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The Birds (1963)
7.9
A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people there in increasing numbers and with increasing viciousness. Director:Alfred Hitchcock |
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| Tippi Hedren | ... |
Melanie Daniels
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| Rod Taylor | ... | ||
| Jessica Tandy | ... | ||
| Veronica Cartwright | ... | ||
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Ethel Griffies | ... | |
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Charles McGraw | ... | |
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Doreen Lang | ... |
Hysterical Mother in Diner
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Ruth McDevitt | ... | |
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Joe Mantell | ... | |
| Malcolm Atterbury | ... |
Deputy Al Malone
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Karl Swenson | ... |
Drunken Doomsayer in Diner
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Elizabeth Wilson | ... |
Helen Carter
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Lonny Chapman | ... | |
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Doodles Weaver | ... |
Fisherman Helping with Rental Boat
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Storyline
Melanie Daniels is the modern rich socialite, part of the jet-set who always gets what she wants. When lawyer Mitch Brenner sees her in a pet shop, he plays something of a practical joke on her, and she decides to return the favor. She drives about an hour north of San Francisco to Bodega Bay, where Mitch spends the weekends with his mother Lydia and younger sister Cathy. Soon after her arrival, however, the birds in the area begin to act strangely. A seagull attacks Melanie as she is crossing the bay in a small boat, and then, Lydia finds her neighbor dead, obviously the victim of a bird attack. Soon, birds in the hundreds and thousands are attacking anyone they find out of doors. There is no explanation as to why this might be happening, and as the birds continue their vicious attacks, survival becomes the priority. Written by garykmcd
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...And remember, the next scream you hear could be your own! See more »Parents Guide:
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(Argentina) See more »Also Known As:
Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds See more »Box Office
Budget:
$2,500,000 (estimated)Gross:
$11,403,529 (USA)Company Credits
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Mono (Westrex Recording System) (uncredited)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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Melanie Daniels: Hello there, Mrs. MacGruder.
Mrs. MacGruder, pet store clerk: Oh, hello, Miss Daniels.
Melanie Daniels: Have you ever seen so many gulls? What do you suppose it is?
Mrs. MacGruder, pet store clerk: Well, there must be a storm at sea, that can drive them inland, you know. I was hoping you'd be a little late because he hadn't arrived yet.
Melanie Daniels: Oh, but you'd said three o'clock...
Mrs. MacGruder, pet store clerk: Oh I know, I know. I've been calling all morning. Oh, Miss Daniels you have no idea. They are so difficult to get, really they are. We have to get them from India, when they're just baby chicks, and then we have...
Melanie Daniels: But this one won't be a chick, will he?
Mrs. MacGruder, pet store clerk: Certainly not. Oh no, certainly not. This will be a full grown mynah bird, full grown.
Melanie Daniels: And he'll talk?
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(1888) (uncredited)
Claude Debussy
Played on the piano by Tippi Hedren See more »
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Trivia
In one of the first scenes, Tippi Hedren can be seen crossing the street to the pet shop. As she does, she disappears behind a sign for a moment and reappears on the other side. Alfred Hitchcock so hated working on location that he used this moment to seamlessly cut to a studio shot. See more »Goofs
Continuity: After two birds break the glass on the phone booth, it appears that the glass isn't shattered when Melanie is grabbed out of it. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Melanie Daniels: Hello there, Mrs. MacGruder.
Mrs. MacGruder, pet store clerk: Oh, hello, Miss Daniels.
Melanie Daniels: Have you ever seen so many gulls? What do you suppose it is?
Mrs. MacGruder, pet store clerk: Well, there must be a storm at sea, that can drive them inland, you know. I was hoping you'd be a little late because he hadn't arrived yet.
Melanie Daniels: Oh, but you'd said three o'clock...
Mrs. MacGruder, pet store clerk: Oh I know, I know. I've been calling all morning. Oh, Miss Daniels you have no idea. They are so difficult to get, really they are. We have to get them from India, when they're just baby chicks, and then we have...
Melanie Daniels: But this one won't be a chick, will he?
Mrs. MacGruder, pet store clerk: Certainly not. Oh no, certainly not. This will be a full grown mynah bird, full grown.
Melanie Daniels: And he'll talk?
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Crazy Credits
There were no ending credits. And in the opening credits the title "THE BIRDS" was slowly pecked a way by the passing crows. See more »Soundtracks
"Arabesque nr. 1 in E"(1888) (uncredited)
Claude Debussy
Played on the piano by Tippi Hedren See more »
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