"When Birds Attack! - The True Story That Inspired ... " Topic

…The Hitchcock Classic.

"In 1961, Northern California was hit by a deluge of seabirds that flew into homes, attacked and frightened seaside dwellers near the once sleepy California coastal town of Monterey Bay, Alfred Hitchcock decided that he would make a film about the incident and do what he does best. Scare the heck out of moviegoers. However, what caused the birds to attack to begin with?

Hitchcock, pioneer and master of psychological thriller, left cinema-goers terrified in 1963 with his movie The Birds, in which the life of a couple who live in a small, coastal Northern California town is turned upside down as birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people in increasing numbers and with increasing viciousness. Can our feathered friends can actually turn into vicious killing machines?

The mystery seems to have been solved by Sibel Bargu, an oceanographic researcher at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. Bargu, an ardent fan of Hitchcock's movies, was left deeply impressed by The Birds when she was a child and took it upon herself to crack the mystery behind whether it was possible for birds to attack humans…."
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