Alfred Hitchcock turns birds into one of cinema’s most terrifying villains in one of his most iconic tales of suspense, screening the only way it should be seen—on 35mm!
As beautiful blonde Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren in her film debut) rolls into Bodega Bay in pursuit of eligible bachelor Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor), she is inexplicably attacked by a seagull. Suddenly, thousands of birds are flocking into town, preying on children and residents in a disturbing series of attacks. Soon, Melanie, Mitch, his mother Lydia (Jessica Tandy), and local schoolteacher Annie Hayworth (a scene-stealing Suzanne Pleshette) are fighting for their lives against a deadly force that can't be explained and can't be stopped in one of Hollywood's most horrific films of nature gone berserk. [119 min; horror; English]
“When you put, essentially, a creature feature like The Birds in the hands of someone as brilliant as Alfred Hitchcock, you're not getting a cheesy B-movie. Instead, you're getting quality ratcheted suspense that exudes creativity.” – Don Shanahan, Every Movie Has a Lesson
“After watching The Birds, audiences will never look at birds in the same way ever again, which is perhaps Hitchcock's original intent.” – Danielle Solzman, Solzy at the Movies
“The Birds remains a wonderful experience. It takes a somewhat wacky concept and brilliantly creates a society turned on its head by the unlikeliest of terrors.” – Keith Garlington, Keith & the Movies
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