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Cast
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Keke Palmer | As: Akeelah Anderson |
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Laurence Fishburne | As: Dr. Larabee |
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Angela Bassett | As: Tanya Anderson |
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Curtis Armstrong | As: Mr. Welch |
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J.R. Villarreal | As: Javier |
Storyline
Akeelah is a precocious 11-year-old girl from south Los Angeles with a gift for words. Despite her mother's objections, 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.
| Tagline: | Changing the world... one word at a time. |
| Certification: | PG |
Details
Genres: Drama
Language: English
Release Date: 28 April 2006
Country: US
Runtime: 112m
Company Credits
Company: Lions Gate Films, 2929 Productions, Out of the Blue... Entertainment, Starbucks Entertainment, Cinema Gypsy Productions
Budget: $8,000,000
Revenue: $18,948,425
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Cast
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Keke Palmer |
Akeelah Anderson |
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Laurence Fishburne |
Dr. Larabee |
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Angela Bassett |
Tanya Anderson |
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Curtis Armstrong |
Mr. Welch |
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J.R. Villarreal |
Javier |
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Sean Michael Afable |
Dylan Chiu |
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Sahara Garey |
Georgia |
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Lee Thompson Young |
Devon |
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Julito McCullum |
Terrence |
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Erica Hubbard |
Kiana |
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Eddie Steeples |
Derrick-T |
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Dalia Phillips |
Ms. Cross |
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Tzi Ma |
Mr. Chiu |
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Jeris Poindexter |
Steve |
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Sara Niemietz |
Polly |
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George Hornedo |
Roman |
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Craig Wasson |
Ted Saunders |
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Jeff Marlow |
District Judge |
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Lee Garlington |
Regional Judge |
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Katie Kerwin McCrimmon |
Herself |
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Sidney Ganis |
Regional Pronouncer |
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Austin Herrera Davis |
Cheating Boy |
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Janet Borrus |
Cheating Boy's Mom |
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Wolfgang Bodison |
Akeelah's Father |
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Bonita Friedericy |
Volunteer |
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Lauren Sánchez |
Reporter |
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Fay Hauser |
Woman on TV |
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Jack Ong |
Korean Grocer |
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Neil Soni |
Rajeev Subramonian |
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Tinashe |
Cissi |
Directed By
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Doug Atchison |
Director |
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Rodney Allen Hooks |
Assistant Director |
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Jan McWilliams |
Script Supervisor |
Writing Credits
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Doug Atchison |
Writer |
Production Crew
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Nancy Hult Ganis |
Producer |
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Jaki Brown |
Casting |
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Aisha Coley |
Casting |
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Jennifer Booth |
Production Supervisor |
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Kim Taylor-Coleman |
Casting |
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Mike Upton |
Co-Producer |
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Laurence Fishburne |
Producer |
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Danny Llewelyn |
Producer |
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Kent Kubena |
Co-Producer |
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Jules Carideo |
Production Coordinator |
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Mark Cuban |
Executive Producer |
Edited By
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Glenn Farr |
Editor |
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Markus Czyzewski |
First Assistant Editor |
Costume and Makeup
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Cheryl Cravedi |
Set Costumer |
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Edna Sheen |
Makeup Department Head |
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Kenneth Walker |
Hair Department Head |
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Riki Lin Sabusawa |
Costume Supervisor |
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Linda Cowan |
Key Makeup Artist |
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Gigi Williams |
Key Makeup Artist |
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Sharen Davis |
Costume Design |
Sound
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Roland N. Thai |
Supervising Sound Editor |
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Johnny Caruso |
Music Editor |
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Matthew Nicolay |
Sound mixer |
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Eduardo Ponsdomenech |
Music Editor |
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Aaron Zigman |
Original Music Composer |
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Joel C. High |
Music Supervisor |
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Stacey A. Washer |
Boom Operator |
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Ken S. Polk |
Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
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Roland N. Thai |
Sound Designer |
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James Morioka |
Dialogue Editor |
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Shawn Kennelly |
Foley Mixer |
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Eric Thompson |
ADR Mixer |
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Barbara McCart |
Sound Recordist |
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James Morioka |
Supervising Dialogue Editor |
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Melissa Kennelly |
Foley Editor |
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Vince Nicastro |
Foley Artist |
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Fred Stafford |
Supervising ADR Editor |
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Laura Macias |
Foley Artist |
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Chris Navarro |
ADR Recordist |
Visual Effects
Camera
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Saeed Adyani |
Still Photographer |
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Johnny Radzik |
Camera Operator |
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Chris Mosio |
Camera Operator |
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M. David Mullen |
Director of Photography |
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Brad Heiner |
Key Grip |
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James 'Keeper' Auld |
Dolly Grip |
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William Rick Young |
Best Boy Grip |
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David Mun |
Second Assistant Camera |
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Chris Mosio |
Second Unit Director of Photography |
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Marcos O. Lopez |
Second Assistant "B" Camera |
Lighting
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Rich Paisley |
Gaffer |
Art Department
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Warren Alan Young |
Production Design |
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Shelley A. Wallace |
Art Direction |
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Julieann Getman |
Set Decoration |
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Matt Furginson |
Assistant Property Master |
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Kathleen Kasinger |
Property Master |
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Robert 'Cass' McEntee |
Construction Coordinator |
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Alicia Maccarone |
Set Designer |
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Greg Sanger |
Leadman |
Other Crew
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Kirk Huston |
Transportation Captain |
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Angel DeSanti |
Transportation Captain |
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Oswaldo Rojas |
Propmaker |
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Carl Pedregal |
Post Production Supervisor |
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Jason Dock Harrell |
Propmaker |
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Kevin Moll |
Studio Teacher |
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Jo Ann Smith |
Studio Teacher |
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Heather Fielding |
Studio Teacher |
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