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Release Year
2006
UPC
0031398200017

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Following in the fine tradition of inspiring inner-city underdog tales like STAND AND DELIVER, and TAKE THE LEAD, Doug Atchison's AKEELAH AND THE BEE is a story of overcoming odds that never descends into empty formula. The narrative centers around the character of Akeelah (Keke Palmer, in a star-making performance), a charming yet insecure 11 year old girl from Los Angeles' gang-ridden South Central district. Upon flipping channels after school one day, she lands on ESPN's coverage of the National Spelling Bee. Having recently become aware of her innate talent in this area, Akeelah cannot help but fantasize about the prospect of being a star of the bee circuit. The tragic problem -- intelligence of this kind is not valued in her community, where skills of athleticism and rapping are coveted far more than school smarts. Though Akeelah attempts to hide her academic acuity behind a rebellious attitude, she cannot resist the temptation to enter her school's spelling bee, at which her stellar performance attracts the attention of her idealistic principal, who pairs her with a mentor, a former professor named Joshua Larabee (the always riveting Laurence Fishburne, who re-embodies the wise iconoclast character he played so well in the chess movie SEARCHING FOR BOBBY FISCHER). Meanwhile, Akeelah's strong, practical mother, (played by Angela Bassett, who worked with Fishburne on the Tina Turner biopic WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?) while always supportive of her talented daughter, does not necessarily see the point of spending such time and energy on what will likely amount to a fleeting hobby. Perhaps taking its cue from the surprising popularity of Jeffrey Blitz's quirky documentary SPELLBOUND (2002), which explored spelling prodigies from diverse classes, races, and geographic locations, this drama makes what could be a narrow niche into a universal tale of triumph over adversity.

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UPC
0031398200017
eBay Product ID (ePID)
54090848

Product Key Features

Actor
Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne
Rating
G
Edition
Full Screen Edition
Movie/TV Title
Akeelah and the Bee
Director
Doug Atchison
Format
DVD
Release Year
2006
Genre
Drama

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs
1
Country/Region of Manufacture
USA
Display Format
Full Frame Edition
Leading Role
Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne
Release Date
20060829
Film Country
USA

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  • by dragonflies4
    21 Sep, 2017

    Inspiring for Kids

    Awesome, fun and inspiring movie for kids. Some slightly gritty slice-of-life-in-the-neighbourhood moments, but balanced with mostly cute and inspirational messages. Overall great value and worth a watch at least once. It'll have your kids wanting to learn their spelling by the time the credits roll.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: decluttr_store

  • by pattwilso55
    02 Oct, 2022

    Delightfully entertaining

    I love this movie! Best movie I’ve seen in a long time. I’ve watched it three times already. Thank you!!!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: fortisvault

  • by ggwenevere
    20 Mar, 2019

    Replacing a copy

    Great family movie but I actually use to teach a therapeutic group to teenagers.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: jherby79

  • by beasay
    18 Sep, 2019

    Love this movie.

    It's a fun movie and complete and safely kept DVD, thank you for shipping it with much care.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: kygood247

  • by chalmosurrat_0
    31 Jul, 2022

    like the story line the movie was very entertaining

    dvd

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: second.sale

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