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Bibliographic Information
- Title
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Akeelah and the bee [videorecording]
Widescreen version.
- Author
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Atchison, Doug,
- Publisher:
- Lionsgate,
- Pub date:
- [2006]
- Description:
- 1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.) :
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Item info:
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All copies checked out.
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- 0
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Akeelah and the bee [videorecording]
Widescreen version.
Atchison, Doug,
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Akeelah and the bee [videorecording]
Widescreen version.
Atchison, Doug,
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Title:
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Akeelah and the bee [videorecording] / Lionsgate, 2929 Productions, Starbucks Entertainment ; an Out of the Blue Entertainment and Reactor Films production in association with Cinema Gypsy Productions, Inc. ; written and directed by Doug Atchison ; produced by Nancy Hult Ganis, Sidney Gan, Laurence Fishburne, Michael Romersa, Danny Llewelyn.
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Edition:
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Widescreen version.
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Physical descrip:
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1 videodisc (approximately 112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Medium:
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4 3/4 in. color
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General Note:
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Special features: Making of Akeelah and the bee ; Doug and Keke: two peas in a pod ; Inside the mind of Akeelah ; Keke Palmer "All my girlz" music video ; Gag reel ; Deleted scenes ; Trailers.
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General Note:
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2006.
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Language:
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English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
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Cast:
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Keke Palmer, Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, Curtis Armstrong, Tzi Ma, Lee Thompson Young.
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Credits:
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Director of photography, M. David Mullen ; editor, Glenn Farr ; music, Aaron Zigman ; costume designer, Sharen Davis ; production designer, Warren Alan Young.
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Audience:
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MPAA rating: PG; for some language.
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Summary:
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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 has to overcome her insecurities, her distracting home life, and the knowledge that there is a field of more experienced and privileged fellow spellers.
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Held by:
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FAIRFIELD TUCKAHOE FAAREA
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Subject term:
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Spelling bees--Drama.
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Subject term:
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School children--California--Los Angeles--Drama.
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Self-esteem in children--California--Los Angeles--Drama.
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Subject term:
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Spanish language materials.
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Geographic term:
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Los Angeles (Calif.)--Drama.
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Genre index term:
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Made-for-TV movies. lcgft
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Genre index term:
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Melodramas (Motion pictures) lcgft
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Genre index term:
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Teen films. lcgft
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Added author:
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Atchison, Doug,
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Added author:
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Hult, Nancy,
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Ganis, Sid,
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Fishburne, Laurence, III, 1961-
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Romersa, Michael,
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Llewelyn, Danny,
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Palmer, Keke,
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Bassett, Angela
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Armstrong, Curtis
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Ma, Tzi
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Young, Lee Thompson, 1984-2013,
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Mullen, M. David
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Farr, Glenn
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Zigman, Aaron,
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Young, Warren Alan, 1965-
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Davis, Sharen
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Added Author:
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Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.)
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2929 Productions (Firm)
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Starbucks Entertainment (Firm),
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Added Author:
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Out of the Blue Entertainment (Firm),
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Added Author:
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Reactor Films,
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Added Author:
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Cinema Gypsy Productions,
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Added Author:
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Lions Gate Home Entertainment,