Popcorn Flicks in the Park
To Kill a Mockingbird
DIRECTED BY ROBERT MULLIGAN
USA, 1962, 129 MIN
Sponsored by Full Sail University
Based on the beloved Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Harper Lee, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD is the story of respected Southern lawyer Atticus Finch (Gregory Peck), who puts his career on the line when he agrees to represent a black man accused of rape. While the trial propels the narrative, anecdotal occurrences before and after the court date make the film: Finch’s 6-year-old daughter Scout’s ever-strengthening bond with older brother Jem; her friendship with precocious young Dill Harris (a character based on Lee’s childhood friend Truman Capote); her father’s no-nonsense reactions to such life-and-death crises as a rampaging mad dog; and especially Scout’s reactions to, and relationship with, Boo Radley (Robert Duvall in his movie debut), the reclusive “village idiot.” Winner of three Academy Awards®, including Best Actor (Peck) and Best Screenplay (Horton Foote), this classic American film courageously spotlights issues of morality and social injustice in Alabama during the 1930s. You don’t want to miss this special 50th anniversary screening under the stars!
