DVD
Akeelah and the bee [videorecording] / Spelling Bee Productions, Inc. ; 2929 Productions ; Cinema Gypsy Productions ; Lions Gate Films ; Out of the Blue Entertainment ; Reactor Films ; Starbucks Entertainment ; produced by Laurence Fishburne, Sidney Ganis, Nancy Hult, Daniel Llewelyn, Michael Romersa ; written and directed by Doug Atchison.
Record details
- ISBN: 6310321072
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (ca. 112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: [Full screen ed.].
- Publisher: Santa Monica, CA : Lions Gate Home Entertainment, 2006.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Title from container. Special features: Making of 'Akeelah and the bee'; Doug and Keke: two peas in a pod; Inside the mind of Akeelah; Gag reel; Deleted scenes; Trailers. |
| Creation/Production Credits Note: | Director of photography, David Mullen ; editor, Glenn Farr ; music, Aaron Zigman ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, Warren Alan Young. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, J.R. Villarreal, Sean Michael, Sahara Garey, Lee Thompson Young. |
| Summary, etc.: | Eleven year-old Akeelah Anderson's life is not easy: her father is dead, her mom ignores her, her brother runs with the local gangbangers. She is a smart girl, but her environment threatens to strangle her aspirations. Responding to a threat by her school's principal, Akeelah decides to participate in a spelling bee to avoid detention for her many absences. Much to her surprise and embarrassment, she wins. Her principal asks her to seek coaching from Dr. Larabee, an English professor, for the more prestigious regional bee. As the possibility of making it all the way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee looms, Akeelah could provide her community with someone to rally around and be proud of. First Akeelah have to overcome her insecurities, her distracting home life, and the knowledge that there is a field of more experienced and privileged fellow spellers. Akeelah must overcome a distracting home life to compete in the national spelling bee which in turn helps unite her South Los Angeles neighborhood to rally behind her. |
| Target Audience Note: | MPAA rating: PG; for some language. MPAA rating: PG. |
| System Details Note: | DVD, region 1, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo. |
| Language Note: | English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
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| Genre: | Feature films. Children's films. Melodrama, American. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Children's > Feature. Melodrama > Feature. Youth > Feature. Children's films. Melodrama. |
Available copies
- 13 of 14 copies available at Bibliomation.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 14 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethel Public Library | J DVD AKEELAH (Text) | 34030096753055 | Juvenile DVD | Available | - |
| Black Rock Branch - Bridgeport | DVD AKEELAH (Text) | 34000081671638 | Adult Fiction DVD | Available | - |
| East Side Branch - Bridgeport | DVD AKEELAH (Text) | 34000081631376 | Adult Fiction DVD | In process | - |
| Hagaman Memorial Library - East Haven | DVD AKE (Text) | 31953001770950 | Adult Fiction DVD | Available | - |
| Hall Memorial Library - Ellington | DVD AK (Text) | 34037105214565 | Adult DVD | Available | - |
| Kent Memorial Library - Suffield | J DVD AKE (PG) 2886 (Text) | 32518106315099 | Juvenile DVD | Available | - |
| Mark Twain Library Association - Redding | DVD FAMILY (Text) | 33620113043414 | DVD | Available | - |
| Minor Memorial Library - Roxbury | ADVD AKE (Text) | 33630103152059 | Adult DVD | Available | - |
| Newfield Branch - Bridgeport | DVD AKEELAH (Text) | 34000081698524 | Adult Fiction DVD | Available | - |
| North Branch - Bridgeport | DVD AKEELAH (Text) | 34000081698490 | Adult Fiction DVD | Available | - |
