DVD 112 mins IMDB 7.8
PG (Parental Guidance)
Akeelah And The Bee
Lion's Gate (2006)
In Collection
#620

Seen It:
Yes
Drama, Family
USA  /  English

Keke Palmer Akeelah Anderson
Angela Bassett Tanya Anderson
Laurence Fishburne Dr. Joshua Larabee
Curtis Armstrong Mr. Welch
Sahara Garey Georgia
Julito McCullum Terrence
Lee Thompson Young Devon
J.R. Villarreal Javier
Sean Michael Dylan
Erica Hubbard Kiana
Craig Wasson
Jumper Lark
Tzi Ma

Director Doug Atchison
Producer Laurence Fishburne; Marc Butan; Jaki Brown; Michael Burns; Sidney Ganis
Writer Doug Atchison
Cinematography David Mullen
Musician Aaron Zigman

Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer) is an African-American girl living in South Los Angeles, a rather poor and troubled neighborhood. However, through a school spelling bee, attended by the marvelous Dr Larabee (Laurence Fishburne), Akeelah discovers her great ability to spell out an innumerable number of words from the English language. Under the instruction of Dr. Larabee, Akeelah begins training for the National Spelling Bee, despite objections from her mother (Angela Bassett) and ridicule from the rest of the town. Can one girl's dream for national glory overcome the opinions of thousands of others? And how will a girl from a troubled city defeat the most prestigious and well-trained brainiacs in the nation?

Edition Details
Distributor Lions Gate
Edition Widescreen Edition
Barcode 031398195962
Region Region 1
Release Date 8/29/2006
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Theatrical Widescreen (2.35:1)
Subtitles English; Spanish; English (Closed Captioned)
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital 5.1 [French]
Dolby Digital Stereo [English]
Layers Single Side, Single Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 1

Features
Making of Akeelah & The Bee Doug and Keke: Two Peas in a Pod Inside the Mind of Akeelah Gag Reel Deleted Scenes Keke Palmer "All My Girlz" Music Video
Personal Details
Purchase Price $14.98
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