It was also a nice suprise to see my favorite actress sara gilbert appear in it. After a shooting incident in a neglected innercity school leaves a police officer wounded, six teenage high school seniors holds the cop hostage, in a desperate effort to improve the rundown conditions of their highschool. It tells the story of a young hitman who falls on hard times and gets a job in a movie theatre. Usher raymond, forest whitaker, rosario dawson, robert richard, judd nelson, fredro starr, sara gilbert, clifton collins jr. At lincoln high school, a crumbling, impoverished institution deep in the heart of queens, n. Light it up is one of the best movies i have ever seen. Read the light it up movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies.
Two other students unintentionally wind up involved in the situation. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Released november 10th, 1999, light it up stars usher, forest whitaker, rosario dawson, robert richard the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 39 min, and received a score of 43 out of 100. This movie was good and it shows alot of things kids are dealing with in schools today. Usher, marcella robinson, robert richard, rosario dawson, forest whitaker, usher raymond show embed code. The theatre seems to have a personality of its own and the hitman, named ash, finds himself losing his personality as he falls into a. In light it up, a group of six inner city high school students take a stand and protest the dismissal of a respected teacher. Usher full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. The same kinds of kids take hostages and get involved in an armed standoff with the police. In his dazzling leadingrole debut, recording artist usher raymond plays lester, the troubled teen who has finally been pushed to his limit. Every single time i see a movie at a regal theater, some douchebag with a flashlight walks across the front of the theater to. Presenting light it up, a movie about a group of teenagers who want to improve their high school that is in shambles.
A successful dj manages to rescue a powerful mobster one night. Watch light it up starring usher raymond in this drama on directv. Light it up 1999 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Prices immersive emoting and brilliant employment of light and color. Usher is a 2004 film written and directed by roger leatherwood.
Some of the tracks are generic, but that should be expected with most movie soundtracks. With usher raymond, forest whitaker, rosario dawson, robert richard. A group of teens are bent on improving the rundown conditions of their highschool. During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung oppressively low in the heavens, i had been passing alone, on horseback, through a singularly dreary tract of country. Why the fuck does regal send ushers with flashlights in to. Light it up 1999 usher raymond as lester dewitt imdb. Light it up is truthful and at times sad, i was crying at the end of the film.
These teens must try and turn their school around before it is too late and everything turns upside down. The protagonists of light it up seem strangely tender and vulnerable, and the movie, if heavyhanded at times, does a remarkable job of making their plight moving. After wrapping up his opening slot on janet jacksons u. With usher raymond, chazz palminteri, emmanuelle chriqui, robert costanzo. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Rosario dawson, melissa gilbert, forest whitaker, and judd nelson i already knew had acting chops, but i was very pleasantly surprised by ushers acting. He was born in dallas, texas, but raised in chattanooga, tennessee until moving to atlanta, georgia. In 2001, usher released his third studio album 8701four music videos for singles from the album were shot. The gems on the album make it worth grabbing if you can find it used i dont think i could justify buying this brand new. Suddenly there shot along the path a wild light, and i turned to see whence a gleam so unusual could have issued.
Light it up 1999 stream and watch online moviefone. Its a full circle moment for usher, because he also starred with forest whitaker in his first movie, a teen crime thriller called light it up. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The fall of the house of usher full text the fall of the.
Curtis harrington, a perennial cult figure who made such atmospheric lowbudget horror films as night tide, queen of blood, and games, both stars in and directs this adaptation of edgar allan poe. Light it up internet movie firearms database guns in. The most frequently seen weapon in the film, the glock 19 is the standardissue sidearm of nypd officers, including officer dante jackson forest whitaker. Why the fuck does regal send ushers with flashlights in to interrupt the movie. The topical story of a group of high school students who form a protest when they become fed up with their schools poor conditions. Jonetta, a single mom, raised usher and his younger brother, james, in chattanooga, tennessee, before moving the family. It was exciting and made me cry at the end read more. In order to repay him, the mobster gives him the task of protecting his daughter. The students just might go too far in this radical movie, and ruin any.
Usher stars in burden, a new forest whitaker movie. Licensed to youtube by create music group, inc emi music publishing, bmi broadcast music inc. Rosario dawson, melissa gilbert, forest whitaker, and judd nelson i already knew had acting chops, but i was very pleasantly surprised by usher s acting. He released his selftitled debut album usher 1994, and rose to. The film was written and directed by craig bolotin, and produced by kenneth babyface edmonds and his wife tracy edmonds the film follows six teenage high school seniors. Light it up, which stars an odd assortment of celebrities from usher to dana gilbert to usher raymond, tells the story of a collection of teens whose favorite teacher brat packer judd nelson has been axed for providing extra help for students. Hope that maybe someday people will understand that age is just a number.
Shes all that 1999, light it up 1999 and texas rangers 2000. While not an oscar winner by any stretch, the movie boasts solid acting by all of the principles involved. When jackson tries to forcibly remove one of the students from the school after he and several others protest the suspension of a popular teacher, jacksons glock comes out of his holster and is picked up by zacharias ziggy. As recently as 1985, our view of high school was so innocent that a movie like the breakfast club could involve five teenage trouble makers working things out in unsupervised detention. Dvd, 2003, widescreen full frame 32 trending price. A quarto is a book or pamphlet made up of one or more full sheets of paper on which 8. After a shooting incident in a neglected innercity school leaves a police officer. The acting is excelent in all the characters especially usher and the boy who played ziggy i couldnt find his name. He began singing when he was six years old, joining the local church choir at the behest of his mother who acted as choir director.
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