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Plot: What's the story about?
A heart-warming, triumph-over adversity drama, "Akeelah and the Bee" centers on a precocious eleven-year-old girl, Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), from south Los Angeles, who is discovered to have a talent for words. In spite of the objections of her mother Wanda (Angela Bassett), Akeelah enters a spelling contest. Her gift takes her to compete in the National Spelling Bee, the most famous competition of its kind in the world. On the way, she is helped by a forthright, mysterious teacher, Dr. Larabee (Laurence Fishburne) and a cast of colorful characters from the community. Her journey evokes pride in the neighborhood, bringing them together and, in the end, all witness the courage and inspiration of one amazing little girl.
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Who stars in Akeelah and the Bee: Cast List
Transformers One, Slingshot
Damsel, Soul (re-release)
2 Minutes of Fame, The Pickup
Who's making Akeelah and the Bee: Crew List
A look at the Akeelah and the Bee behind-the-scenes crew and production team. The film's director Doug Atchison last directed Class Act and The Last Caravan. The film's writer Doug Atchison last wrote Brian Banks and Class Act.
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Marc ButanMark Cuban
Nancy Hult Ganis
Sid Ganis
Danny Llewelyn
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Production: What we know about Akeelah and the Bee?
Filming Timeline
- 2004 - December: The film was set to Completed status.
Akeelah and the Bee Release Date: When was the film released?
Akeelah and the Bee was a release in 2006 on Friday, April 28, 2006. There were 6 other movies released on the same date, including United 93, The Lost City and Waist Deep.
Akeelah and the Bee DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?
Akeelah and the Bee was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 .