'Ziggy' Malone
Glynn Turman He was 52, now 77 years old as Principal Allan Armstrong
Fredro Starr He was 28, now 53 years old as Rodney J. Templeton
Usher He was 21, now 46 years old as Lester Dewitt
Vic Polizos He was 52, now 77 years old as Capt. Monroe

Light It Up Crew

Name Department
Craig Bolotin as Director. He was 45 (now 70) years old Directing
Craig Bolotin as Writer. He was 45 (now 70) years old Writing
Light It Up poster
Light It Up (25 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, November 04, 1999
  • Runtime: 99 minutes
  • Budget: 13000000.00
  • Revenue: 5985690.00