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No I really shouldn't have any more I'm drivingWell actually I'm trying to get you to stay for dinnerA lot of roast beef left overNo I couldn't possibly I have to get backAll rightCheers
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The Birds

Oh, yes

Melanie Daniels:
No, I really shouldn't have any more. I'm driving.Mitch Brenner:Well, actually, I'm trying to get you to stay for dinner. A lot of roast beef left over.Melanie Daniels:No, I couldn't possibly. I have to get back.Mitch Brenner:All right. Cheers.Melanie Daniels:Cheers.Mitch Brenner:Seriously, why do you have to rush off? What's so important in San Francisco?Melanie Daniels:Well, I have to get to work tomorrow morning, for one thing.Mitch Brenner:You have a job?Melanie Daniels:I have several jobs.Mitch Brenner:What do you do?Melanie Daniels:Well, I do different things on different days.Mitch Brenner:Like what?Melanie Daniels:Well, on Mondays and Wednesdays, I work for the traveler's aid at the airport.Mitch Brenner:Helping travelers?Melanie Daniels:No, misdirecting them. I thought you could read my character. On Tuesdays, I take a course in General Semantics at Berkeley, finding new four-letter words. That's not a job, of course, but...Mitch Brenner:You mean you don't have to...Melanie Daniels:And on Thursdays, I have my meeting and lunch.Mitch Brenner:In the underworld, I suppose.Melanie Daniels:I shall disappoint you. We're sending a little Korean boy through school. We actually raise money for it.Melanie Daniels:You see, Rome... that entire summer I did nothing, but... well, it was very easy to get lost there. So when I came back, I thought it was time I began... oh, I don't know, finding something again. So, on Mondays and Thursdays, I keep myself busy.Mitch Brenner:What about Fridays?Melanie Daniels:Fridays? They're free. I sometimes go to bird shops on Fridays.Mitch Brenner:I'm very glad you do. A nice innocent little day.Melanie Daniels:Oh, yes

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No I really shouldn't have any more I'm driving
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Well actually I'm trying to get you to stay for dinner
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A lot of roast beef left over
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No I couldn't possibly I have to get back
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All right
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Cheers Cheers
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Seriously why do you have to rush off
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What's so important in San Francisco
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Well I have to get to work tomorrow morning for one thing
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You have a job
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I have several jobs
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What do you do
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I do different things on different days
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Like what
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Well on Mondays and Wednesdays
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I work for the Travelers' Aid at the airport
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Helping travelers
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No misdirecting them I thought you could read my character
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On Tuesdays I take a course in General Semantics at Berkeley
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finding new four letter words
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That's not a job of course You mean you don't have to
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And on Thursdays I have my meeting and lunch
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In the underworld I suppose
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I shall disappoint you
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We're sending a little Korean boy through school
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We actually raise money for it
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You see Rome
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That entire summer I did nothing but
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Well it was very easy to get lost there
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So when I came back I thought it was time I began
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Oh I don't know finding something again
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So on Mondays and Thursdays I keep myself busy
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What about Fridays
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Fridays They're free
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I sometimes go to bird shops on Fridays
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I'm very glad you do
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A nice innocent little day
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Oh yes
Available in 5 languages
Duration
106 seconds
Views
1,062
Timestamp in Movie
00:48:38
Uploaded
Mar 11, 2026
Genres
Production
Alfred J. Hitchcock Productions

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Movie Summary

A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.

Actors

Tippi Hedren
Melanie Daniels
Rod Taylor
Mitch Brenner