The turbulent relationship between filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock and actress Tippi Hedren.
Director Alfred Hitchcock is revered as one of the greatest creative minds in the history of cinema. Known for his psychological thrillers, Hitchcock’s leading ladies were cool, beautiful and preferably blonde. One such actress was Tippi Hedren, an unknown fashion model given her big break when Hitchcock’s wife saw her on a TV commercial. Brought to Universal Studios, Hedren was shocked when the director, at the peak of his career, quickly cast her to star in his next feature, 1963’s The Birds. Little did Hedren know that as ambitious and terrifying as the production would be to shoot, the most daunting aspect of the film ended up coming from behind the camera.
Suggested MPAA rating: PG-13 for Mature Thematic Materials involving Sexual Content, Language and Smoking
The main theme about a director becomes obssessed with his pretty new leading lady and making unwanted sexual advances toward her while there filming two films.
An older man look at his leading lady legs and put his arms around and kiss her while she was sleeping while there at the car.
A man tells a young woman a joke rhyme which contains strong sexual references. The joke contains references to a man being able to perform self-fellatio and penetrate himself. It appears the intention of the joke is to unsettle the young woman.
violence
The actress get injured while filming a film with real lives bird, she get cuts and you see her blood on head and hands.
profanity
Infrequent strong language, some used within a sexual context.
alcohol
The director smokes a cigar and the leading lady smokes a cigarette. Alcohol is also consumed. The portrayal of smoking is appropriate to the period setting. The film as a whole does not promote or condone smoking.
