The Birds (1963)

The Birds (1963)

Perhaps the first film from director Alfred Hitchcock that I ever saw; some friends and I thought we were getting away with something sneaking to watch it on TV late one night during a sleep over (only to have nightmares once we were finally able to fall asleep). This thriller is the first of two consecutive films that he used blonde "actress" Tippi Hedren; Rod Taylor also stars with support from Jessica Tandy Suzanne Pleshette Veronica Cartright Ethel Griffies and Charles McGraw (among others). Most of the memorable scenes were created with 370 effect shots primarily involving crows and/or seagulls inexplicably attacking people (the plot of the film?). Ub Iwerks received an Oscar nomination for his Special Effects (he’d previously won a technical award from the Academy). Evan Hunter wrote the screenplay from the work by Daphne du Maurier. #7 on AFI’s 100 Most Heart-Pounding Movies list.

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