The Birds II: Land's End

"History Has a Nasty Way of Repeating Itself."

1994 1h 26m EN

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★4.0TMDB · 56

HorrorTV Movie

Synopsis

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Ted and his family have just moved to the sleepy coastal town of Gull Island so that he can complete work on his thesis. Everything couldn’t seem more picturesque about their new, seaside home… that is, except for the increasing number of aggressively behaving birds.

“History Has a Nasty Way of Repeating Itself.”

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Cast

Brad Johnson
Ted
Chelsea Field
May
James Naughton
Frank
Jan Rubeš
Karl
Tippi Hedren
Helen
Stephanie Milford
Jill
Megan Gallacher
Joanna
Richard K. Olsen
Doc Rayburn

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Rick Rosenthal
Writers: Daphne du Maurier
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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86 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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ERA

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32 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Birds Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Rick Rosenthal, shot by Bruce Surtees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Ron Ramin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Maryann Brandon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Brad Johnson and Chelsea Field and James Naughton carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "History Has a Nasty Way of Repeating Itself.".

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The take

Rick Rosenthal directs. Bruce Surtees behind the camera. Ron Ramin scores. Maryann Brandon cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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186 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
232 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Part of the "The Birds Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Rick Rosenthal, shot by Bruce Surtees. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Ron Ramin. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Maryann Brandon shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Brad Johnson and Chelsea Field and James Naughton carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "History Has a Nasty Way of Repeating Itself.".
9IMDB entry: tt0109275 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 56 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 8 themes, including "island", "animal attack", "lighthouse", "sequel".