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    Akeelah and the Bee

    113'

    2006-04-28

    7

    Changing the world... one word at a time.

    Drama

    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 finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.

    WritingDoug AtchisonDirectingDoug Atchison

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    Cast

    3

    Akeelah Anderson

    Keke Palmer

    5

    Dr. Larabee

    Laurence Fishburne

    4

    Tanya Anderson

    Angela Bassett

    2

    Mr. Welch

    Curtis Armstrong

    2

    Javier

    J.R. Villarreal

    1

    Dylan Chiu

    Sean Michael Afable

    1

    Georgia

    Sahara Garey

    1

    Devon

    Lee Thompson Young

    2

    Terrence

    Julito McCullum

    1

    Kiana

    Erica Hubbard

    2

    Derrick-T

    Eddie Steeples

    1

    Ms. Cross

    Dalia Phillips

    2

    Mr. Chiu

    Tzi Ma

    1

    Steve

    Jeris Poindexter

    1

    Polly

    Sara Niemietz

    1

    Roman

    George Hornedo

    1

    Ted Saunders

    Craig Wasson

    1

    District Judge

    Jeff Marlow

    2

    Regional Judge

    Lee Garlington

    1

    Herself

    Katie Kerwin McCrimmon

    1

    Regional Pronouncer

    Sidney Ganis

    1

    Cheating Boy

    Austin Herrera Davis

    1

    Cheating Boy's Mom

    Janet Borrus

    1

    Akeelah's Father

    Wolfgang Bodison

    1

    Volunteer

    Bonita Friedericy

    1

    Reporter

    Lauren Sánchez Bezos

    1

    Woman on TV

    Fay Hauser

    1

    Korean Grocer

    Jack Ong

    1

    Rajeev Subramonian

    Neil Soni

    2

    Cissi

    Tinashe

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    Details:

    • Budget: 8000000
    • Home page
    • Revenue: 18948425
    • List of countries:
      1. United States of America
    • List of languages:
      1. English
    • List of companies:
      1. Lions Gate Films
      2. 2929 Productions
      3. Out of the Blue... Entertainment
      4. Starbucks Entertainment
      5. Cinema Gypsy Productions
    • Vote Count: 368
    • Popularity: 4.0343
    • Status: Released
    • Original title:Akeelah and the Bee

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