Overview - Akeelah and the Bee
Date of release
Budget
$8,000,000.00
Revenue
$18,948,425.00
Spoken Languages
- English
Production companies
Name: Lions Gate Films
Production country United States of America
Name: 2929 Productions
Production country United States of America
Name: Out of the Blue... Entertainment
Production country
Name: Starbucks Entertainment
Production country
Name: Cinema Gypsy Productions
Production country United States of America
Overview
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.
Cast
Name: Keke Palmer
Character: Akeelah Anderson
Popularity: 3.0056
Name: Laurence Fishburne
Character: Dr. Larabee
Popularity: 3.0513
Name: Angela Bassett
Character: Tanya Anderson
Popularity: 2.6131
Name: Curtis Armstrong
Character: Mr. Welch
Popularity: 1.6391
Name: J.R. Villarreal
Character: Javier
Popularity: 2.1816
Name: Sean Michael Afable
Character: Dylan Chiu
Popularity: 0.2703
Name: Sahara Garey
Character: Georgia
Popularity: 0.2066
Name: Lee Thompson Young
Character: Devon
Popularity: 0.9261
