Birds, The
Posted on: Tuesday, January 1st, 1963 in: Fantasy, Horror, Drama, Thriller
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| Taglines: | 1: …And remember, the next scream you hear could be your own! 2: It could be the most terrifying motion picture I have ever made! 3: Nothing You Have Ever Witnessed Before Has Prepared You for Such Sheer Stabbing Shock! 4: Suspense and shock beyond anything you have seen or imagined! 5: The Birds is coming! |
| Plot Summary: | Guaranteed to make you want to stop bird-watching and put the old bird feeder to the ax—at least for a while. The whole thing starts when Melanie Daniels is crossing a lake and is nipped by a gull. Gradually, incidence of bird damage to humans by pecking increases. Glass windows splinter before diving birds, children are sent home from school to safety, townspeople take refuge in a lunchroom, Miss Daniels in a phone booth, and finally everyone hides in homes tightly boarded up against repeated attacks by the birds. It’s enough to make you kick the next pigeon you come across. |