The Birds

Synopsis:
Tippi Hedren (Melanie Griffith's mother) carries the picture in her first film role ever, embarking on a career as an icy-cool leading lady. Loosely based on a Daphne du Maurier story and a Santa Monica newspaper account, "Seabird Invasion Hits Coastal Homes," The Birds also features groundbreaking special effects that, in 1963, surprised and delighted audiences. Wealthy reformed party girl Melanie Daniels (Hedren) enjoys a brief flirtation with lawyer Mitch Brenner (Rod Taylor) in a San Francisco pet shop and decides to follow him to his Bodega Bay home. Bearing a gift of two lovebirds, Melanie quickly strikes up a romance with Mitch while contending with his possessive mother and boarding at his ex-girlfriend's house. One day, during a birthday party for Mitch's younger sister, a flock of birds attacks the children in what seems to be a random incident. In fact, it signals the beginning of a massive avian assault on the residents of the town - a mysterious assault that no one can explain...and from which no one may come out alive.

Nominations:
Best Effects, Special Visual Effects, 1964 Academy Awards, USA
Best DVD Overall Original Supplemental Material, 2001 DVD Exclusive Awards
Best Motion Picture, 1964 Edgar Allan Poe Awards
Outstanding Classic DVD, 2005 Satellite Awards

Awards:
Best DVD Original Retrospective Documentary/Featurette, 2001 DVD Exclusive Awards
Most Promising Newcomer - Female (Tippi Hedren), 1964 Golden Globes, USA

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