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 An 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.
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Directed by
Doug Atchison
Starring
Angela Bassett (Tanya Anderson)
Keke Palmer (Akeelah Anderson)
Laurence Fishburne (Dr. Joshua Larabee)
Curtis Armstrong (Mr. Welch)
Kahlil Ashanti (Postman)
Corina Boettger (Red Headed Winner)
Janet Borrus (Mom of Spike Haired Boy)
Courtney Taylor Burness)
D.T. Carney
Brittany Curran (Pigtail Girl)
Austin Herrera Davis (Spike Haired Boy)
Andrea Frisby (Audience Member)
Zac Gardner (Cute Speller)
Sahara Garey (Georgia)
Lee Garlington (Regional Judge)
Marjorie Harris (Head Judge)
Stephanie Hass (Reporter)
George Hornedo (Roman)
Erica Hubbard (Kiana Anderson)
Lanaria Johnson (Audience Member)
Julia Kelleher (Tall Speller)
Jumper Lark (Young Reporter)
Jeff Marlow (District Judge)
Tzi Ma (Mr. Chiu)
Julito McCullum (Terrence)
Sean Michael (Dylan)
Kelron Mixon (Audience member)
Sara Niemietz (Polly)
Lance Norling (Boy in Wheelchair)
Jack Ong (Korean Grocer)
Dalia Phillips (Ms. Cross)
Alexandra Rieger (Speller #2)
Eddie Steeples (Derrick-T)
J.R. Villarreal (Javier)
Craig Wasson (Ted Saunders)
Brittany M. Wildman (Speller)
Lee Thompson Young (Devon)
Written by
Doug Atchison
Rated: 
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Akeelah and the Bee (DVD)
Akeelah and the Bee [CD]
Original Soundtrack
American Bee: The National Spelling Bee and the Culture of Word Nerds
by James Maguire
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