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Director Alfred Hitchcock wrote this ad copy and took delight in the grammatically incorrect catchphrase. (Photo courtesy of The Scott Marks Collection.)
Whether you view it as a darkly comedic assault against American complacency or an all out ornithological attack on your central nervous system, Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” has been delighting generations of film lovers since it first flapped its way onto theater screens in 1963.
On the night before Halloween, you will be able to thrill anew when Reading Cinemas turns beggar’s night into “Hitchcoctober” with a big screen video presentation of one of The Master’s many masterpieces.
‘Tippi’ Hedren, billed as “A fascinating new discovery,” stars as a blond igloo modeling a French twist and sensible black shoes. After being semi-thawed by the dashing Rod Taylor, the coo-some twosome is systematically pecked apart by a gaggle of fowl co-stars.
This special one-night-only showing of “The Birds” will take place Friday, Oct. 30 at 8 p.m. at Reading Cinemas’ Gaslamp 15 and Clairemont Town Square 14. Admission is only $5.
Hitchcock said that he began putting his legendary cameo appearances closer to the beginning of his movies so audiences wouldn’t spend more time looking for him than they did following the story. You won’t have to wait long: he makes his appearance in “The Birds” exactly 2 minutes and 16 seconds into the picture.
Enjoy the following video which contains over two dozen of Hitch’s cameos.
Scott Marks is an SDNN contributor.
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