A young girl from South Los Angeles tries to make it to the National Spelling Bee.A young girl from South Los Angeles tries to make it to the National Spelling Bee.A young girl from South Los Angeles tries to make it to the National Spelling Bee.
- Awards
- 11 wins & 15 nominations
- Javier
- (as JR Villarreal)
- Georgia
- (as Sahara Garey)
- Steve
- (as Jeris Lee Poindexter)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe quote that Dr. Larabee has Akeelah read from a plaque on his wall is an excerpt from "A Return To Love: Reflections on the Principles of a Course in Miracles" by Marianne Williamson.
- GoofsThe plaque on the wall in Dr. Larabee's office, which he makes Akeelah read, wrongly attributes the quote to Nelson Mandela's 1994 inaugural speech. This is a common mistake, but Nelson Mandela has never used that quote in any of his published speeches. The quote is from Marianne Williamson an American spiritual activist.
- Quotes
Akeelah: [quoting Marianne Williamson] Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.
Dr. Larabee: Does that mean anything to you?
Akeelah: I don't know.
Dr. Larabee: It's written in plain English. What does it mean?
Akeelah: That I'm not supposed to be afraid?
Dr. Larabee: Afraid of what?
Akeelah: Afraid of... me?
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Colbert Report: Frank Rich (2006)
- SoundtracksEl indio y el vaquero
Written by Xocoyotzin Herrera
Performed by Francisco Javier González & José Zuñiga
Courtesy of LMS Records/Latin Music Specialists
- delanos53
- May 7, 2006
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- A som i Akeelah
- Filming locations
- Berkeley, California, USA(Crenshaw Middle School)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $8,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $18,848,430
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,011,585
- Apr 30, 2006
- Gross worldwide
- $18,948,425
- Runtime1 hour 52 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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