Akeelah and the Bee
movie
Changing the world... one word at a time.
Released April 28, 2006
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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 finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
Cast
Keke Palmer
as
Akeelah Anderson
Laurence Fishburne
as
Dr. Larabee
Angela Bassett
as
Tanya Anderson
Curtis Armstrong
as
Mr. Welch
J.R. Villarreal
as
Javier
Sean Michael Afable
as
Dylan Chiu
Sahara Garey
as
Georgia
Lee Thompson Young
as
Devon
Julito McCullum
as
Terrence
Erica Hubbard
as
Kiana
Eddie Steeples
as
Derrick-T
Dalia Phillips
as
Ms. Cross
Crew
Doug Atchison
as
Writer
Doug Atchison
as
Director
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Nancy Hult Ganis
as
Producer
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Cheryl Cravedi
as
Set Costumer
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Saeed Adyani
as
Still Photographer
Jaki Brown
as
Casting
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Roland N. Thai
as
Supervising Sound Editor
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Warren Alan Young
as
Production Design
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Johnny Radzik
as
Camera Operator
Johnny Caruso
as
Music Editor
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Shelley A. Wallace
as
Art Direction
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Edna Sheen
as
Makeup Department Head