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Akeelah and the Bee [Blu-ray] [2006]
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Release Date:05/30/2017
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A young girl learns to believe in herself and value her intelligence in this critically-acclaimed, family-friendly drama. Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer) is an 11-year-old being raised by her mother, Tanya (Angela Bassett), who was left on her own after the death of her husband. While Akeelah is a very bright girl, she's hardly a star student and seems afraid of acting like a bookworm around her friends and classmates. However, Akeelah's teacher sees genuine potential in her student and encourages her to enter the school's spelling bee, convinced Akeelah has the brains and the talent to win. Akeelah applies herself and emerges victorious in the local competition, but discovers the going gets tougher when she goes to a statewide bee, studying for the regionals under the aegis of strict English teacher Dr. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne), who consents to act as her coach A college professor who was a spelling-bee champ as a child, Larabee is a stubborn taskmaster who questions Akeelah's ability and commitment, but in time he develops a respect for his pupil and helps her prove her talent as she climbs the ladder to the National Spelling Bee. Meanwhile, Tanya feels intimidated when she finds the contests are dominated by children from wealthy families and privileged backgrounds, and argues that the competition may not be in Akeelah's best interest, believing instead that homework should be the one and only priority in Akeelah's life. It soon becomes apparent that if Akeelah has any intention of entering the national spelling bee championships in Washington, D.C., she will not do so with Tanya's permission or blessing. This marks the first onscreen reunion of Bassett and Fishburne since their Academy Award-nommed performances as Ike Turner and Tina Turner in Brian Gibson's 1993 biopic, What's Love Got to Do with It.~Mark Deming
Features
Mkaing of Akeelah and the Bee
Two Peas in a Pod
Inside the Mind of Akeelah
Keke Palmer "All My Girlz"
Music Video
Gag Reel
Deleted Scenes
Director
- Doug Atchison
Writer
- Doug Atchison
Cast
- Laurence FishburneDr. Larabee
- Angela BassettTanya
- Keke PalmerAkeelah Anderson
- Curtis ArmstrongMr. Welch
- Tzi MaMr. Chiu
- Lee Thompson YoungDevon
- Sahara GareyGeorgia
- Sean Michael AfableDylan
- Erica HubbardKiana
- Julito McCullumTerrence
- Dalia PhillipsMs. Cross
- Eddie SteeplesDerrick-T
- Jeris PoindexterSteve
- Sara NiemietzPolly
- George HornedoRoman
- Craig WassonTed Saunders
- Katie Kerwin McCrimmonKatie Kerwin McCrimmon
- Marjorie HarrisNational Spelling Bee Head Judge
- Jacques BaillyNational Spelling Bee Pronouncer
- Krysten Leigh JonesTough Girl #1
- Jeff MarlowDistrict Judge
- Lee GarlingtonRegional Judge
- Sid GanisRegional Pronouncer
- Austin Herrera DavisCheating Boy
- Janet BorrusCheating Boy's Mom
- Wolfgang BodisonAkeelah's Father
- Marcus Hawkins DungeyChuckie
- Bonita FriedericyVolunteer
- Caroline J. SmithMary Calveretti
- Neil SoniRajeev Subramonian
- Jack OngKorean Grocer
- Lauren SanchezReporter
- Fay HauserWoman On Tv
- Todd WagnerRegional Bee Assistant Judge
- Zachary GardnerRegional Speller #3
- Jmeka CherrelDriver
Crew
- Daniel LlewelynProducer
- Laurence FishburneProducer
- Michael RomersaProducer
- Sid GanisProducer
- M. David MullenCinematographer
- Steven Douglas SmithCinematographer
- Aaron ZigmanComposer (Music Score)
- Joel C. HighMusical Direction/Supervision
- Glenn FarrEditor
- Mark CzyzewskiEditor
- Warren Alan YoungProduction Designer
- Jaki Brown-KarmanCo-producer
- Kent KubenaCo-producer
- Dalia PhillipsAssociate Producer
- Helen SuglandExecutive Producer
- Marc ButanExecutive Producer
- Mark CubanExecutive Producer
- Michael BurnsExecutive Producer
- Michael PaseornekExecutive Producer
- Todd WagnerExecutive Producer
- Tom OrtenbergExecutive Producer
- Alicia MacCaroneSet Designer
- Sharen DavisCostume Designer
- Roland N. ThaiSound/Sound Designer
- Aisha ColeyCasting
- Jaki Brown-KarmanCasting
- Kim ColemanCasting
- Matthew NicolaySound Mixer
- Aaron ZigmanConductor
- Ashlynn RoseADR Loop Group
- Austin Noah MarquesADR Loop Group
- Barbara HarrisADR Voice Casting
- Carlos LacamaraADR Loop Group
- Courtney Taylor BurnessADR Loop Group
- Denzel WhitakerADR Loop Group
- Fred StaffordSupervising ADR Editor
- Geno HartTransportation Coordinator
- Gigi WilliamsKey Make-up
- Grant SawyerSet Dresser
- Greg HedgepathSound Effects Editor
- Jacques BaillyTechnical Advisor
- Jennifer L. BoothProduction Supervisor
- John La FayetteADR Loop Group
- Joseph P. GenierUnit Production Manager
- Keith EisbergFirst Assistant Camera
- Ken S. PolkRe-Recording Mixer
- Kimberly BaileyADR Voice Casting
- Krysten Leigh JonesADR Loop Group
- Lamese WilliamsCasting Assistant
- Lanei ChapmanADR Loop Group
- Mark CzyzewskiFirst Assistant Editor
- Michael StrangeProduction Assistant
- Mike UguccioniVisual Effects Supervisor
- Mike UptonLine Producer
- Mike UptonUnit Production Manager
- Mishon RatliffADR Loop Group
- Paige HurdADR Loop Group
- Rich PaisleyGaffer
- Richard DiPatriAssistant Location Manager
- Robert MyersGrip
- Roland N. ThaiSupervising Sound Editor
- Terrence HardyADR Loop Group
- Tinashe KachingweADR Loop Group
- Tracy JacksonPersonal Assistant
- Zack ShadaADR Loop Group
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