Akeelah and the Bee

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1. #001

   The last word Dylan spells is "logorrhea." It is the winning word from the documentary Spellbound (2002), which followed several contestants at the 1999 Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee.

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2. #002

   Jacques Bailly is the National Spelling Bee Pronouncer in the film and is a real-life Bee Pronouncer. He also won the Scripps National Spelling Bee award in 1980.

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3. #003

   George Hornedo, who plays Roman, also served as an unofficial consultant because he is himself a former National Spelling Bee finalist.

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4. #004

   It is the first film produced by Starbucks Coffee.

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5. #005

   The producers initially considered Sidney Poitier to play Dr. Larabee, then decided they wanted someone younger, and then chose Laurence Fishburne.

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6. #006

   It was shot in 31 days on a budget of $6 million.

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7. #007

   Laurence Fishburne's character Dr. Larabee is based on director Doug Atchison's teacher Mr. Larabell.

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8. #008

   It is one of four projects featuring Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett together.

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9. #009

   One of the words used in the final spelling competition was Merovingian. Laurence Fishburne (Dr. Larabee) had played Morpheus in the first three Matrix films, and one of the villains he faced was the Merovingian (Lambert Wilson).

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10. #010

    It was filmed at Portola Middle School in Tarzana, California.

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11. #011

    Angela Bassett and Laurence Fishburne appeared together as Ike and Tina Turner in What's Love Got to Do with It (1993).

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12. #012

    Laurence Fishburne and Angela Bassett appeared in Boyz N the Hood (1991).

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13. #013

    The actors who play Javier and Daniel also appeared together in Cold Case's military school boys' swim team story The Plan (2004).

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14. #014

    Laurence Fishburne and Craig Wasson appear in A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987).

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15. #015

    Akeelah's bedroom desktop computer is a custom-built personal computer consisting of a 1994 17" NEC MultiSync 5FG VGA CRT monitor originally designed for Macintosh and later Windows 95/98, a Micro Innovations KB400i 108-key keyboard designed for Windows XP, and a Micro Innovations PD450P Optical Scroll Mouse. During Akeelah's assembly, while Dr. Larabee is on the computer via radio, he appears to be viewing a Classic-themed Windows XP desktop.

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16. #016

    Before filming, Keke Palmer's entire family gathered to read the script together, and the experience deeply moved them.

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17. #017

    Keke Palmer said that, along with the film's message about the importance of community, the inspiring speeches her character gives influenced her own mindset and helped her develop a growth mindset.

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