| Description |
1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, widescreen, Dolby digital, region 1. |
| Language |
English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
| Note |
Title from container. |
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For specific features see interactive menu. |
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Special features: Making of 'Akeelah and the bee'; Doug and Keke: two peas in a pod; Inside the mind of Akeelah; Gag reel; Deleted scenes; Trailers. |
| Cast |
Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal, Sean Michael, Sahara Garey, Lee Thompson Young. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, David Mullen ; editor, Glenn Farr ; music, Aaron Zigman ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, Warren Alan Young. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG; for some language. |
| Note |
MPAA rating: PG; for some language. |
| 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 will have to overcome her insecurities, her distracting home life, and the knowledge that there is a field of more experienced and privileged fellow spellers. |
| Subject |
Spelling bees -- Juvenile fiction -- Videodiscs.
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School children -- California -- Los Angeles -- Juvenile fiction -- Videodiscs.
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Self-esteem in children -- California -- Los Angeles -- Juvenile fiction -- Videodiscs.
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Feature films -- Juvenile fiction -- Videodiscs.
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| Local Subject |
DVDS, JUVENILE.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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Children's films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| Added Author |
Atchison, Doug.
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Palmer, Keke.
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Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961-
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Bassett, Angela.
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Armstrong, Curtis.
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Mullen, David.
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Zigman, Aaron.
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Lions Gate Home Entertainment.
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| Standard No. |
031398195962 |
| Music No. |
19596 Lions Gate Home Entertainment |
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