Stars: Rod Taylor, Vera Miles, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy, Anthony Perkins, Janet Leigh

Director: Alfred Hitchcock

Summary: Features the classic Alfred Hitchcock films PSYCHO (1960) and THE BIRDS.

Features the classic Alfred Hitchcock films PSYCHO (1960) and THE BIRDS. In PSYCHO, lonely motel keeper Norman Bates presides over an out-of-the-way motel under the domineering spectre of his mother. Marion Crane--a blonde on the run with stolen money--checks into the hotel for the night. But Momma doesn't like loose women, so the stage is set for this classic tale of horror and one of the most famous scenes in film history. In THE BIRDS, the residents in a Californian coastal area are inexplicably besieged by flocks of birds.

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Psycho

For all the slasher pictures that have ripped off Psycho (and particularly its classic set piece, the "shower scene"), nothing has ever matched the impact of the real thing. More than just a first-rate shocker full of thrills and suspense, Psycho is also an engrossing character study in which director Alfred Hitchcock skilfully seduces you into identifying with the main characters--then pulls the rug (or the bathmat) out from under you. Anthony Perkins is unforgettable as Norman Bates, the mama's boy proprietor of the Bates Motel; and so is Janet Leigh as Marion Crane, who makes an impulsive decision and becomes a fugitive from the law, hiding out at Norman's roadside inn for one fateful night. --Jim Emerson

The Birds

Vacationing in northern California, Alfred Hitchcock was struck by a story in a Santa Cruz newspaper: "Seabird Invasion Hits Coastal Homes". From this peculiar incident, and his memory of a short story by Daphne du Maurier, the master of suspense created one of his strangest and most terrifying films. The Birds follows a chic blonde, Melanie Daniels (Tippi Hedren), as she travels to the coastal town of Bodega Bay to hook up with a rugged fellow (Rod Taylor) she's only just met. Before long the town is attacked by marauding birds, and Hitchcock's skill at staging action is brought to the fore. Beyond the superb effects, however, The Birds is also one of Hitchcock's most psychologically complicated scenarios, a tense study of violence, loneliness, and complacency. What really gets under your skin are not the bird skirmishes but the anxiety and the eerie quiet between attacks. The director elevated an unknown model, Tippi Hedren (mother of Melanie Griffith), to being his latest cool, blond leading lady, an experience that was not always easy on the much-pecked Ms. Hedren. Still, she returned for the next Hitchcock picture, the underrated Marnie. Treated with scant attention by serious critics in 1963, The Birds has grown into a classic and--despite the sci-fi trappings--one of Hitchcock's most serious films. --Robert Horton

Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Interactive menu
Release Date:	December 26, 2006
Runtime:	222 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	8246643
Keywords:	Alfred, Hitchcock, Films, Two, Birds, Psycho, Drama, Thriller, Horror, Discs
Genre:	Horror/Occult