Akeelah ist die Größte (2006)
Wenn man wie Akeelah Anderson in einer sozial schwachen Gegend aufwächst und eine Schule besucht, deren Schüler aufgrund unterschiedlicher Ursachen oft Probleme mit dem Unterrichtsstoff haben, dann kann es von großem Nachteil sein, wenn man selbst einen schlauen Eindruck macht. Deswegen sieht sich Akeelah auch zahlreichen Widerständen ausgesetzt, als sie beschließt, am nationalen Buchstabierwettbewerb der USA teilzunehmen. Ihre Mitschüler halten davon ebenso wenig wie ihre Mutter Tanya, die sich nur dafür interessiert, dass ihre Tochter die Hausaufgaben macht. Aber Akeelah gibt nicht auf, denn buchstabieren macht ihr Spaß. Hilfe bekommt sie vom Englischlehrer Dr. Larabee, der in der Arbeit mit Akeelah sein eigenes Trauma überwinden kann, das er seit dem Tod seiner Tochter mit sich herumschleppt.
Der Regisseur: Doug Atchison
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Keke Palmer as Akeelah Anderson |
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Laurence Fishburne as Dr. Larabee |
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Angela Bassett as Tanya Anderson |
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Curtis Armstrong as Mr. Welch |
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J.R. Villarreal as Javier |
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Sean Michael Afable as Dylan Chiu |
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Sahara Garey as Georgia |
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Lee Thompson Young as Devon |
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Julito McCullum as Terrence |
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Erica Hubbard as Kiana |
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Eddie Steeples as Derrick-T |
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Dalia Phillips as Ms. Cross |
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Tzi Ma as Mr. Chiu |
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Jeris Poindexter as Steve |
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Sara Niemietz as Polly |
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George Hornedo as Roman |
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Craig Wasson as Ted Saunders |
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Jeff Marlow as District Judge |
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Lee Garlington as Regional Judge |
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Katie Kerwin McCrimmon as Herself |
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Sidney Ganis as Regional Pronouncer |
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Austin Herrera Davis as Cheating Boy |
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Janet Borrus as Cheating Boy's Mom |
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Wolfgang Bodison as Akeelah's Father |
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Bonita Friedericy as Volunteer |
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Lauren Sánchez Bezos as Reporter |
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Fay Hauser as Woman on TV |
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Jack Ong as Korean Grocer |
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Neil Soni as Rajeev Subramonian |
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Tinashe as Cissi |
| Directing | Doug Atchison | Director |
| Writing | Doug Atchison | Writer |
| Production | Nancy Hult Ganis | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cheryl Cravedi | Set Costumer |
| Sound | Joel C. High | Music Supervisor |
| Camera | Johnny Radzik | Camera Operator |
| Art | Warren Alan Young | Production Design |
| Editing | Glenn Farr | Editor |
| Sound | Aaron Zigman | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Julieann Getman | Set Decoration |
| Camera | Chris Mosio | Camera Operator |
| Production | Aisha Coley | Casting |
| Camera | Saeed Adyani | Still Photographer |
| Production | Jaki Brown | Casting |
| Sound | Johnny Caruso | Music Editor |
| Sound | Matthew Nicolay | Sound mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kenneth Walker | Hair Department Head |
| Production | Jennifer Booth | Production Supervisor |
| Sound | Eduardo Ponsdomenech | Music Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Riki Lin Sabusawa | Costume Supervisor |
| Camera | M. David Mullen | Director of Photography |
| Production | Kim Taylor-Coleman | Casting |
| Art | Shelley A. Wallace | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Edna Sheen | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Roland N. Thai | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Crew | Angel DeSanti | Transportation Captain |
| Sound | Stacey A. Washer | Boom Operator |
| Sound | Roland N. Thai | Sound Designer |
| Crew | Kirk Huston | Transportation Captain |
| Sound | Ken S. Polk | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | James Morioka | Dialogue Editor |
| Production | Kent Kubena | Co-Producer |
| Production | Laurence Fishburne | Producer |
| Art | Alicia Maccarone | Set Designer |
| Art | Robert 'Cass' McEntee | Construction Coordinator |
| Camera | James 'Keeper' Auld | Dolly Grip |
| Production | Mike Upton | Co-Producer |
| Crew | Carl Pedregal | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Danny Llewelyn | Producer |
| Sound | Chris Navarro | ADR Recordist |
| Directing | Rodney Allen Hooks | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gigi Williams | Key Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Barbara McCart | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Jo Ann Smith | Studio Teacher |
| Camera | Chris Mosio | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Directing | Jan McWilliams | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Shawn Kennelly | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Fred Stafford | Supervising ADR Editor |
| Sound | Melissa Kennelly | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Vince Nicastro | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Laura Macias | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Eric Thompson | ADR Mixer |
| Art | Kathleen Kasinger | Property Master |
| Art | Matt Furginson | Assistant Property Master |
| Camera | David Mun | Second Assistant Camera |
| Camera | William Rick Young | Best Boy Grip |
| Costume & Make-Up | Linda Cowan | Key Makeup Artist |
| Editing | Markus Czyzewski | First Assistant Editor |
| Crew | Jason Dock Harrell | Propmaker |
| Sound | James Morioka | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sharen Davis | Costume Design |
| Crew | Oswaldo Rojas | Propmaker |
| Production | Jules Carideo | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Heather Fielding | Studio Teacher |
| Art | Greg Sanger | Leadman |
| Camera | Brad Heiner | Key Grip |
| Camera | Marcos O. Lopez | Second Assistant "B" Camera |
| Lighting | Rich Paisley | Gaffer |
| Crew | Kevin Moll | Studio Teacher |
| Production | Mark Cuban | Executive Producer |
