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This movie has a 80% Approval Rating Based on 1 Reviews Read Reviews
Release Date: Friday, April 28th 2006,
An inspirational drama, AKEELAH AND THE BEE is the story of Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), a precocious eleven-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words.
Despite the objections of her mother Tanya (Angela Bassett), Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne); her principal Mr. Welch (Curtis 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 unites her neighborhood who witness the courage and inspiration of one amazing little girl.
A Lionsgate Films and 2929 Entertainment production, AKEELAH AND THE BEE was written and directed by Doug Atchison. The film’s producers are Sid Ganis, Nancy Hult Ganis, Michael Romersa, Danny Llewelyn and Laurence Fishburne; executive producers are Todd Wagner, Mark Cuban, Marc Butan and Helen Sugland.
Director: Doug Atchison
Cast:
Angela Bassett,
Keke Palmer,
Laurence Fishburne,
Curtis Armstrong,
Kahlil Ashanti,
Courtney Taylor Burness,
D.T. Carney,
Brittany Curran,
Austin Herrera Davis,
Zac Gardner,
Sahara Garey,
Lee Garlington,
Marjorie Harris,
Stephanie Hass,
George Hornedo,
Erica Hubbard,
Lanaria Johnson,
Julia Kelleher,
Jumper Lark,
Jeff Marlow,
Tzi Ma,
Julito McCullum,
Sean Michael,
Kelron Mixon,
Sara Niemietz,
Lance Norling,
Jack Ong,
Dalia Phillips,
Alexandra Rieger,
Eddie Steeples,
J.R. Villarreal,
Craig Wasson,
Brittany M. Wildman,
Lee Thompson Young,
Rennie Cowan,
Eric Fallecker,
Dava Hulsey,
Kaitlyn Williams
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