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Akeelah and the Bee
Changing the world... one word at a time.
7.0(366)20061h 53m
11-year-old Akeelah Anderson has a way with words. After winning her schoolwide spelling bee, she decides to enter the competition, despite her classmates' derision and the antipathy of her mother Tanya. Thanks to the efforts of her teacher Dr. Larabee, she reaches the finals. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
- Director
- Doug Atchison
- Created by
- Mark Cuban
- Writers
- Doug Atchison
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Cast
Keke Palmer
Akeelah Anderson
Laurence Fishburne
Dr. Larabee
Angela Bassett
Tanya Anderson
Curtis Armstrong
Mr. Welch
J.R. Villarreal
Javier
Sean Michael Afable
Dylan Chiu
Sahara Garey
Georgia
Lee Thompson Young
Devon
Julito McCullum
Terrence
Erica Hubbard
Kiana
Eddie Steeples
Derrick-T
Dalia Phillips
Ms. Cross
Tzi Ma
Mr. Chiu
Jeris Poindexter
Steve
Sara Niemietz
Polly
George Hornedo
Roman
Craig Wasson
Ted Saunders
Jeff Marlow
District Judge
Lee Garlington
Regional Judge
Katie Kerwin McCrimmon
Herself
Sidney Ganis
Regional Pronouncer
Austin Herrera Davis
Cheating Boy
Janet Borrus
Cheating Boy's Mom
Wolfgang Bodison
Akeelah's Father
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Crew
Directing
- Doug AtchisonDirector
- Rodney Allen HooksAssistant Director
- Jan McWilliamsScript Supervisor
Writing
- Doug AtchisonWriter
Production
- Nancy Hult GanisProducer
- Aisha ColeyCasting
- Jaki BrownCasting
- Kim Taylor-ColemanCasting
- Jennifer BoothProduction Supervisor
- Laurence FishburneProducer
- Danny LlewelynProducer
- Mike UptonCo-Producer
- Kent KubenaCo-Producer
- Jules CarideoProduction Coordinator
- Mark CubanExecutive Producer
Camera
- Saeed AdyaniStill Photographer
- M. David MullenDirector of Photography
- Johnny RadzikCamera Operator
- Chris MosioCamera Operator
- James 'Keeper' AuldDolly Grip
- Brad HeinerKey Grip
- Marcos O. LopezSecond Assistant "B" Camera
- Chris MosioSecond Unit Director of Photography
- David MunSecond Assistant Camera
- William Rick YoungBest Boy Grip
Editing
- Glenn FarrEditor
- Markus CzyzewskiFirst Assistant Editor
Sound
- Aaron ZigmanOriginal Music Composer
- Matthew NicolaySound mixer
- Joel C. HighMusic Supervisor
- Johnny CarusoMusic Editor
- Eduardo PonsdomenechMusic Editor
- Ken S. PolkSound Re-Recording Mixer
- Roland N. ThaiSupervising Sound Editor
- Roland N. ThaiSound Designer
- Stacey A. WasherBoom Operator
- James MoriokaDialogue Editor
- Melissa KennellyFoley Editor
- Shawn KennellyFoley Mixer
Art
- Warren Alan YoungProduction Design
- Julieann GetmanSet Decoration
- Shelley A. WallaceArt Direction
- Kathleen KasingerProperty Master
- Matt FurginsonAssistant Property Master
- Alicia MaccaroneSet Designer
- Robert 'Cass' McEnteeConstruction Coordinator
- Greg SangerLeadman
Costume & Make-Up
- Cheryl CravediSet Costumer
- Edna SheenMakeup Department Head
- Kenneth WalkerHair Department Head
- Riki Lin SabusawaCostume Supervisor
- Sharen DavisCostume Design
- Linda CowanKey Makeup Artist
- Gigi WilliamsKey Makeup Artist
Crew
- Angel DeSantiTransportation Captain
- Kirk HustonTransportation Captain
- Carl PedregalPost Production Supervisor
- Jason Dock HarrellPropmaker
- Oswaldo RojasPropmaker
- Heather FieldingStudio Teacher
- Kevin MollStudio Teacher
- Jo Ann SmithStudio Teacher
Lighting
- Rich PaisleyGaffer