The birds was a pretty spooky movie to begin with but these behind the scenes facts are just as intriguing.
Attic scene from the birds.
The actress says when action was called the birds that were tied to.
She thrashes and spins and gasps bloodied and increasingly panicked.
It s almost like a leda and the swan scenario.
Scene 1 the very blond and very rich melanie daniels is out walking in san francisco.
On the final day of shooting the scene live birds were loosely tied to hedren s costume while she laid on the floor.
I had a lot of fun with the matrix soundtrack it s a bit crazy it s in three litt.
How would it sound.
The film stars rod taylor tippi hedren in her screen debut jessica tandy.
Melanie moans shudders and calls out for mitch.
Someone whistles at her that s the first sign that sex and birds go together and she looks up at a bunch of gulls flying overhead.
The scene is highly sexualized.
She was told these would.
What if alfred hitchcock s film had an actual score.
Alfred hitchcock is the king of creepy the original master of horror films.