Flu Bird Horror (TV 2008)

A group of teenagers go on a excursion to the mountains. There, they are attacked by birds infected with a lethal virus. When the teens reach a nearby village, the haunting birds start passing their virus on to all the dwellers.

Director:

Leigh Scott

Writers:

Tony Daniel (screenplay), Brian D. Smith (screenplay)

Stars:

Clare Carey, Lance Guest, Jonathon Trent

Cast

Credited cast:
Clare Carey	...	Dr. Jacqueline Hale
Lance Guest	...	Garrett
Jonathon Trent	...	Johnson
Sarah Butler	...	Eva
Rebekah Kochan	...	Lola
Bill Posley	...	Derrick (as Bil Posley)
Brent Lydic	...	Gordon
Gabriel Costin	...	Porky
Calin Stanciu	...	Hank
Bart Sidles	...	Counselor (as Barton Slides)
Tarri Markel	...	Dr. Giovanna Thomas (as Tarri Markell)
Serban Celea	...	Oscar Drake
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vasile Albinet
Florian Ciprian	...	Suit Performer / Puppeteer
Roxana Iancu	...	Weisskopf

Storyline

Two amateurish hunters are attacked by creepy birds in the woods. Meanwhile seven delinquents are camping in the forest with their counselor in a program of reintegration to the society. Suddenly they are attacked by the birds and the counselor dies and one of the youngsters is wounded. The brutal Johnson imposes his leadership by force over the others while they are hunted by the birds. Meanwhile ranger Garrett finds one of the hunters passed out in the forest and takes him to the hospital.

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Plot Keywords:

virus | teen | h5n1 bird flu | monster | eaten alive | 

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Taglines:

If They Fly You Die

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Genres:

Horror | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some creature violence and grisly images

Details

Official Sites:

Animal Attack

Country:

USA Germany Romania

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 August 2008 (USA)

Also Known As:

Flu Birds

Filming Locations:

Romania

Company Credits

Production Co:

Active Entertainment, Castel Film Romania, Nu Image Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first idea for this movie dates back to 2000. It originally had Burt Reynolds wanted as an actor in the film. It also was meant to be theatrical.

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Connections

References The Yogi Bear Show (1961)

User Reviews

I weep for those others who wasted their time watching this

So my warning to those of you who have not yet wasted their time, no matter how cheap you may view it, DON'T.

This is what the Sci-Fi Channel is becoming known for; brain-dead movies which are not in the least "Sci-Fi". At one point in history, not so long ago, say, prior to 2002, the Sci-Fi Channel was true to its name. Then came movies like this. And in droves! Garbage, pitiful piles of dung which never cease to amaze for the sheer low quality they exude.

What's most notable about this "movie" is the sheer LACK of anything GOOD to say about it! Rare is the movie which is of such all-encompassing lackluster merits that there are no good points to be offered. No, this movie doesn't even have the "cheese" appeal; you can't even say "it's so BAD it's GOOD"! If you want that, watch some of the Japanese monster films from the 1960s.

About the only remarkable quality of this film is how the Sci-Fi Channel manages to produce movies which continue to get WORSE.