his mother Elaine have just viewed the 1962 film and discuss it as they stroll along the street. The 2006 film Failure to Launch contains a subplot about killing a mockingbird. The book is specifically mentioned in the gun shop scene. In the 2002 film Mr. Deeds, Winona Ryder's character, Babe Bennett, alludes to Boo Radley in an attempt to lie about her past. When Babe goes into a building, she says hello to "Mrs. Finch and her pet Atticus", a reference to Atticus Finch. In the film Vanilla Sky, the movie is on the screen in the background of the security room in David Aames', played by Tom Cruise, cell. Atticus Finch is also revealed to be the inspiration for Dr. Curtis McCabe, played by Kurt Russell. In the 2005 film Capote, Truman Capote is invited to the publication party for the novel. In the 2006 film Cashback, insomniac Ben Willis reads the novel when he can't fall asleep at night. In the 2000 film All Roads Lead Home, the dog on the farm is named Atticus. The film also is a parody of the novel. In the 2011 film Bad Teacher, this novel is used as one of the learning materials in the English class. In the 2012 film The Perks of Being a Wallflower, this novel is studied in the English class. In the 2012 film Broken, Archie and Skunk mirror Atticus and Scout in many ways. Like Atticus, Archie is a highly principled lawyer, and Skunk has many of Scout's qualities, such as honesty, intelligence and charm. However, despite the similarities in characterisation, Broken does not involve any exploration of prejudice and hate. In the 2013 film Beautiful Creatures, the novel is studied in class. It is also frequently mentioned in the novel of the same name on which the movie was based, often referring to Macon Ravenwood as Boo Radley. In the 2019 film Just Mercy, there are multiple explicit references to the novel, the real-life story is coincidentally set in the same city of Monroeville, Alabama, and the plot involves hauntingly similar elements (African-American man falsely accused and unjustly convicted of a crime against a white woman). Television Get Smart episode 16 of season 4 first aired on January 18, 1969 was entitled "Tequila Mockingbird". An episode of the American situation comedy Frasier was titled "To Kill a Talking Bird". To Kill a Mockingbird