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To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) - Uncut (Patreon)

Published:
2025-08-07 02:25:40
Imported:
2026-06

Content

Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Phillip Alford, Brock Peters, John Megna, James Anderson, Frank Overton, Collin Wilcox Paxton

Comments

JENNIFER E

1) This was Gregory Peck's only Oscar win and 2) Tactical Overalls would be an A+ band name.

Clare Manion

That was beautiful and infuriating and inspiring and so terribly, terribly sad. This was the first time I’ve seen it all the way through. Like you guys, I read it in high school(ish), but I don’t remember much. Seeing it now – the kids are darling and Atticus is spectacular of course, but more than anything, I loved watching it yet hate how relevant it remains... I’ll definitely have to revisit the book. The entire cast was phenomenal, but Gregory Peck and Brock Peters were above and beyond. Plus, Mary Badham (Scout) looks so much like a tiny Shirley MacLaine, and just as spunky. On a lighter note -- I have a three-year-old niece and Halloween is coming up. I’m now on a mission to convince her to dress up as a magnificent papier-mâché ham.

JustALilTired

I may be wrong, but I don’t think Scout got in the fight at school because she took issue with the kid using the n word. She was mad that he said her dad was defending a black man, implying he was doing something wrong. She didn’t think her dad would do a wrong thing and was defending his honor. I believe this is part of people’s issue with the sequel, Atticus was depicted as a truly moral character in Mocking Bird but his defense of Tom was mainly because it was his lawful duty…he was still a product of a very racist culture and time. I haven’t read the sequel and I know many people don’t like the idea of Atticus being anything other than a saint, but it is important to acknowledge that even people who didn’t participate in lynch mobs were (and still are) part of the culture that allowed such things to go on for so long.

Brian Harris

The Adam Driver-Keri Russell play was called Burn This, by Lanford Wilson. It’s one of my favorite plays. I didn’t get to see that production, but it’s good casting, I bet they were great. Also, Go Set a Watchman was not REALLY a sequel to TKAM. I can see why the publishers sold it that way; it is about a grown Scout and an older Atticus. But Harper Lee actually wrote GSAW first, and tried to sell it. At that time, it included flashbacks to Scout’s childhood. Her publisher read it and said, “The best thing in this is the flashbacks. Tell THAT story in a novel and it’ll work.” So that’s what Lee did, and those flashbacks became TKAM. I think people are unnecessarily hard on GSAW. They’re mostly mad that Atticus isn’t the same guy he was in TKAM. Except … he kind of IS. Scout is just seeing him as he really is, an imperfect person, for the first time. The reader has the same experience. It’s nowhere near as good as Mockingbird, but it’s an interesting experience. Dill is based on Truman Capote, who was Harper Lee’s childhood friend. You can sort of hear his tone in the things that Dill says. Mary Badham and Gregory Peck became very close on this film, and remained close the rest of his life. She referred to him as her surrogate father.

Youtalkingtome
>>183167538

Oh my god, I totally see him as Capote now! Also you are the first person who has made the case for GSAW, I genuinely wanna check that out now

Youtalkingtome
>>183164727

Very true, I would like to get around to reading it and deciding for myself. I love the idea of him being so morally pure. A man who can look bigotry in the face and not back down. I find that so moving

Jamie Morgan

I love that Atticus has ONE act of violence in this whole movie, and it's still an act of empathy. The rabid dog was suffering and the town was in danger; without modern medicine, shooting it was the kindest option. It's also where we see him fumble the hardest - he doesn't really want to do it, his glasses keep getting in his way...it's such an endearing moment for a character that's already so endearing! Also, because you guys are currently on the latter half of season 2 of Buffy, the scene where Mr Ewell comes up to Tom Robinson's grieving family gave me such Angelus vibes! Soaking up the misery he created.

Sammy Fan

If you saw the Sorkin version in Chicago that was Mary Badham playing the old lady on the porch. She did it in other places too, but I know she was in the Chicago company.

Michael Soukup

Just a perfect film! I’ve probably seen it 20+ times at this point and I still cry all the way through. Elmer Bernstein’s score is one of the most iconic ever. Mary Badham was also nominated for an Oscar (in addition to Peck). To Kill a Mockingbird versus Lawrence of Arabia—quite the Oscar year.

Rosanne Stewart

I finally got around to watching this and I loved your reaction, along with your recollection of the novel. The reason it's banned by those on the left is a few things. There's quite a bit of "innocent" racism that goes unchallenged. Scout reflects on how Tom is a "respectable Negro," and a few other things. And there's the whole "white savior" aspect, which is a trope that the Black community is heartily sick of. The whole "Stand up, Miss Jean Louise. Your father's passin.'" is pretty heavy-handed, even though I found the scene to be powerful on both the screen and the page. Scout was the narrator throughout the novel and the scenes in which she wasn't present were described through Jem or someone else telling her (or her overhearing) about them. Harper Lee used the innocent narrator to such great effect. Scout was the main one, but we also got it secondhand through Jem and Dill. One of the saddest scenes in the book, I think, was Jem's reaction to the verdict. He was so confident that Tom would be acquitted because he was a lawyer's son and he knew the prosecution hadn't proved its case beyond a reasonable doubt. Not even close. So when the guilty verdict came he was just disillusioned and heartbroken. As for Tom's death, I go back and forth. The way it's described in the book is that Tom is on a work detail a few days later (I might be incorrect on the details) and he just took off running "like a wild man" and was shot in the back. I can sort of see him committing "suicide by cop" just because he was in such despair after the trial, even though Atticus encouraged him to not give up hope. But of course, it is also easily believable that he was flat-out murdered. It's an excellent adaptation of the novel. It has the tone down perfectly and it's brilliantly cast. A lot was left out, of course. Many childhood shenanigans, Jem's snowman, the fire that burned down Miss Maudie's house, the death of mean old Mrs. Debose, and so forth. But they kept the soul of the book and its main message, so I won't complain. Much.

Youtalkingtome
>>183249549

That's an amazing Oscars year! We also get the first Bond film this year.....just saying. 1962, what a year at the movies

Youtalkingtome
>>183314154

I love that they kept the soul and adapted it as well as they did. I can't wait to go back and reread the novel. As far as the controversies go, I need to see for myself and would love to have a conversation with someone who doesn't see eye to eye with me.

Jillian Dudley

movie recommendation: the parent trap (original is from 1961) i believe it is very very good and a classic! also, love this movie and this reaction!