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Akeelah and the Bee DVD Movie Full Screen Edition 2006 A320
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Type
- Movie
- Language
- English
- Custom Bundle
- No
- Features
- Full Screen
- Studio
- LIONSGATE
- UPC
- 0031398200017
- Format
- DVD
- Release Year
- 2006
- Actor
- Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne
- Director
- Doug Atchison
- Genre
- Drama
- Movie/TV Title
- Akeelah and the Bee
- Edition
- Full Screen Edition
About this product
Product Information
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.
Product Identifiers
UPC
0031398200017
eBay Product ID (ePID)
54090848
Product Key Features
Actor
Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne
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
LeafCats
617
Leading Role
Angela Bassett, Laurence Fishburne
Film Country
USA
Release Date
20060829
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Product ratings and reviews
Most relevant reviews
- 21 Sep, 2017Top favourable review
Inspiring for Kids
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: decluttr_store
- 15 Nov, 2006
Refreshing, Inspiring, Enjoyable - A WONDERFUL MOVIE!!
- 04 Sep, 2014
Sometime, You need to Be Quiet and Press Play
- 30 Sep, 2006
A Great Educational Movie
- 01 Jul, 2008
Family Friendly Encouraging Real Life Educational Movie
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