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Akeelah & The Bee (Pan & Scan) |
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Lions Gate |
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Keep Case |
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New Factory Sealed |
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$16.99
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She's smart, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah participates in a spelling bee. |
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Akeelah and the Bee ( 2006 )
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Doug Atchison
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WGA
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Doug Atchison
(written by)
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Brand New
Authentic U.S.
Region 1
U.S. Factory
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Genre:
Drama
Tagline:
Changing the world...
one word at a time.
Plot Outline:
A young girl from South
Los Angeles tries to make it to the National Spelling Bee.
Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her
father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with
the local gangbangers. She's smart, but her environment
threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat
by her school's principal, Akeelah participates in a spelling
bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her
surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her
to seek coaching from an English professor named Dr. Larabee
for the more prestigious regional bee. As the possibility of
making it all the way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee
looms, Akeelah could provide her community with someone to
rally around and be proud of -- but only if she can overcome
her insecurities and her distracting home life. She also must
get past Dr. Larabee's demons, and a field of more
experienced and privileged fellow spellers.
User Comments:
I would compare it to
'The Karate Kid' meets 'Finding Forrester'.
User Rating:
7.8/10
(1,927 votes)
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Keke Palmer |
Akeelah Anderson |
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Laurence Fishburne |
Dr. Larabee |
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Angela Bassett |
Tanya Anderson |
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Curtis Armstrong |
Mr. Welch |
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J.R. Villarreal |
Javier Mendez |
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Sean Michael |
Dylan Chiu |
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Sahara Garey |
Georgia |
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Lee Thompson Young |
Devon Anderson |
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Julito McCullum |
Terrence Anderson |
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Erica Hubbard |
Kiana Anderson |
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Eddie Steeples |
Derrick-T |
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Dalia Phillips |
Ms. Cross |
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Tzi Ma |
Mr. Chiu |
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Jeris Poindexter |
Steve |
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Sara Niemietz |
Polly |
MPAA
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Rated PG for some
language.
Runtime:
USA:112 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
1.33 Pan &
Scan
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Ireland:PG
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UK:12A
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USA:PG
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Singapore:PG
Trivia:
The first film to be
produced by Starbucks Coffee.
Goofs:
Audio/visual
unsynchronized: When Javier is giving the play-by-play for
the Scrabble game at his birthday party, after the word
"funnel" is played, he says "Akeelah is in the lead by 12
points." The "12" is noticeably overdubbed; Javier's lips
appear to be saying "seven."
Quotes:
Akeelah
: I'm naturally
inquisitive.
Dr. Larabee
: Yes, which is also
sometimes confused with being naturally obnoxious.
Awards:
4 nominations
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User Comments:
I would compare it to 'The Karate Kid' meets 'Finding
Forrester'.
,
10 March 2006
Author:
Movieguy_blogs_com
from United States
In 'Akeelah and the
Bee' Keke Palmer plays Akeelah Anderson, a bright 11 year
old who just wants to fit in. Despite her intelligence, she
is not a good student. She is unmotivated and often misses
class. Since the death of her father five years ago, she
only seems content when she imagines playing Scrabble with
him. Nevertheless, her talent for spelling gives her an
opportunity to shine. This is on of the better movies I
have seen this year. This heart-warming and inspirational
story is about a girl who, despite all the hardships at
home, finds a way to utilize her skill at Scrabble. With a
little help from her coach (Laurence Fishburne) she not
only learns a lot about language, but she learns how to
appreciate the environment around her. She finds out that
she is rich in ways she did not realize.
It is very difficult
to find fault with this movie, there is something in it for
everyone (even a few surprises). Both Angela Bassett and
Laurence Fishburne are awesome. I was particularly
impressed with Keke Palmer. I would compare it to 'The
Karate Kid' meets 'Finding Forrester'.
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