Akeelah and the bee / an Out of the Blue and Reactor Films production in association with Cinema Gypsy Productions ; directed and written by Doug Atchison.
Publisher:
Lionsgate :
Copyright Date:
2006
Description:
12 film reels of 12 on 6 (ca. 107 min., 9,630 ft.) : sd., col. ; 35 mm. viewing print. 2 sound discs (ca. 107 min.) : digital, DTS ; 4 3/4 in. track.
Copyright: Lions Gate Films, Inc. & 2929 Productions, LLC. Appl. au.: Spelling Bee Productions, LLC. Previous related version: Screenplay by Doug Atchinson preexisting. NM: dramatization. DCR 2006; PUB 16Mar06; REG 16Oct06; PA1-342-692. Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal, Sean Michael, Sahara Garey, Lee Thompson Young, Julito McCullum, Erica Hubbard, Eddie Steeples, Dalia Phillips, Tzi Ma, Jeris Poindexter, Sara Niemietz. Summary from FirstSearch, OCLC 69953754, viewed Aug. 7, 2007. Not viewed. Digital sound on two compact discs stored in one film can (CGE 0304). DLC Sources used: copyright data sheet; copyright data base; Variety Web site, review posted Mar. 20, 2006, viewed Aug. 7, 2007; Internet movie database, viewed Aug. 7, 2007; FirstSearch, OCLC 69953754, viewed Aug. 7, 2007.
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 has to overcome her insecurities, her distracting home life, and the knowledge that there is a field of more experienced and privileged fellow spellers.
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