Akeelah and the Bee(Movie, 2006)

Name: Akeelah and the Bee
Genre: Drama
Released: 2006
Duration: T01:52:00
Rating: 3.5

1h 52min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.5/5 (with 139 votes)

Akeelah and the Bee is a 2006 American drama film written and directed by Doug Atchison. It tells the story of Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), an 11-year-old girl who participates in the Scripps National Spelling Bee, her mother (Angela Bassett), her schoolmates, and her coach, Dr. Joshua Larabee (Laurence Fishburne). The cast also features Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal, Sean Michael Afable, Erica Hubbard, Lee Thompson Young, Julito McCullum, Sahara Garey, Eddie Steeples, and Tzi Ma. The film was developed over a period of 10 years by Atchison, who ca... ()

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About Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite her mother's objections, Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee, her principal Mr. Welch, 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.

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Trailer for Akeelah and the Bee + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Akeelah and the Bee (2006) Official Trailer #1 - Laurence Fishburne Movie HD(Trailer, 3:10)

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Additional Information

Official websites:

www.akeelahandthebee.com

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Shot in: Los Angeles (California)

Plays in: Los Angeles (California)

Made by: Lions Gate Films, 2929 Productions, Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Starbucks Entertainment, Cinema Gypsy Productions

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN)

Translated into 19 languages: Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Russian (RU), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date GR: 04/28/2006

Cast: Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Lee Thompson Young, Curtis Armstrong, Craig Wasson, Eddie Steeples, Erica Hubbard, Tzi Ma, Wolfgang Bodison, Bonita Friedericy, Brittany Curran, Lee Garlington

Director: Doug Atchison

Producer: Laurence Fishburne, Sid Ganis

Screenwriter: Doug Atchison

Film Editor: Glenn Farr

Director of Photography: M. David Mullen

Composer: Aaron Zigman

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Prova de Fogo"

"Akeelah ist die Grösste"

Keywords: spelling bee, black people, spelling

Budget: 8,000,000 USD

Revenue: 18,948,425 USD (= 237%)

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