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

Epic Failure

Lo, for the genius of humanity reveals itself in Flu Birds, the most awe-inspiring movie ever - before it's over you'll wish you were playing solitaire on your computer, it's just that grabbing. As this abomination progressed, I found myself gaping, gasping, laughing, crying, even shivering - all in agonizing pain. The epic fail this movie is, is riveting. Surely it is the horror equivalent of Beverly Hills Chihuahua, which we all know is the best film ever with its Bottom 100 rating. The only thing scary about Flu Birds is the blatant discontinuity and the idiocy of the characters, all of whom are either exceedingly stupid or just plain assholes. You'll hate them all and wish them dead. The "birds" look more like pterodactyls than anything; the idea that they are even mutated doesn't fly. Their CGI was okay, although there were many scenes that were sickeningly fake. Scientific and logic flaws are so numerous there's just no counting them. Indeed, you will shed many tears of disappointment and despair that this movie could even be put into production, if it doesn't burn your eyes out first. Do yourself a favor and rent a documentary about rocks. It'll be better than this movie by far, and you're far less likely to kill yourself at the end.