The Birds (film) The Birds (film) The Birds is a 1963 American horror-thriller film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock, loosely based on the 1952 story of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. It focuses on a series of sudden, unexplained violent bird attacks on the people of Bodega Bay, California over the course of a few days. The film stars Rod Taylor and Tippi Hedren (in her screen debut), supported by Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette and Veronica Cartwright. The screenplay is by Evan Hunter, who was told by Hitchcock to develop new characters and a more elaborate plot while keeping du
Jeannine Taylor cost of $1,250,000. In 1980, Taylor made her film debut as Marcie Cunningham in Sean S. Cunningham's horror film "Friday the 13th". She starred alongside Kevin Bacon, Adrienne King, and Betsy Palmer. Taylor portrayed the lead, Madame Trentoni / Aurelia Johnson, in Robert Kalfin's off-Broadway production "Hijinks!" from December 17, 1980 to January 18, 1981. In 1982, Taylor portrayed Samantha Edwards in the television film "The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana". In 1984, Taylor portrayed Henrietta in the stage production of "Robert and Elizabeth". The following year, she portrayed Nina in Robert Kalfin's stage production "Seagulls". In 2006, archive