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
Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies (attraction) Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies (attraction) Alfred Hitchcock: The Art of Making Movies (also known as The Art of Alfred Hitchcock and/or Hitchcock's 3-D Theater) was a part-3-D film, part-live action show at Universal Studios Florida, and one of the theme park's original attractions. It was used to commemorate Alfred Hitchcock's 43-year association with Universal Studios. The attraction featured attacks from birds similar to Hitchcock's film "The Birds" in the pre-show area, and featured the shower scene from "Psycho" in the main show with narration by Anthony Perkins who played the part of Norman Bates in "Psycho". It