Horror/Suspense, Classic, Romance, Suspense, Thriller, Recommended, Theatrical Release, Small Towns, 1960s, Small Town Life, Essential Cinema
Description
In THE BIRDS, Alfred Hitchcock's heart-pounding follow-up to PSYCHO, the director couples a tone of rigorous morality with dark humor to create a thriller that begins as a light comedy and ends as an apocalyptic allegory. Tippi Hedren (Melanie Griffith's mother) carries the picture in her first film role ever, embarking on a career as an icy-cool leading lady. Loosely based on a Daphne du Maurier story and a Santa Monica newspaper account, "Seabird Invasion Hits Coastal Homes," THE BIRDS also features groundbreaking special effects that, in 1963, surprised and delighted audiences.
Wealthy reformed party girl Melanie Daniels (Hedren) enjoys a brief flirtation with lawyer Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor) in a San Francisco pet shop and decides to follow him to his Bodega Bay home. Bearing a gift of two lovebirds, Melanie quickly strikes up a romance with Mitch while contending with his possessive mother and boarding at his ex-girlfriend's house. One day, during a birthday party for Mitch's younger sister, a flock of birds attacks the children in what seems to be a random incident. In fact, it signals the beginning of a massive avian assault on the residents of the town--a mysterious assault that no one can explain...and from which no one may come out alive.
DVD Features
Region 1 Keep Case Single Side - Dual Layer Collectors Edition Letterbox - 1.85 Audio: Dolby Digital Mono 2.0 - English, French Subtitles - English - Optional Additional Release Material: Alternate Ending Deleted Scenes Documentary: ALL ABOUT THE BIRDS Featurette: Suspense Story: National Press Club Hears Hitchcock (Universal International Newsreel) Shorts: THE BIRDS IS COMING - Newsreel Bonus Footage: Tippi Hedren's Screen Test Text/Photo Galleries: Production Notes Biographies: Cast & Crew Stills/Photos: Production Photos DVD-ROM Features: Weblinks
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