Akeelah and the Bee
- Released on
- Runtime
- 112 mins
Akeelah is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite her mother's objections, Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee, her principal Mr. Welch, 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.
Akeelah is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite her mother's objections, Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee, her principal Mr. Welch, 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.
Cast
- Keke Palmer
- Laurence Fishburne
- Angela Bassett
- Curtis Armstrong
- J.R. Villarreal
- Sean Michael Afable
- Sahara Garey
- Lee Thompson Young
- Julito McCullum
- Erica Hubbard
- Eddie Steeples
- Dalia Phillips
- Tzi Ma
- Jeris Poindexter
- Sara Niemietz
- George Hornedo
- Craig Wasson
- Jeff Marlow
- Lee Garlington
- Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
- Sidney Ganis
- Austin Herrera Davis
- Janet Borrus
- Wolfgang Bodison
- Bonita Friedericy
- Lauren Sánchez
- Fay Hauser
- Jack Ong
- Neil Soni
- Tinashe
Director
- Doug Atchison
Producers
- Nancy Hult Ganis
- Laurence Fishburne
- Danny Llewelyn
