Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
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 finala. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $8,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $18,948,425.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 14.681 |
Directed By
Doug Atchison
Crew
Doug Atchison
Doug Atchison
Nancy Hult Ganis
Cheryl Cravedi
Saeed Adyani
M. David Mullen
Glenn Farr
Aisha Coley
Jaki Brown
Kim Taylor-Coleman
Aaron Zigman
Matthew Nicolay
Warren Alan Young
Julieann Getman
Shelley A. Wallace
Edna Sheen
Kenneth Walker
Jennifer Booth
Joel C. High
Johnny Caruso
Eduardo Ponsdomenech
Riki Lin Sabusawa
Johnny Radzik
Chris Mosio
Ken S. Polk
Roland N. Thai
Roland N. Thai
Stacey A. Washer
Angel DeSanti
Kirk Huston
James Morioka
Laurence Fishburne
Danny Llewelyn
Mike Upton
Kent Kubena
Sharen Davis
Linda Cowan
Gigi Williams
Carl Pedregal
Rodney Allen Hooks
Kathleen Kasinger
Jason Dock Harrell
Matt Furginson
Alicia Maccarone
Robert 'Cass' McEntee
Oswaldo Rojas
Greg Sanger
Melissa Kennelly
Shawn Kennelly
Laura Macias
Barbara McCart
James Morioka
Chris Navarro
Vince Nicastro
Fred Stafford
Eric Thompson
James 'Keeper' Auld
Brad Heiner
Marcos O. Lopez
Chris Mosio
David Mun
Rich Paisley
William Rick Young
Markus Czyzewski
Jan McWilliams
Jules Carideo
Heather Fielding
Kevin Moll
Jo Ann Smith
Mark Cuban
TOP CAST
Keke Palmer
Akeelah Anderson
Laurence Fishburne
Dr. Larabee
Angela Bassett
Tanya Anderson
Curtis Armstrong
Mr. Welch
J.R. Villarreal
Javier
Sean Michael Afable
Dylan Chiu
Sahara Garey
Georgia
Lee Thompson Young
Devon
Julito McCullum
Terrence
Erica Hubbard
Kiana
Eddie Steeples
Derrick-T
Dalia Phillips
Ms. Cross
Tzi Ma
Mr. Chiu
Jeris Poindexter
Steve
Sara Niemietz
Polly
George Hornedo
Roman
Craig Wasson
Ted Saunders
Jeff Marlow
District Judge
Lee Garlington
Regional Judge
Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
Herself
Sidney Ganis
Regional Pronouncer
Austin Herrera Davis
Cheating Boy
Janet Borrus
Cheating Boy's Mom
Wolfgang Bodison
Akeelah's Father
Bonita Friedericy
Volunteer
Lauren Sánchez
Reporter
Fay Hauser
Woman on TV
Jack Ong
Korean Grocer
Neil Soni
Rajeev Subramonian
Tinashe
Cissi
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