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Legendary Scene from "The Birds"

One of the most memorable scenes from Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 film "The Birds". The first two and a half minutes are especially haunting. Ever wondered why modern directors use creepy children's voices? Here's pretty much where it started..

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choreboy : LVL 37: VP 4.5: said:

choreboy

12 votes NegativePositive

28 days 18 hours ago...

i think it would have been a lot better if they at least sounded like crows.

napalm4sd : LVL 31: VP 4: said:

napalm4sd

3 votes NegativePositive

28 days 17 hours ago...

I wonder how they got the birds to congregate like that.

Flynn_2006 : LVL 47: VP 5: said:

Flynn_2006

5 votes NegativePositive

28 days 11 hours ago...

^ lots of peanuts.

Gimli000 : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

Gimli000

4 votes NegativePositive

28 days 8 hours ago...

Ah the Sixties... when smoking was still cool and school teachers were smokin` hot.

Think I might buy this movie. My collection is distinctly Hitchcock-less so far. Great upload!

InsayneJayne (Admin) : LVL 65: VP 5: said:

InsayneJayne

5 votes NegativePositive

27 days 20 hours ago...

It makes my skin crawling knowing that there is a remake in the works.

jarnomiedema : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

jarnomiedema

5 votes NegativePositive

27 days 19 hours ago...

^I couldn`t agree more.. Some movies you just don`t touch. They`re probably going to add some Hans Zimmeresque soundtrack to it, make the birds completely CGI and transplant the story to downtown Manhattan..

In any case, all-knowing Wikipedia states the following: "Development has been stalled since the original announcement in 2007. On June 16, 2009, Brad Fuller of Dimension Films stated that no further developments had taken place, commenting "We keep trying, but I don`t know.""

Let`s hope they`ll never know and just leave this film in peace..

thrasymacus2000 : LVL 37: VP 4.5: said:

thrasymacus2000

4 votes NegativePositive

26 days 19 hours ago...

I imagine it will have jive talking autobots and drifting.

slimshady8248 : LVL 36: VP 4.4: said:

slimshady8248

0 votes NegativePositive

25 days 20 hours ago...

don`t really get why this is a famous scene. or why this was a good movie. generation gaps i guess. to me it`s just a scene with birds attacking. not really suspenseful. the crows sound like ducks and the kids music is just a regular song doesnt sound creepy at all

anyone care to explain why this scene is infamous?

incognito1 : LVL 8: VP 1.7: said:

incognito1

2 votes NegativePositive

25 days 16 hours ago...

Fuck those kids. They deserved it for getting that tune stuck in my head.

anemis : LVL 40: VP 4.8: said:

anemis

2 votes NegativePositive

25 days 16 hours ago...

i,d be more scared that thoses crow shit on me....

hellrazor : LVL 39: VP 4.7: said:

hellrazor

1 votes NegativePositive

25 days 13 hours ago...

I still cannot believe in that movie nobody thought of alkaseltzer :)

jarnomiedema : LVL 35: VP 4.3: said:

jarnomiedema

0 votes NegativePositive

25 days 5 hours ago...

@slimshady8248: the reason why it`s such a famous scene is because it`s one the greatest examples of building suspense before the action bursts out. The constant intercutting between the lead actress looking and acting nervous and a slightly growing number of crows on the playground behind her before pausing on her slightly longer and then being confronted with a playground full of crows builds up the suspense. The film itself doesn`t have a musical soundtrack, so the children`s song is also used as a way to build suspense, underscore the arrival of the crows and add a somewhat creepy vibe to the whole scene.

Vhorthex : LVL 13: VP 2.2: said:

Vhorthex

0 votes NegativePositive

19 days 17 hours ago...

I just love how:
Lots of Crows = Immediately evacuate the kids!
:D

Still, Good movie!

PS: You know the movie industry is in dire straits when it`s a remake fest after another, the worst I think is Hulk. Recently too renditions were made in 2003 & 2008. Barely 5 years in between. Why not release one each year no? Meh.

PPS: OMG, I had totally forgotten the awesome noises they used for the birds! LOL, I`d love to see what was actually used, since in those days they actually used props. Must of been some funny looking apparatus! :)

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