Light It Up (1999)
| Release Date | 04 November 1999 |
| Budget | $13,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $6,000,000 |
| Tagline | they don't want to be heroes they just want to be heard. |
| Genre | Drama |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Calumet Career Prep Academy High School - 8131 S. May Street, Auburn Gresham, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Urban Drama, Teen Movie, Coming-of-Age, Melodrama |
| Themes | Hostage Situations, Kids in Trouble, Down on Their Luck, Inner City Blues |
| Tones | Angry, Confrontational, Gritty, Ominous, Tense |
| Tags | High School, Hostage, Inner City, Police Officer, Shooting [crime], Urban |
Light It Up is a 1999 drama film starring Usher Raymond, Rosario Dawson, Forest Whitaker, 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 was released on November 10, 1999 and was rated R by the MPAA for "language and violent content."
Cast and Crew
Cast
Gaddiel Otero
Arturo Orosco
Frank Dominelli
Sgt. Tortino
Jennifer Say Gan
Intel. Officer #2
Kevin Morrow
Boy
Kevin R. Kelly
O'Connor
La Taunya Bounds
Bridget
Melissa Gonzalez
Girl Two
Patrick Nugent
Police Officer Kelly
Stephen R. Key
Rookie Cop
Eric Aviles
Vernon
Shawn Isom
Straggler #1
Deborah J. Crable
WPIX Anchor
Rengin Altay
NY Post Reporter #3
Sam Samuelson
NY Post Reporter #4
Rhomeyn Johnson
SWAT Spotter
Llou Johnson
Radio DJ
Daren Flam
Cop
Erick Esteban
Armondo
Olumiji Olawumi
Student Council Secretary
Dan De Casual
Mr. Miller
Liza Cruzat
MTV Employee
Sabrina Dames Crutchfield
BET Reporter
Charles Brougham
Team Leader
Eddie J. Fernandez
Tactical Cop #2
Tara Hickey
Secretary
Darlene Komar
Principal Armstrong's Secretary
Velma Austin
Lester's Mom
Bob Minor
Lester's Dad
Marvin Nelson
SWAT Team Member
Eriq F. Prince
Security Officer
Gary Anthony Ramsay
News Anchor #1
Dale Rivera
Security Guard
Sue Simmons
WNBC Anchor
LeShay N. Tomlinson
Student
David Fordham
Knowles Kid
David Michael Fordham
Knowles Kid
Artel Great
Shakur
Trae Ireland
Student
Krystale Marie
Cheerleader
Mellonie Mendoza
Knowles Kid
Rich Pierrelouis
Ford
Director
Craig Bolotin
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Writer
Craig Bolotin
Producer
Bridget D. Davis
co-producer
Helena Echegoyen
co-producer
David A. Starke
co-executive producer
Original Music
John E. Rhone
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Cinematographer
Elliot Davis
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Editor
Wendy Greene Bricmont
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Casting Director
Robi Reed-Humes
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Production Designer
Lawrence G. Paull
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Art Director
Karen Fletcher Trujillo
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Set Decorator
Tricia Schneider
Costume Designer
Salvador Pérez Jr.
