Akeelah and the bee

Atchison, Doug. (Screenwriter, Director). Palmer, Keke. (Actor). Bassett, Angela. (Actor). Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961- (Production personnel, Actor). Ganis, Sid. (Production personnel). Hult, Nancy. (Production personnel). Llewelyn, Daniel. (Production personnel). Romersa, Michael. (Production personnel). Lionsgate (Firm) (Added Author). 2929 Productions (Firm) (Added Author). Starbucks Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Out of the Blue Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Reactor Films. (Added Author). Cinema Gypsy Productions. (Added Author). Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong. (Cast).

Summary: 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 is a smart girl, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah decides to participate 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 Dr. Larabee, an English professor, 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. First Akeelah have to overcome her insecurities, her distracting home life, and the knowledge that there is a field of more experienced and privileged fellow spellers.

Record details

Physical Description: videodisc
1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: [Widescreen]
Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : Lions Gate Home Entertainment, 2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title from container. Special features: Making of 'Akeelah and the bee'; Two peas in a pod ; Inside the mind of Akeelah ; Keke Palmer "All my Girlz" music video ; Gag reel ; Deleted scenes.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, M. David Mullen ; editor, Glenn Farr ; music, Aaron Zigman ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, Warren Alan Young ; casting, Jaki Brown-Karman, Aisha Coley, Kim Coleman.
Participant or Performer Note:	Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG; for some language.
System Details Note:	DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo.
Language Note:	Closed-captioned. English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles.
Awards Note:	Black Movie Award, 2006: Outstanding Motion Picture. Black Reel Award, 2007: Best film. Heartland Truly Moving Picture Award, 2006.