Akeelah and the Bee
Akeelah and the Bee
Release: 2006-04-28
·Runtime: 113m
·★ 7.1
Drama
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 finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
Production Countries
United States of America
Production Companies
Lions Gate Films
2929 Productions
Out of the Blue... Entertainment
Starbucks Entertainment
Cinema Gypsy Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Curtis Armstrong
as Mr. Welch
Lee Thompson Young
as Devon
Dalia Phillips
as Ms. Cross
Bonita Friedericy
as Volunteer
Tinashe
as Cissi
Keke Palmer
as Akeelah Anderson
Craig Wasson
as Ted Saunders
Jeff Marlow
as District Judge
Lee Garlington
as Regional Judge
Erica Hubbard
as Kiana
Jeris Poindexter
as Steve
Sidney Ganis
as Regional Pronouncer
Lauren Sánchez Bezos
as Reporter
Laurence Fishburne
as Dr. Larabee
J.R. Villarreal
as Javier
Julito McCullum
as Terrence
Wolfgang Bodison
as Akeelah's Father
Jack Ong
as Korean Grocer
Sean Michael Afable
as Dylan Chiu
Fay Hauser
as Woman on TV
Eddie Steeples
as Derrick-T
Angela Bassett
as Tanya Anderson
Tzi Ma
as Mr. Chiu
Crew
Jaki Brown
Casting
Joel C. High
Music Supervisor
Kim Taylor-Coleman
Casting
Sharen Davis
Costume Design
Aaron Zigman
Original Music Composer
Chris Navarro
ADR Recordist
Laurence Fishburne
Producer
Doug Atchison
Director, Writer
Mark Cuban
Executive Producer
M. David Mullen
Director of Photography
Johnny Caruso
Music Editor