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Makeup Department
Don Abbinanti
hair stylist
Kate Best
makeup artist: Ms. Williams
Eadra Brown
additional hair stylist
Lun Yé Hodges
key hair stylist
James Lacey
makeup assistant
Helen Marchfield
makeup assistant
Neal Martz
key makeup artist
Tara McCarthy
additional hair stylist
Stephanie McLemore
additional hair stylist
Suzi Ostos
assistant makeup artist
Cheryl Pickenback
assistant hair stylist
Chip Williams
makeup artist
Denise Wynbrandt
additional makeup artist
Production Manager
Karyn McCarthy
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anne Berger
additional second second assistant director
Kevin Barry Howe
second unit director
Rick Johnson
first assistant director
Don H. Julien
additional second assistant director
Jules Kovisars
second assistant director: addditional photography
Richard S. Lederer
first assistant director: second unit
Charles Mueller
second second assistant director
Jon C. Scheide
second assistant director
Art Department
David Best
painter
Wendy Bonn
scenic artist
David Conaghan
lead person
Johnny D. Culley
assistant property master
Sean Everett
property master
David Finney
mural artist
Ron Grenko
set dresser
Joseph Musso
production illustrator
Melissa Nusbaum
art department coordinator
Sterling Price
mural artist
Kurt Sharp
set designer
Timothy W. Tiedje
property master
Matthew Tufano
set dresser
Rob Yale
buyer
Sound Department
James Bolt
sound re-recording mixer
Tim Gomillion
sound recordist
Dave Kulczycki
sound editor
John A. Larsen
supervising sound editor
Christian P. Minkler
sound re-recording mixer
Steve F. Price
digital assistant sound editor
Scott D. Smith
production sound mixer
Donald Sylvester
adr editor
Scott Warren
boom operator
Jay Wilkinson
sound effects editor
John Lajvort
sound editorial engineer
James Marchione
adr recordist
Special Effects
Wendy Bonn
special effects
Rodman Kiser
special effects foreman
Don Parsons
special effects coordinator
Visual Effects
Andrea D'Amico
visual effects producer: POP Film
Stunts
Jeff Corveau
stunts
Eddie J. Fernandez
assistant stunt coordinator
James Fierro
stunt coordinator
Jerome Haywood
stunts
Rick Le Fevour
stunt coordinator
Richard Lexsee
stunts
Stacy Logan
stunts
Tom Lowell
stunt coordinator
Daniel Maldonado
stunts
Irvetta McMurtry
stunt double
Craig Meier
stunts
Carl Paoli
stunts
Bobby Stuart
stunts
Larry C. Tankson
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Art Bartels
key grip
Wendy Bonn
grip
Kevin Boyd
video assist operator
Travis Busenbark
grip
Paolo Cascio
first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Gerrit Dangremond
camera operator, Steadicam operator
Christopher Glasgow
additional rigging electrician
Charles S. Hodes
still photographer
Darryl Miller
grip
Peter Neil
assistant camera
William Newell
gaffer: second unit
James F. Roorda
dolly grip
Richard Sobin
first assistant camera: "b" camera
Alan Thatcher
director of photography: second unit
Makiko Watanabe
assistant camera
Casting Department
Sharon D. King
casting: Chicago
Marvin Nelson
casting assistant
Regina Prokop
extras casting: Chicago
Heather White
extras casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gina Marie Ome
additional set costumer
Nancy Takehara
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
William Danaher
apprentice editor
Dana E. Glauberman
first assistant editor
Music Department
Gavin Greenaway
conductor
P.J. Hanke
composer: additional music
Michael McQuarn
music supervisor
Alan Meyerson
score mixer
Gregg Silk
assistant score engineer
Richard Whitfield
music editor
Transportation Department
Armand Paoletti
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Maeyen A. Bassey
assistant to director
Michael Connor
assistant: Mr. Whitaker
Merrilee Dale
first assistant accountant
Allyson Daugherty
photo double
Demetra Diamantopoulos
location manager
Kathy Edwards
post-production accountant
Leslie Anne Engel
pre-production coordinator
Will Gatlin
craft service
P.J. Haines
chef
Michael Hendrickson
production executive: Fox
Shari Lynn Himes
assistant: David A. Starke, production coordinator: insert unit
Matthew Hirsch
assistant to director: post-production
Eva Jensen
studio teacher
Andrea Larsen
first accountant
David Leonard
production assistant
Sean Lynn
assistant chef
Nancy S. Marshall
assistant production coordinator
Marvin Nelson
production assistant
Stefan Nikolov
assistant location manager
Vail Romeyn
production coordinator
Rocky Russell
location assistant
Hunter Shepherd
assistant: Mr. Bolotin, Los Angeles
Flo Speakman
second assistant production coordinator
Sheilah Sullivan
accountant
Michalla Petersen
voice-over artist
Production Company
Edmonds Entertainment Group (EEG)
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Fox 2000 Pictures
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Distributor
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
20th Century Fox de Argentina
20th Century Fox of Germany
Egmont Entertainment
Gativideo
Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E.
SubTV
Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
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Miscellaneous
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
dollies, cranes
Chicago Audio Works
production sound services
Custom Film Effects
opticals
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