Spellbound follows the lives of eight young Americans who share on goal: to win the National Spelling Bee.
    Think this sounds boring? Prepare to be blown away. The Bee is as intense a competition as any Olympic match, and for the spellers and their families, the stakes are just as high. The unbearable pressure becomes even more extraordinary as it is felt by ordinary teenagers.
    Watch as the Bee becomes the dramatic backdrop for the bigger story about kids and famelies today as we discover that within the roller coaster rides of the National Spelling Bee can be found the heart of America.

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YEAR OF RELEASE: 2002

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DIRECTOR: Jeffrey Blitz

RUNNING TIME: 97 minutes

STUDIO: Columbia Tri Star

Average Hollywood Guys Rating: A

• This movie was made during the 1999 National Spelling Bee contest, but was not released in theaters until late 2002.
• The film was nominated for the Best Documentary Academy Award in 2002.
• The DVD includes updates in the special features on all eight of the kids profiled in the movie.
• **When making this page I purposely misspelled one word, can you find it?**