| Birdemic: Shock and Terror | |
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| Directed by | James Nguyen |
| Produced by | James Nguyen |
| Written by | James Nguyen |
| Starring | Alan Bagh Whitney Moore Janae Caster Colton Osbourne |
| Cinematography | Daniel Mai |
| Editing by | Kim Chow |
| Distributed by | Severin Films |
| Release date(s) | October 1, 2008 (U.S. premiere) |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Birdemic: Shock and Terror (often shortened to Birdemic) is a 2008 horror film (or "romantic thriller", according to its press release[1]), written, directed and produced by James Nguyen.
Admittedly inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 film The Birds (the film touts a cameo from Tippi Hedren, which is actually archival footage from an early Nguyen film, Julie and Jack, playing on a television)[2], the plot of Birdemic depicts a small town in the San Francisco Bay Area which is, suddenly and for unexplained reasons, the subject of a series of widespread and violent bird attacks over the course of a few days.
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In January of 2009, Nguyen traveled to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah to promote the film freelance, handing out flyers to passers-by from his van, adorned with stuffed birds and paper signs that read "BIDEMIC.COM" and "WHY DID THE EAGLES AND VULTURES ATTACKED?", and renting out a local theater to screen the film.[3] Word of mouth eventually gave Birdemic attention from horror movie websites Dread Central[4] and Bloody Disgusting[5], while the trailer was featured on the July 30 episode of G4's Attack of the Show[6].
On April 3, 2009, Moviehead Pictures self-released Birdemic on DVD, selling it exclusively through Moviehead's official website and manufactured on demand through Amazon.com[7]. In late 2009, Birdemic was picked up by Severin Films with plans to create a special edition DVD, scheduled for release in early 2010.
Birdemic has been noted for its vastly poor quality, with reviewers calling out its wooden acting, bad dialogue, nonsensical plot and, in particular, its special effects, consisting entirely of poorly rendered CGI eagles and vultures that, in addition to performing physically awkward aerial maneuvers (non-animated birds sprites in the background will simply rotate 360° in mid-air), spit acid and explode upon impact with the ground.[8] On a 2009 "Best of" list, Bloody Disgusting listed Birdemic amongst its honorable mentions, calling it "the best worst film you'll see in 2010". [9]
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