Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah and the Bee

Akeelah Anderson's love for words leads her to enter a number of spelling contests. Tutored by many and opposed by some, Akeelah unwittingly unites a neighborhood in her daring quest to compete in the Scripps National Spelling Bee.

Synopsis: A young girl has a talent for spelling, which leads her all the way to the National Spelling Bee, despite objections from her mother.

Production Year: 
2006
Released: 
Tue, 08/29/2006
Run Time Minutes: 
113
Rating: 
PG
Genres: 
Family
Genres: 
Drama
Trailer: 
Yes
Format Aspect Ratio: 
1.85-Wide Screen
Resolution: 
480x720 LowRez
More Information: 
HD-2
Audio Language: 
English
Audio Format: 
Dolby Digital
Audio Channels: 
5.1
Actors: 
Keke Palmer - Akeelah
Actors: 
Laurence Fishburne - Dr. Larabee
Actors: 
Angela Bassett - Tanya
Actors: 
Curtis Armstrong - Mr. Welch
Actors: 
JR Villarreal - Javier
Actors: 
Sean Michael Afable - Dylan
Actors: 
Sahara Garey - Georgia
Actors: 
Lee Thompson Young - Devon
Actors: 
Julito McCullum - Terrence
Actors: 
Erica Hubbard - Kiana
Actors: 
Eddie Steeples - Derrick-T
Actors: 
Dalia Phillips - Ms. Cross
Actors: 
Tzi Ma - Mr. Chiu
Actors: 
Jeris Lee Poindexter - Steve
Actors: 
Sara Niemietz - Polly
Actors: 
George Hornedo - Roman
Actors: 
Craig Wasson - Ted Saunders
Actors: 
Katie Kerwin McCrimmon - Herself
Actors: 
Marjorie Harris - Nationa Spelling Bee Head Judge
Actors: 
Jacques Bailly, Ph. D - National Spelling Bee Pronouncer
Actors: 
Krysten Leigh Jones - Tough Girl #1
Actors: 
Amirah Hawkins - Tough Girl #2
Actors: 
Jeff Marlow - District Judge
Actors: 
Chloe Conroy - Disctrict Pronouncer
Actors: 
Les Garlington - Regional Judge
Actors: 
Sid Ganis - Regional Pronouncer
Actors: 
Austin Herrera Davis - Cheating Boy
Actors: 
Janet Borrus - Cheating Boy's Mom
Actors: 
Wolfgang Bodison - Akeelah's Father
Actors: 
Marcus Hawkins Dungey - Chuckie
Actors: 
Bonita Friedericy - Volunteer
Actors: 
Caroline J. Smith - Mary Calveretti
Actors: 
Neil Soni - Rajeev Subramonian
Actors: 
Jack Ong - Korean Grocer
Actors: 
Lauren Sanchez - Reporter
Actors: 
Fay Hauser - Woman on TV
Actors: 
Keshell Lucas - Little Girl On TV
Actors: 
Corina Boettger - Red-Haired Girl
Actors: 
Shyann Chatman - Eighth-Grade Girl
Actors: 
Todd Wagner - National Bee Assistant Judge
Actors: 
Brittany Elizabeth Curran - District Speller #1
Actors: 
Alexandra Rieger - District Speller #2
Actors: 
Eric Don - Regional Speller #1
Actors: 
Julia Kelleher - Regional Speller #2
Actors: 
Zachary Gardner - Regional Speller #3
Actors: 
John A. Ausick - "Sacciform" Speller
Actors: 
Maddy Kloss - "Scutellate" Speller
Actors: 
Mason Green - "Longicollis" Speller
Actors: 
Jessy J. Hwang - "Ginglymus" Speller
Actors: 
Biplab Panda - "Empennage" Speller
Actors: 
Alexander Christian Stephans - "Souchong" Speller
Actors: 
Katie L. Brown - "Intussusception" Speller
Actors: 
John Oxenreiter - "Engastrimythic" Speller
Actors: 
Katie Olson - "Escharotic" Speller
Actors: 
Jason Ortenberg - "Flocculation" Speller
Actors: 
Lance Norling - Boy in Wheelchair
Actors: 
Jmeka Cherrel - Driver
Actors: 
Kahlil Ashanti - Postman