Spellbound : everyone wants the last word / a Blitz/Welch picture ; produced by Jeffrey Blitz, Sean Welch ; directed by Jeffrey Blitz.

Follows the lives of eight young Americans who share one goal: to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. The Bee is as intense a competition as any Olympic match, for both the spellers and their families. The unbearable pressure becomes even more extraordinary when it is felt by ordi...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors: Blitz/Welch (Firm)
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (Firm)
Other Authors: Blitz, Jeffrey, 1969-
Welch, Sean, 1965-
Arenivar, Angela, 1985-
Lala, Nupur
Brigham, Ted
Stagg, Emily, 1984-
White, Ashley
Kadakia, Neil, 1987-
DeGideo, April
Altman, Harry
Cameron, Alex, 1937-
Gorskaya, Yana
Hulsizer, Daniel
Language:English
French
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned. English and French language tracks, English and French subtitles.
Published: Culver City, Calif. : Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, [2004], ©2002.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Spelling bees > United States.
Middle school students > United States.
High school students > United States.
Documentary films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Documentary films.
Films for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
Follows the lives of eight young Americans who share one goal: to win the 1999 National Spelling Bee in Washington, D.C. The Bee is as intense a competition as any Olympic match, for both the spellers and their families. The unbearable pressure becomes even more extraordinary when it is felt by ordinary teenagers.
Note:Special features: commentary by filmmakers; theatrical trailer; bonus footage; where are they now? updates on all 8 profiled spellers; interactive Hangman game: deluxe edition; educational guide: includes "Host your own spelling bee" kit.
Videorecording.
Call Number:LB1574 .S64 2004 VideoDVD
AQ7 D0033210 VideoDVD
Audience:
MPAA rating: G.
Awards:Woodstock Film Festival, 2002: Maverick Award - Best Documentary (Jeffrey Blitz).
ISBN:9781404947603 :
1404947604 :
Credits:Camera, Jeffrey Blitz ; editor, Yana Gorskaya ; music composer, Daniel Hulsizer.
System Details:DVD, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Cast:
Angela Arenivar, Nupur Lala, Ted Brigham, Emily Stagg, Ashley White, Neil Kadakia, April DeGideo, Harry Altman, Alex Cameron.