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The Evolution of Horror

NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 7: The Birds (1963)

The Evolution of Horror

Mike Muncer

Tv & Film, Film History

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 13 June 2024

⏱️ 118 minutes

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"They're coming, they're coming!" This week Mike is joined by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas to discuss one of Hitchcock's most terrifying movies...THE BIRDS (1963)!

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The 1963. 1963 a young wealthy

0:25.0

young wealthy San Francisco socialite takes a trip to a small Californian coastal town called Badega Bay to pursue a potential future romantic partner.

0:37.5

She brings with her two caged lovebirds.

0:41.2

While approaching the bay on a small boat, a seagull randomly swoops down and attacks

0:46.3

her during blood.

0:49.7

The next day, at a children's birthday party, a swarm of birds begin savagely attacking the children

0:56.5

for no reason.

0:58.0

The next day after that, a woman visits her neighbor's house only to find his

1:06.6

eyeless mutilated corpse having been pecked to death in his bedroom by birds. It soon becomes very apparent that these incidents

1:17.8

aren't random or unrelated. Something is causing the birds of Bodega Bay to viciously attack people and these

1:26.4

attacks seem to be getting increasingly aggressive.

1:30.9

They're coming. aggressive. Join me as we continue exploring the evolution of nature in horror films and we discuss

1:46.9

Alfred Hitchcock's monster movie masterpiece, The Birds. the birds. Mike Muncer and as ever I am your host in this podcast we explore and dissect the

2:04.8

history and the evolution of the horror genre one sub-genre at a time we are

2:09.8

currently in the middle of our 10th season exploring the evolution of nature biting back in horror.

2:17.0

And this is part 7.

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It's the biggie.

2:21.0

This week we are talking about one movie and one movie only.

2:24.6

Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds from 1963.

2:29.0

This will be an in-depth spoiler-ific discussion.

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If you haven't seen this film, oh my God, give yourself a treat.

2:36.0

Please go and watch it before you listen to our conversation.

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