Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Overview
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $8,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $18,948,425.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 14.07 |
Directed By
Doug Atchison
Crew
Doug Atchison
Doug Atchison
Nancy Hult Ganis
Cheryl Cravedi
Joel C. High
Johnny Radzik
Warren Alan Young
Glenn Farr
Aaron Zigman
Julieann Getman
Chris Mosio
Aisha Coley
Saeed Adyani
Jaki Brown
Johnny Caruso
Matthew Nicolay
Kenneth Walker
Jennifer Booth
Eduardo Ponsdomenech
Riki Lin Sabusawa
M. David Mullen
Kim Taylor-Coleman
Shelley A. Wallace
Edna Sheen
Roland N. Thai
Angel DeSanti
Stacey A. Washer
Roland N. Thai
Kirk Huston
Ken S. Polk
James Morioka
Kent Kubena
Laurence Fishburne
Alicia Maccarone
Robert 'Cass' McEntee
James 'Keeper' Auld
Mike Upton
Carl Pedregal
Danny Llewelyn
Chris Navarro
Rodney Allen Hooks
Gigi Williams
Barbara McCart
Jo Ann Smith
Chris Mosio
Jan McWilliams
Shawn Kennelly
Fred Stafford
Melissa Kennelly
Vince Nicastro
Laura Macias
Eric Thompson
Kathleen Kasinger
Matt Furginson
David Mun
William Rick Young
Linda Cowan
Markus Czyzewski
Jason Dock Harrell
James Morioka
Sharen Davis
Oswaldo Rojas
Jules Carideo
Heather Fielding
Greg Sanger
Brad Heiner
Marcos O. Lopez
Rich Paisley
Kevin Moll
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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