History Film / Birdemic

* AsYouKnow: At the end of their double date, Rod helpfully points out to the others that the movie they just finished watching was ''Film/AnInconvenientTruth''. It's shoehorned into the dialogue so awkwardly that it's clear Nguyen was desperate to name drop it, and couldn't afford to do anything more subtle, like show them walking out of a theater with the title on the marquee.

** The back of the DVD cover describes Nathalie as "a sexy lingerie model", as opposed to all those plain, average lingerie models we see so often on the Victoria's Secret catalog covers.

-->'''[[Podcast/Rifftrax Kevin]]:''' It's the Holy Spirit's boys, and they are pissed.

* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Rick and Mai are basically non-celebrity versions of Music/JohnLennon and Music/YokoOno with the SerialNumbersFiledOff. A white male/Asian female couple who strongly resemble the famous couple physically could be chalked up to coincidence, if not for the part where Mai spends most of the film wearing a shirt with the URL for [[http://imaginepeace.com/ Yoko's website]].

** The back of the DVD cover describes Nathalie as "a sexy lingerie model", as opposed to all those plain, unattractive lingerie models we see so often on the Victoria's Secret catalog covers.

An Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign was attempted in for ''Birdemic 3: Sea Eagle'' in 2016 for $600,000. It raised $596. Nyugen then attempted a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign but only managed to raise $230 of the $200,000 goal.

->[[PottyEmergency It's taking a shit]].

* CrazyPrepared: Ramsey is either a survival nut or a domestic terrorist, considering how he just happened to have a bunch of guns and tons of ammo in his van when the birds started attacking.

* {{Hypocrite}}: Ramsey wishes people could "just give peace a chance", but he drives around in a van filled with assault rifles and pistols.

* ImprobableAimingSkills: In spite of their usual inaccuracy, the heroes manage to shoot down a bunch of birds directly between them and innocent people. They hit nothing except birds.

** Rod is supposed to be a great salesman, yet he's a marble-mouthed speaker. In an opening scene, it's unclear whether he gives the buyer a massive discount or points out that his service is much cheaper than the competition. Neither strategy takes any skill in salesmanship.
** Rod somehow invents cheap, affordable solar power between scenes. He never displays the intelligence to pull off such a feat and can barely pronounce the term "solar panels."

* InsurmountableWaistHighFence: Dr. Jones is guarding a bridge across two small ponds which would take only a few minutes to walk around.
* LaserGuidedKarma: There is a stranger who forces Rod to give him a tank of gas. Right before he walks away (from his vehicle, keep in mind), an eagle slices his neck.

** When we first see Mai, the camera hovers over a hilariously conspicuous poster for www.imaginepeace.com she seems to have put up in her hotel room -- which apparently enjoys OffscreenTeleportation, since it appears in frame in shots from different angles. Later, the only outfit she is seen wearing is identical to the poster.

** Rod and Ramsey fire wildly at a bus where survivors have decided to take refuge. Of course, [[TooDumbToLive said survivors don't even try to get out of the line of fire by ducking or something]].

''Birdemic: Shock and Terror'' is a 2008 American independent horror film written, directed, and produced by James Nguyen. The story is a WholePlotReference to Creator/AlfredHitchcock's ''Film/TheBirds'' and tells the story of a romantic couple whose relationship is interrupted by a sudden attack of killer birds, with a very overt GreenAesop.

->''"Now, for better, or for worse, this is gonna change your life."''
-->-- '''WebVideo/JonTron''', concerning this very film

->''"Now for better, or for worse, this is gonna change your life."''
-->-- '''[[WebVideo/JonTron Jon Jafari]]''', concerning this very film

* NoEnding: The movie does not so much end as coast to a stop.

** Rid tried to invite himself up to Nathalie's place at the end of their first date. This is despite both he and Nathalie stating at various points that he's not just interested in sex.

* ImAManICantHelpIt: Rick thinks "a day without sex is a day wasted."

* AsYouKnow: At the end of their double date, Rod helpfully points out to the others that the movie they just finished watching was ''Film/AnInconvenientTruth''. It's shoehorned into the dialogue so awkwardly that it's clear Nguyen was desperate to name drop it.

An Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign was attempted in for ''Birdemic 3: Sea Eagle'' in 2016 for $600,000. It raised $596. Nyugen then attempted a Kickstarter crowdfundung campaign but only managed to raise $230 of the $200,000 goal.

A sequel, ''Film/Birdemic2TheResurrection'', has been released. In 3D! And yes, it's as terrible as the first movie. A Kickstarter crowdfundung campaign for ''Birdemic 3: Sea Eagle'' was attempted in 2016, but only managed to raise $230 of the $200,000 goal.

A sequel, ''Film/Birdemic2TheResurrection'', has been released. In 3D! And yes, it's as terrible as the first movie.

* TakeThat: Dr. Jones's comment about "playing cowboy with nature" seems like a slap at UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush, who was in office when the film was made, was known for having something of a "good ol' boy" personality and wasn't known for being environmentally friendly.

* TakeThat: Dr. Jones's comment about "playing cowboy with nature" seems like a slap at UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush, who was in office when the film was made and wasn't known for being environmentally friendly.

* CoversAlwaysLie: "From writer/producer/director/visionary James Nguyen The Master Of The Romantic Thriller[[labelnote:Note]]Read: a guy who had directed two movies before, which could loosely be called romantic thrillers but cannot even loosely be called proof of "mastery" of the genre[[/labelnote]] comes the story of a sexy lingerie model (Whitney Moore) and a successful software salesman (Alan Bagh) on a weekend getaway to a quaint Northern California town. But when the entire region is attacked by millions of homicidal birds,[[labelnote:Note]]Read two dozen badly done superimposed CGI birds, while ''real'' birds go about their business ignoring the human characters[[/labelnote]] their picturesque paradise becomes a winged hell on earth. Can mankind now survive the avian onslaught of BIRDEMIC? Hollywood legend Tippi Hedren of Hitchcock's ''Film/TheBirds'' co-stars[[labelnote:Note]]Meaning appears in ''archive footage''. From ''Nguyen's [[Film/JulieAndJack other film]]''. On a ''television screen''. For ''one scene''.[[/labelnote]] in the global cult movie phenomenon that Videogum says might end up being the greatest film of all time!"[[labelnote:Note]]They were being sarcastic.[[/labelnote]]

Made with NoBudget, the film was shown at a couple festivals in 2008 and 2009, and then had a small theatrical run in 2010. It was released on DVD and UsefulNotes/BluRay in February 2011. The film was [[ColbertBump introduced to the wider world]] by [[Creator/TimAndEric Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim]] of ''Series/TimAndEricAwesomeShowGreatJob'', and has since become infamous for its SoBadItsGood nature.

* CoversAlwaysLie: "From writer/producer/director/visionary James Nguyen The Master Of The Romantic Thriller[[labelnote:Note]]Read: a guy who had directed two movies before, which could loosely be called romantic thrillers but cannot even loosely be called proof of "mastery" of the genre[[/labelnote]] comes the story of a sexy lingerie model (Whitney Moore) and a successful software salesman (Alan Bagh) on a weekend getaway to a quaint Northern California town. But when the entire region is attacked by millions of homicidal birds,[[labelnote:Note]]Read two dozen badly done superimposed CGI birds, while ''real'' birds go about their business ignoring the human characters[[/labelnote]] their picturesque paradise becomes a winged hell on earth. Can mankind now survive the avian onslaught of BIRDEMIC? Hollywood legend Tippi Hedren of Hitchcock's ''Film/TheBirds'' co-stars[[labelnote:Note]]Meaning appears in ''archive footage''. From ''Nguyen's other film''. On a ''television screen''. For ''one scene''.[[/labelnote]] in the global cult movie phenomenon that Videogum says might end up being the greatest film of all time!"[[labelnote:Note]]They were being sarcastic.[[/labelnote]]

*** A shot of Tippi Hedren interacting with birds is visible for a moment on a television.

** Dr. Jones' name was likely inspired by Franchise/IndianaJones.

** When we first see Mai, the camera hovers over a hilariously conspicuous poster for www.imaginepeace.com she seems to have put up in her hotel room. Later, the only outfit she is seen wearing is identical to the poster.