Atticus Finch literary journals". Alice Petry remarked, "Atticus has become something of a folk hero in legal circles and is treated almost as if he were an actual person". Examples of Atticus Finch's impact on the legal profession are plentiful. Richard Matsch, the federal judge who presided over the Timothy McVeigh trial, counts Atticus as a major judicial influence. One law professor at the University of Notre Dame stated that the most influential textbook from which he taught was "To Kill a Mockingbird", and an article in the "Michigan Law Review" asserts, "No real-life lawyer has done more for the self-image or
Frankenstein (1931 film) on "100 Years... 100 Movies". The line "It's alive! It's alive!" was ranked as the 49th greatest movie quote in American cinema. The film was on the ballot for several of AFI's "100 series" lists, including AFI's "10 Top 10" for the sci-fi category, "100 Years... 100 Movies (10th Anniversary Edition)", and twice on "100 Years... 100 Heroes and Villains" for both Dr. Henry Frankenstein and the Monster in the villains category. The film was ranked number 56 on AFI's "100 Years... 100 Thrills", a list of America's most heart-pounding movies. It was also ranked number 27 on Bravo's "100