Akeelah and the Bee
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 finala. As she gets to know her fellow competitors, Akeelah realizes that coming first isn't everything in life.
Akeelah and the Bee
April 28, 2006
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Cast (30)
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
Bonita Friedericy
Volunteer
Lauren Sánchez
Reporter
Fay Hauser
Woman on TV
Jack Ong
Korean Grocer
Neil Soni
Rajeev Subramonian
Tinashe
Cissi
Crew (70)
Directing
Writing
Doug Atchison
Writer
Production
Laurence Fishburne
Producer
Mark Cuban
Executive Producer
Kim Taylor-Coleman
Casting
Jaki Brown
Casting
Mike Upton
Co-Producer
Jules Carideo
Production Coordinator
Aisha Coley
Casting
Nancy Hult Ganis
Producer
Danny Llewelyn
Producer
Kent Kubena
Co-Producer
Jennifer Booth
Production Supervisor
Sound
Eric Thompson
ADR Mixer
Aaron Zigman
Original Music Composer
Roland N. Thai
Sound Designer
Roland N. Thai
Supervising Sound Editor
Chris Navarro
ADR Recordist
Eduardo Ponsdomenech
Music Editor
Johnny Caruso
Music Editor
Matthew Nicolay
Sound Mixer
Laura Macias
Foley Artist
Joel C. High
Music Supervisor
Melissa Kennelly
Foley Editor
Shawn Kennelly
Foley Mixer
James Morioka
Dialogue Editor
Barbara McCart
Sound Recordist
James Morioka
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Fred Stafford
Supervising ADR Editor
Stacey A. Washer
Boom Operator
Ken S. Polk
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Vince Nicastro
Foley Artist
Art
Robert 'Cass' McEntee
Construction Coordinator
Greg Sanger
Leadman
Julieann Getman
Set Decoration
Alicia Maccarone
Set Designer
Shelley A. Wallace
Art Direction
Matt Furginson
Assistant Property Master
Kathleen Kasinger
Property Master
Warren Alan Young
Production Design
Camera
M. David Mullen
Director of Photography
Saeed Adyani
Still Photographer
Chris Mosio
Camera Operator
William Rick Young
Best Boy Grip
Brad Heiner
Key Grip
Johnny Radzik
Camera Operator
James 'Keeper' Auld
Dolly Grip
Chris Mosio
Second Unit Director of Photography
Marcos O. Lopez
Second Assistant "B" Camera
David Mun
Second Assistant Camera
Costume & Make-Up
Edna Sheen
Makeup Department Head
Sharen Davis
Costume Design
Cheryl Cravedi
Set Costumer
Kenneth Walker
Hair Department Head
Gigi Williams
Key Makeup Artist
Riki Lin Sabusawa
Costume Supervisor
Linda Cowan
Key Makeup Artist
Crew
Angel DeSanti
Transportation Captain
Kevin Moll
Studio Teacher
Carl Pedregal
Post Production Supervisor
Heather Fielding
Studio Teacher
Jason Dock Harrell
Propmaker
Kirk Huston
Transportation Captain
Jo Ann Smith
Studio Teacher
Oswaldo Rojas
Propmaker
Editing
Glenn Farr
Editor
Markus Czyzewski
First Assistant Editor
Lighting
Rich Paisley
Gaffer