Akeelah and the Bee

Release Date: 4/28/2006 Studio: Lion's Gate Films Rating: PG Length: 112 Overall Score: 2.28 Reviewers' Comments: Akeelah barely escaped receiving an auto black lung as she walks in on her cigarette-smoking mother (Angela Bassett) who promptly snuffs out the cigarette. Since this is the only scene where Bassett uses a cigarette to show stress why include it? JF & SM Director: Atchison, Doug Producer(s): Fishburne, Laurence     Ganis, Sidney     Hult, Nancy     Llewelyn, Daniel Writer(s): Atchison, Doug Editor: Farr, Glenn Prop Master: Ferro, Bianca Smoking Incidents: 1 - 9 Where: Home           Outdoors: Other: Who Around:     Where On The Set:   Brand Shown 1: Used by: No. of Times: How Depicted: Brand Shown 2: Used by: No. of Times: How Depicted: Lead:         Credited Non-star:         Extra: Actor Star Power Tobacco Type Age Ethnicity Gender Role Bassett, Angela Star Cigarette 30+ African American Female Good Guy Anti-Tobacco Message 1: Anti-Tobacco Message 2: Sexy: Sexy: Celebration: Wealth/Power: Cool: Independent/Unique: Rebellion: Tension/Stress: A Relaxation: Habit/Addiction: Bad Guy: Loser: Other: Neutral:   Other Comments: Overall: Pro Extent: 2 Overall: 6 Perceived: 6 Where People Smoke: 2 Special Circumstances: