Details
- Release: Apr 28 2006
- Runtime: 113 min
- Language: English
- Budget: $8,000,000
- Revenue: $18,948,425
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.
Credits
Angela Bassett
Tanya Anderson
Keke Palmer
Akeelah Anderson
Laurence Fishburne
Dr. Larabee
Lee Garlington
Regional Judge
Tzi Ma
Mr. Chiu
Curtis Armstrong
Mr. Welch
Lee Thompson Young
Devon
Craig Wasson
Ted Saunders
Eddie Steeples
Derrick-T
Tinashe
Cissi
Bonita Friedericy
Volunteer
Lauren Sánchez Bezos
Reporter
Julito McCullum
Terrence
Sidney Ganis
Regional Pronouncer
Wolfgang Bodison
Akeelah's Father
Erica Hubbard
Kiana
Jeris Poindexter
Steve
Fay Hauser
Woman on TV
J.R. Villarreal
Javier
Sahara Garey
Georgia