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''[['''The Birds]]''''' (1963) is a suspense/horror film directed by [[Alfred Hitchcock]], [[Adaptation Expansion|based on the short story of the same name]] by Daphne du Maurier. The film's innovative special effects, soundtrack, and apocalyptic theme influenced later "revenge of nature" disaster films.
 
Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren) is a young San Francisco socialite. She decides to follow lawyer Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor) to his home in Bodega Bay, California. She apparently picks the wrong time to visit. The birds of Bodega Bay are becoming increasingly aggressive and soon every human being around comes under attack. Annie Hayworth (Suzanne Pleshette), a close friend of the Brenners, becomes one of the early casualties.
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There was a sequel, "The Birds II: Land's End" (1994) with a new cast of characters. It fared poorly.
 
Not to be confused with [[The Birds (play)|the play]] by [[Aristophanes]].
 
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