Academy Awards, USA 1964
| Nominated Oscar | Best Effects, Special Visual Effects Ub Iwerks |
Universal Pictures
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
My rating: 3.5 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(Blu-ray, Universal)
Socialite Tippi Hedren gets pranked by lawyer Rod Taylor in a San Francisco bird shop, where intentionally mistakes her for a sales girl. Intrigued by his flirtation, she plans to secretly drive to his country house and deliver a birthday present to his younger sister. She is attacked by a lone gull while crossing the bay, and soon the picturesque coastal California town is beset by increasingly violent bird attacks. She takes shelter with Rod and his family, who board up the house to keep out the animals. Hitchcock's most overt horror film, with a psychological underpinning that, unlike Psycho, is not fully explained. Could it be that the birds are a result of his mother's fear of abandonment when Rod brings home Tippi as his new girlfriend? They attack not only Tippi, but his former lover as well, not to mention his younger sister, potentially leaving Rod all for herself. The attacks end when she comforts Tippi after her brutal attack. Hitchcock offers no real explanation, leaving a somewhat hollow feeling after nearly two hours of non-stop terror.
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