Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 04/28/06 Home Video 08/29/06 MPAA Rating Rated PG for some language Running Time 1 hour 52 minutes Genre Drama Director/Writer Doug Atchison Cast Keke Palmer, Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne, Jeff Marlow, Sara Niemietz, Eddie Steeples Studio Lions Gate Films |
AKEELAH AND THE BEE
SYNOPSIS
FAn inspirational drama, Akeelah And The Bee is the
story of Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), a
precocious eleven-year-old girl from south Los
Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the objections
of her mother Tanya (Angela Bassett), Akeelah
enters various spelling contests, for which she is
tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee (Laurence
Fishburne); her principal Mr. Welch (Curtis
Armstrong) 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 and in turn unites her
neighborhood who witness the courage and
inspiration of one amazing little girl. A Lionsgate
Films and 2929 Entertainment production, Akeelah
And The Bee was written and directed by Doug
Atchison. The film's producers are Sid Ganis, Nancy
Hult Ganis, Michael Romersa, Danny Llewelyn and
Laurence Fishburne; executive producers are Todd
Wagner, Mark Cuban, Marc Butan and Helen
Sugland.-- © Lions Gate Films
FAn inspirational drama, Akeelah And The Bee is the
story of Akeelah Anderson (Keke Palmer), a
precocious eleven-year-old girl from south Los
Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the objections
of her mother Tanya (Angela Bassett), Akeelah
enters various spelling contests, for which she is
tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee (Laurence
Fishburne); her principal Mr. Welch (Curtis
Armstrong) 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 and in turn unites her
neighborhood who witness the courage and
inspiration of one amazing little girl. A Lionsgate
Films and 2929 Entertainment production, Akeelah
And The Bee was written and directed by Doug
Atchison. The film's producers are Sid Ganis, Nancy
Hult Ganis, Michael Romersa, Danny Llewelyn and
Laurence Fishburne; executive producers are Todd
Wagner, Mark Cuban, Marc Butan and Helen
Sugland.-- © Lions Gate Films
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