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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Violence, Profanity Movie Release: 1999 DVD Release: 03/06/2001 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 39 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Total Copies: 3 Genres: Drama, Melodrama, Teen Movie, Coming-of-Age, Urban Drama

Noted R&B artist and producer Kenneth (Babyface) Edmonds served as executive producer for this tough urban drama. After a shooting incident in a neglected inner-city school leaves a police officer wounded, a group of students holds the cop hostage, in a desperate effort to force improvements to their school. The cast includes another R&B hitmaker, Usher, as well as Forest Whitaker, Vanessa L. Williams, and Rosario Dawson. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

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

Craig Bolotin's urban drama Light It Up comes to DVD with a widescreen anamorphic transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. Closed-captioned English soundtracks are rendered in both Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby Digital Surround. English and Spanish subtitles are accessible. Supplemental materials include the original theatrical trailer, a making-of featurette, and a pair of music videos. This is a solid release from 20th Century Fox. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide