Akeelah and the Bee (2006)

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PG | 1 hr 52 mins | Drama, Family | Now Playing |Box Office Total: $18.8M

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Synopsis:

Akeelah Anderson is a precocious eleven-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite the objections of her mother Tanya, Akeelah enters various spelling contests, for which she is tutored by the forthright Dr. Larabee; her principal Mr. Welch and the proud residents of her neighborhood. Akeelah's aptitude earns her an opportunity to compete for a spot in the Scripps National Spelling Bee and in turn unites her neighborhood.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
4/28/2006

Studio	Credit
Lionsgate	Studio
Director	Credit
Doug Atchison	Director
Cast	Credit
Laurence Fishburne	Dr Joshua Larabee
Keke Palmer	Akeelah Anderson
Angela Bassett	Tanya
Curtis Armstrong	Mr. Welch
JR Villareal	Javier
Sahara Garey	Georgia
Sean Michael Afable	Dylan
Erica Hubbard	Kiana
Lee Thompson Young	Devon
Julito McCullum	Terrence
Sara Niemietz	Polly
George Hornedo	Roman
Dalia Phillips	Ms. Cross
Tzi Ma	Mr Chiu
Jeris Lee Poindexter	Steve
Craig Wasson	Ted Saunders
Katie Kerwin McCrimmon	Herself
Marjorie Harris	National Spelling Bee Head Judge
Jacques Bailly PH.D	National Spelling Bee Pronouncer
Krysten Leigh Jones	Tough Girl #1
Amirah Hawkins	Tough Girl #2
Jeff Marlow	District Judge
Lee Garlington	Regional Judge
Chloe Conroy	District Pronouncer
Sid Ganis	Regional Pronouncer
Austin Herrera Davis	Cheating Boy
Janet Borrus	Cheating Boy's Mom
Wolfgang Bodison	Akeelah's Father
Marcus Hawkins Dungey	Chuckie
Bonita Friedericy	Volunteer
Caroline J Smith	Mary Calveretti
Neil Soni	Rajeev Subramonian
Jack Ong	Korean Grocer
Lauren Sanchez	Reporter
Fay Hauser	Woman on TV
Keshell Lucas	Little Girl on TV
Corina Boettger	Red-Haired Girl
Shyann Chatman	Eighth-Grade Girl
Todd Wagner	Regional Bee Assistant Judge
Brittany Elizabeth Curran	District Speller #1
Alexandra Rieger	District Speller #2
Eric Don	Regional Speller #1
Julia Kelleher	Regional Speller #2
Zac Gardner	Regional Speller #3
John A Ausick	"Sacciform" Speller
Maddy Kloss	"Scutellate" Speller
Mason Green	"Longicollis" Speller
Jessy J Hwang	"Ginglymus" Speller
Biplab Panda	"Empennage" Speller
Alexander Christian Stephans	"Souchong" Speller
Katie L Brown	"Intussusception" Speller
John Oxenreiter	"Engastrimythic" Speller
Katie Olson	"Escharotic" Speller
Jason Ortenberg	"Flocculation" Speller
Lance Norling	Boy in Wheelchair
Jmeka Cherrel	Driver
Kahlil Ashanti	Postman
Eddie Steeples	Derrick-T
Production Credits	Credit
Todd Wagner	Executive Producer
Mike Johnson	Associate Producer
Sid Ganis	Producer
Jaki Brown-Karman	Co-Producer
Danny Llewelyn	Producer
Mark Cuban	Executive Producer
Kent Kubena	Co-Producer
Dalia Phillips	Associate Producer
Mike Upton	Co-Producer
Michael Romersa	Producer
Marc Butan	Executive Producer
Helen Sugland	Executive Producer
Nancy Hult Ganis	Producer
Michael Burns	Executive Producer
Laurence Fishburne	Producer
Michael Paseornek	Executive Producer
Tom Ortenberg	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Out of the Blue Entertainment	Production Company
Reactor Films	Production Company
Cinema Gypsy Productions, Inc.	Production Company
2929 Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Lionsgate	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Lionsgate	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
Los Angeles, California, USA
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Writer	Credit
Doug Atchison	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Brian M Kingman	Production Insurance - Insurance Provider
Cynthia Gates Fujikawa	Production Accountant
Emily Rice	Post-Production Accountant
James M Arnold	Accountant - Payroll Accountant
Mary Jane Amato	Assistant Accountant
Liam Hearne	Post-Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Lawrence D Lira	Dresser
Nelson Bush	Set Dresser
Alysia D Allen	Art Department Coordinator
Alicia Maccarone	Set Designer
Julieann Getman	Set Decorator
Kristie E Moore-Bialuski	Painter
Roxanne Brooks	Art Department - Art Department Production Assistant
Warren Alan Young	Production Designer
Greg Sanger	Lead Person
Jose Saenz	Greensman
Shelley A Wallace	Art Director
Abraham Vorster	Dresser
Charles Kern	Painter
Richard J Day Jr	Art Department - Art Department Production Assistant
Douglas James McKay	Set Dresser
Leslie Lawson	Painter
Marc Finer	Art Department - Art Department Production Assistant
John Warner	Dresser - On Set Dresser
Grant Sawyer	Set Dresser
Michael Ryan	Painter
Jocelyn Marsh	Art Department - Art Department Production Assistant
Efren Perez	Set Dresser
Buddy Ray Reynolds-Maichell	Set Dresser
Angela Simpson	Art Department - Art Department Production Assistant
Sherman Toy	Art Department - Art Department Production Assistant
Salvador Valle	Set Dresser
Ken Peterson	Set Dresser
Shan Kelly	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Jaki Brown-Karman	Casting Director
Benita Elliott	Casting Assistant
Aisha Coley	Casting Director
Robyn Mitchell	Casting Assistant
Kim Coleman	Casting Director
Eve Streger	Casting Assistant
Lamese Williams	Casting Assistant
Craft Services	Credit
Kevin Pickett	Craft Service
Robert Weisman	Catering - Caterer
Keith C Pickett	Craft Service
Jose Lopez	Catering - Chef
Nery Lopez	Catering - Chef
Film Camera	Credit
Sue Gates	Colorist
Josh Moore	Film Lab - Lab Contact
John Radzik	Camera Operator - A-Camera Operator
Martha Savelio	Dailies - Telecine
Stephen Whitcomb	Loader - Film Loader
David Orr	Color Timer
Marcus Lopez	Camera Assistant - Second Assistant B Camera
Saeed Adyani	Photography - Still Photographer
Theo Pingarelli	Assistant Camera - First Assistant Camera
M David Mullen	Director of Photography
David Mun	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant Camera
Christopher Mosio	Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Christopher Mosio	Camera Operator - B-Camera Operator
Steven Douglas Smith	Photography - Additional Photographer
Keith Eisberg	Assistant Camera - First Assistant B Camera
Jeffrey R Clark	Assistant Camera
Jarrod Oswald	Assistant Camera
Film Sales Financing	Credit
2929 Productions	Co-Financier
Lionsgate	Co-Financier
Legal	Credit
Kevin Koloff	Legal Services - Music Legal
Evelyn J. Paglinawan Esq	Legal Counsel - Music Legal
P. John Burke	Legal Counsel - 2929 Counsel
Music	Credit
Johnny Caruso	Music Editor
Joel C. High	Music Supervisor
Mateo Laboriel	Music Engineer - Electronic Programming
Francisco Javier Gonzalez	Song Performer
Xocoyotzin Herrera	Song
Rebecca Rienks	Music Coordinator
Michael Stern	Score Mixing
Michael Stern	Score Recording
Aaron Zigman	Music Conductor
Aaron Zigman	Music
Jesse Voccia	Music Engineer - Electronic Programming
Jeanne Fay	Music - Music Clearance
Jose Zuñiga	Song Performer
Eduardo Ponsdomenech	Music Editor
J Green	Song
Planet Asia	Song Performer
Michael Perretta	Song
Mollie B Casey	Music - Music Assistant
S Jones	Song
Stephanie Jones	Song Performer
S Bunting	Song
Swollen Members	Song Performer
K Hendriks	Song
Loreal Palmer	Song Performer
W Plischke	Song
The Spinners	Song Performer
Bootsy Collins	Song Performer
Lauren Palmer	Song
Loreal Palmer	Song
Aretha Franklin	Song Performer
Frankie	Song Performer
Sharon Palmer	Song
Lateef & The Chief	Song Performer
Thomas Bell	Song
Harold Melvin and The Blue Notes	Song Performer
Linda Creed	Song
Bootsy Collins	Song
Ben Harper	Song Performer
Otis Redding	Song
Deborah Cox	Song Performer
Patrice Germain	Song
Erica Rivera	Song Performer
Heather Small	Song Performer
L Daumont	Song
X Mosley	Song
Victor Carstarphen	Song
Gene McFadden	Song
John Whitehead	Song
Ben Harper	Song
James Harris III	Song
Terry Lewis	Song
James Q Wright	Song
Jamey Jaz	Song
Rhona Bennett	Song
Heather Small	Song
Peter John Vettese	Song
Production Management	Credit
Donald E Wygal Jr	Assistant Production Coordinator
Jules Carideo	Production Coordinator
Mike Upton	Unit Production Manager
Craig Simmons	Assistant Location Manager
Jenifer Booth	Production Supervisor
Jan McWilliams	Script Supervisor
Carl Pedregal	Post-Production Supervisor
Andy Keeter	Location Manager
Rodney Allen Hooks	Assistant Director
Rosemary Lara	Production Manager - Manager of Production
Mark W McCoy	Post-Production Coordinator
Jenny Cho	Post-Production
Richard DiPatri	Assistant Location Manager
Joe Genier	Unit Production Manager
Lisa Looney	Production Supervisor
David Riebel	Assistant Director - Key Second Assistant Director
Jenny DeArmitt	Assistant Production Coordinator
Curtis A Miller	Production Supervisor - Supervisor of Production
Marvin J Williams Jr	Assistant Director
Anne Carroll	Assistant Director
Chad Rosen	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Julie Polkes	Unit Publicist
Lisa NG	Publicity - Assistant
Jeff L Lieberman	Publicity - EPK
Yon Elvira	Publicity - Supervisor, Assets and Production Publicity
Sound	Credit
Jim Wright	Sound Engineer - Dolby Engineer
Matthew Nicolay	Sound Mixer
Stacey Washer	Boom Operator
Melissa Pillmear	Foley Editor
Ken S Polk	Rerecording Mixer
Barbara McCart	Sound Recordist - Recordist
Laura Macias	Foley Artist
Gregory Hedgepath	Sound Effects Editor
Shawn Kennelly	Foley Mixer
Nancy Barker	Sound Editor - First Assistant Sound Editor
Barbara Harris	ADR Voice Casting
Fred Stafford	ADR Editor
Roland N Thai	Supervising Sound Editor
Roland N Thai	Sound Designer
Eric Thompson	ADR Mixer
Chris Navarro	ADR - ADR Recordist
Ezra Dweck	Rerecording Mixer
Kimberly Bailey	ADR - ADR Cast
Matt Hedges	Sound Editor - Sound Editorial Coordinator
Vince Nicastro	Foley Artist
Carlyle King	ADR - ADR Cast
Lance Brown	Rerecording Mixer
Andrea Baker	ADR - ADR Cast
Lanai Chapman	ADR - ADR Cast
Khanya Mkhize	ADR - ADR Cast
Carlos LaCamara	ADR - ADR Cast
Jeffrey Todd Fischer	ADR - ADR Cast
John La Fayette	ADR - ADR Cast
Terrence Matthew	ADR - ADR Cast
Tinashe Kachingwe	ADR - ADR Cast
Kyrsten Leigh Jones	ADR - ADR Cast
Paige Hurd	ADR - ADR Cast
Courtney Burness	ADR - ADR Cast
Jessie Flower	ADR - ADR Cast
Ashlynn Rose	ADR - ADR Cast
Katelyn Kowalick	ADR - ADR Cast
Kayla Henry	ADR - ADR Cast
Mischon Ratliff	ADR - ADR Cast
Terrence Hardy	ADR - ADR Cast
Kendre Berry	ADR - ADR Cast
Axel Alba	ADR - ADR Cast
Zack Shada	ADR - ADR Cast
Austin Marques	ADR - ADR Cast
Kevin Davidson	ADR - ADR Cast
Cody Klop	ADR - ADR Cast
AJ Noel	ADR - ADR Cast
Denzel Whittaker	ADR - ADR Cast
Visual Effects	Credit
Jim Bartoo	Software Engineer - Digital Asset Management
Michael Uguccioni	Visual Effects Supervisor
Pamela Green	Main Title Design - Main Title
John Scheer	Titles - IQ Artist
Andrew Midgley	Visual Effects Producer - VFX Producer
Shelly Dutcher	Digital Effects Artist - Inferno Artist
Mark Intravartolo	Digital Effects Artist - Inferno Artist
Jarik Van Sluijs	Main Title Design - Main Title
Gary Hebert	Main Title Design - Main Title
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Kenneth Walker	Hair Stylist - Department Head Hairstylist
Riki Lin Sabusawa	Costume Supervisor
Edna M Sheen	Makeup - Department Head Makeup
Fay Kelly	Hair Assistant - Assistant Hair
Yvonne Bastidos	Costumer
Sharen Davis	Costume Designer - Costume Director
Robin West	Assistant Costume Designer - Assistant Designer
Cheryl Cravedi	Costumer
Erma Kent	Hair Assistant - Assistant Hair
Gigi Williams	Makeup
Meta Moise	Costumer
Linda Cowan	Makeup
Jodie Stern	Costumer

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