Hey, Boo: Harper Lee & To Kill a Mockingbird (2011)

The untold story behind a great American novel.

In this full-length documentary, Mary Murphy explores the enduring power, popularity & mystery that is Harper Lee. She interviews Oprah Winfrey, Wally Lamb Anna Quindlen, James McBride and others, and with rare cooperation from Harper Lee’s family and friends tells the story of a novel that became an American classic. In the newest edition of the film, Harper Lee from Mockingbird to Watchman, Murphy examines the rediscovered novel and its place alongside To Kill A Mockingbird.

Cast (12)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

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Bob Mayer

Self - Narrator / Voice of Truman Capote

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Jennifer Laird

Voice of Tay Hohoff

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Christopher Seward

Voice of Reporter / Voice of Maurice Crain

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Jane Beasley

Voice of Harper Lee

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Donna Coney Island

Voice of Idabel Tompkins

Oprah Winfrey

Self

Mary Badham

Self

Tom Brokaw

Self

Rosanne Cash

Self

James Patterson

Self

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Scott Turow

Self

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Anna Quindlen

Self

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