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Lionsgate |
Release Date:
April 28, 2006
Summary:
An inspirational drama, Akeelah and the Bee is the story of Akeelah Anderson (Palmer), a precocious eleven-year old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the objections of her mother (Bassett), Akeelah enters various spelling contest, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee (Fishburne), her principal Mr. Welch (Armstrong) and the proud residents of her neighborhood. Akeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee and in turn united her neighborhood who witness the courage and inspiration of one amazing little girl. (Lionsgate)
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Details
| Runtime: | 112 min |
| Rating: | Rated PG for some language. |
| Production: | 2929 Productions |
| Genres: | Drama, Family |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Home Release Date: | Aug 29, 2006 |
| Director | Credit |
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| Doug Atchison | Director |
| Writer | Credit |
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| Doug Atchison | Written By |
| Principal Cast | Credit |
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| Angela Bassett | Tanya |
| Keke Palmer | Akeelah |
| Laurence Fishburne | Dr. Larabee |
| Cast | Credit |
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| Curtis Armstrong | Mr. Welch |
| Dalia Phillips | Ms. Cross |
| Eddie Steeples | Derrick-T |
| Erica Hubbard | Kiana |
| J.R. Villarreal | Javier |
| Jeris Poindexter | Steve |
| Julito McCullum | Terrence |
| Lee Thompson Young | Devon |
| Sahara Garey | Georgia |
| Sara Niemietz | Polly |
| Sean Michael Afable | Dylan |
| Tzi Ma | Mr. Chiu |
| Producer | Credit |
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| Dalia Phillips | Associate Producer |
| Danny Llewelyn | Producer |
| Helen Sugland | Executive Producer |
| Jaki Brown | Co-Producer |
| Kent Kubena | Co-Producer |
| Laurence Fishburne | Producer |
| Marc Butan | Executive Producer |
| Mark Cuban | Executive Producer |
| Michael Burns | Executive Producer |
| Michael Johnson | Associate Producer |
| Michael Paseornek | Executive Producer |
| Michael Romersa | Producer |
| Mike Upton | Co-Producer |
| Nancy Hult | Producer |
| Sidney Ganis | Producer |
| Todd Wagner | Executive Producer |
| Tom Ortenberg | Executive Producer |
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