Movie Description
Akeelah and the Bee
(2006)Overview
11-year-old Akeelah Anderson has a way with words. After winning her schoolwide spelling bee, she decides to enter the competition, despite her classmates' derision and the antipathy of her mother Tanya. Thanks to the efforts of her teacher Dr. Larabee, she reaches the finala. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
Featured Crew
- Director : Doug Atchison
- Producer : Nancy Hult Ganis,Laurence Fishburne,Danny Llewelyn
- Writer : Doug Atchison
- Editor : Glenn Farr
- Cast : Keke Palmer,Laurence Fishburne,Angela Bassett,Curtis Armstrong,J.R. Villarreal,Sean Michael Afable,Sahara Garey,Lee Thompson Young,Julito McCullum,Erica Hubbard,Eddie Steeples,Dalia Phillips,Tzi Ma,Jeris Poindexter,Sara Niemietz,George Hornedo,Craig Wasson,Jeff Marlow,Lee Garlington,Katie Kerwin McCrimmon,Sidney Ganis,Austin Herrera Davis,Janet Borrus,Wolfgang Bodison,Bonita Friedericy,Lauren Sánchez,Fay Hauser,Jack Ong,Neil Soni,Tinashe
Cast
Akeelah Anderson
Dr. Larabee
Tanya Anderson
Mr. Welch
Javier
Dylan Chiu
Georgia
Devon
Terrence
Kiana
Derrick-T
Ms. Cross
Mr. Chiu
Steve
Polly
Roman
Ted Saunders
District Judge
Regional Judge
Herself
Regional Pronouncer
Cheating Boy
Cheating Boy's Mom
Akeelah's Father
Volunteer
Reporter
Woman on TV
Korean Grocer
Rajeev Subramonian
Cissi
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Facts
Original TitleAkeelah and the Bee
Status Released
Release Information
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2006-04-28
Original LanguageEnglish
Runtime 01h 52m
Budget₹ 8000000
Revenue₹ 18948425
Homepagehttp://www.akeelahandthebee.com/splash.html
Production CompaniesLions Gate Films,2929 Productions,Out of the Blue... Entertainment,Starbucks Entertainment,Cinema Gypsy Productions
Genres
- Drama
