Akeelah and the Bee

Release: March 16, 2006

Young Akeelah Anderson does not have the smoothest life. Her father is dead, her mother ignores her, and her older brother is on a bad track constantly hanging out with gangs. Even though she is the smartest girl in her class, her home environment brings her to the brink of quitting school. One day in lieu of another detention for her constant absences, the school principal sends her to compete in the school spelling bee, where she wins easily, and finds she has a high aptitude for spelling. Seeing an opportunity to make her a success, her principal puts her under the coaching of Dr. Larabee, an English professor who is affiliated with the Scripps National Spelling Bee. As the possibility looms of making it all the way to the big National Spelling Bee, she could be the first to give her community someone to support and be proud of for their success, but only if she can get over her personal insecurities, home life, and Dr. Larabee's demons plus a number of more experienced spellers.

Trailers

Theatrical trailer.

.15 "Saturday [12/9(/17)]" LightTV promo, hosted by Roma Downey

Posters

Quotes

Akeelah: "Okay. But when I'm at the bee, and they tell me to spell some little fish from Australia or some weird bacteria on the Moon, we're going to wish we'd done a little bit more "rote-morizing" and not so much essay reading. If you don't mind me saying."

Dr. Larabee: "Bacteria don't exist on the Moon."

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Akeelah: "Why'd you do that?"

Javier: "I had an impulse. Are you gonna sue me for sexual harassment?"

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Dr. Larabee: "Where do you think big words come from?"

Akeelah: "People with big brains?"

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Katie Kerwin McCrimmon: "Several of the kids placed very high in last year's bee, especially Dylan Chiu. He's come in second two years in a row."

Derrick-T: "Kick his butt, Akeelah! B-U-T-T, butt!"

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Terrence: "Man, that's a white word if I ever heard one. It's a trick. Stop playing!"

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Akeelah: "You know that feeling where everything feels right? Where you don't have to worry about tomorrow or yesterday, where you feel safe and know you're doing the best you can? There's a word for that, it's called love. L-O-V-E."

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Akeelah: "I'm naturally inquisitive."

Dr. Larabee: "Yes, which is also sometimes confused with being naturally obnoxious."

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Quote O' Matic

Carmen Sandiego: "Hello?"

Patty Larceny: "Carmen, I really don't know what to do now. And of course, Mona Lisa's gettin' pretty nervous, too. I think she's ready to rant on me. Please help me!"

Carmen Sandiego: "Don't lose all your pretty hair, Patty. Take Mona Lisa to the United States and hide her in the state where the greatest American CHocolate is made. You can find a place for her next to the original Chocolate Fountain in the park near Hershey."

Patty Larceny: "Mmmm! Chocolate! That's one of my specialties. But, all kidding aside, Carmen, what should I do if Acme shows up?"

Carmen Sandiego: "I wish you would stop thinking about chocolates and get moving before you end up in a Chocolate-scented prison cell!"

Patty Larceny: "Oh, Carmen. You say the sweetest things!"

Carmen Sandiego: "Enough of the sweet talk. Now, get moving!"

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Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?