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Dead Birds
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Directed by	Alex Turner
Produced by	David Hillary Timothy Peternel Ash Shah
Written by	Simon Barrett
Starring	Henry Thomas Nicki Aycox Isaiah Washington Patrick Fugit Michael Shannon
Music by	Peter Lopez
Distributed by	Sony Pictures
Release date(s)	March 15, 2005 (Direct-to-video)
Running time	91 min.
Language	English
Budget	Unknown

Dead Birds is a 2004 American horror film.

Synopsis

A handful of thieves discover that they have more to worry about than the law in this independent horror story, set during the American Civil War.^[1]

Plot

William (Henry Thomas) is the leader of a group of runaway Confederate soldiers who, with the help of Todd, an escaped slave, and Annabelle, an Army nurse (Nicki Aycox), stage a daring robbery at a bank holding a cache of rebel gold. The heist does not go smoothly, and William's associates soon fall into in-fighting as they head toward Mexico with their stolen fortune.

Needing a place to rest for the night, the criminals set up camp in a mansion overlooking an abandoned plantation, but it soon becomes obvious that the old house is not as empty as they thought, as a handful of otherworldly horrors make their presence known while William and his cohorts fight over the gold.

Cast

• Henry Thomas as William
• Patrick Fugit as Sam
• Nicki Aycox as Annabelle
• Michael Shannon as Clyde
• Muse Watson as Father
• Mark Boone Junior as Joseph
• Isaiah Washington as Todd
• Harris Mann as Jeffy Hollister
• Melanie Abramoff as Girl Ghost
• Donna Biscoe as Black Woman
• Brian Bremer as Hysterical Man
• Russell Durham Comegys as Kormer

Background

Dead Birds was the first feature film from director Alex Turner.^[2]

References

1. ^ 00's Retrospect: 'Saw' Makes 2004 a Game-Changer
2. ^ BD Hosts Special 'Dead Birds' Screening in Los Angeles, Writer/Director in Attendance!

External links

• Dead Birds at the Internet Movie Database
• Dead Birds at Allmovie