Akeelah and the Bee
(PG)
1 hour 52 minutes

OFFICIAL WEBSITE:
http://www.akeelahandthebee.com/splash.html

RELEASE DATE:
April 28, 2006

RELEASE:
Wide

GENRE:
Drama

Premise of "Akeelah and the Bee"
Akeelah, an 11-year-old girl living in South Los Angeles, discovers she has a talent for spelling, which she hopes will take her to the National Spelling Bee.

CAST:
Keke Palmer (Akeelah Anderson)
Laurence Fishburne (Dr. Joshua Larabee)
Angela Bassett (Tanya Anderson)
Curtis Armstrong (Mr. Welch)
Dalia Phillips (Ms. Cross)
Keke Palmer
Tzi Ma

DIRECTOR:
Doug Atchison

WRITER:
Doug Atchison

PRODUCERS:
Laurence Fishburne,
Daniel Llewelyn,
Michael Romersa,
Nancy Hult,
Sidney Ganis

STUDIO/DISTRIBUTOR:
Lions Gate Films