The Birds (1963)

Groups of birds start attacking the residents of Bodega Bay.

Genre

Horror, Animal

Characters/Groups

Mitch Brenner - Rod Taylor

Lydia Brenner - Jessica Tandy

Annie Hayworth - Suzanne Pleshette

Melanie Daniels - Tippi Hedren

Cathy Brenner - Veronica Cartwright

Mrs. Bundy - Ethel Griffies

Sebastian Sholes - Charles McGraw

Mrs. MacGrude - Ruth McDevitt

Deke Carter - Lonny Chapman

Businessman - Joe Mantell

Fisherman - Doodles Weaver

Deputy Al Malone - Malcolm Atterbury

Postal Clerk - John McGovern

Doomsayer - Karl Swenson

Mitch's Neighbor - Richard Deacon

Helen Carter - Elizabeth Wilson

Sam - William Quinn

Mother in Diner - Doreen Lang

Man with Dogs - Alfred Hitchcock

Character thumbnails with links to profiles

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  Marilyn Fryser

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  Dan Stokely

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  Joe Morrison

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  Sheriff Art Kincade

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  Margaret Ellis

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  Coreen Bradford

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  Larry Graham

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  Charlie Pearson

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  Christine Graham

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  Sam Russell

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  Velma Thompson

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  Harry Thompson

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  Thomas Lawson

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  Mary Lawson

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  Ginny

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  Anson Parker

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  Phoebe Russell

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  Crewman

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  Jim

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  Pete

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  Taxi Driver

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  Dreamland Shores Ants

Detailed Synopsis

A narrator tells the audience about the ant and how they may someday take over after humans. He talks about their use of pheromones which cause obedience within the ants.

A boat carrying toxic wastes dumps barrels of it into the ocean. The barrels eventually wash up on the shore of the Dreamland Shores land development and leak their contents. Charlie Pearson drives up to the Pelican Yacht Club and carries a bag of groceries onto Dan Stokely's boat and hands them to [[Crewman