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Birds of Prey (1973)

Starring: David Janssen, Ralph Meeker Director: William A. Graham Rating: NR (Not Rated) Format: DVD
3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)


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  • Actors: David Janssen, Ralph Meeker, Elayne Heilveil, Harry Klekas, Sam Dawson
  • Directors: William A. Graham
  • Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
  • Language: English
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rating: NR (Not Rated)
  • Studio: Vci Video
  • DVD Release Date: July 12, 2005
  • Run Time: 81 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000A3454Y
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #75,350 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Harry Walker (Janssen), ex-military pilot, works for a radio station in Salt Lake City as an adventurous traffic-helicopter reporter. While on his rounds he observes a bank robbery taking place and the abduction of a female teller. He follows the criminals as the race away in their car, and then as they transfer to a helicopter for an exciting aerial chase. Watch the non-stop action as Walker is quickly running out of fuel and has to find a clever way to refuel and not lose the criminals and their frightened hostage. Bonus Features: Digitally Re-mastered| Scene Selection| Bios| Previews. Specs: DVD5; Dolby Digital; 81 minutes; Color; 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio; MPAA - NR; Year - 1973; SRP - $9.99.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Three Little Fishies where are you?, April 20, 2006
By Drago (California) - See all my reviews
One of the integral pieces of this film is the 1940's music soundtrack. For example, Harry Walker's (Jansen) favorite song is "Three Little Fishies". At one point in the chase, he can be seen singing along with the record. In this travesty of a DVD, he's singing along to some xylophone solo. Until somebody "fixes" the DVD, I'll have to stick with my home recording that KABC hacked up to fit in the commercials.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Critique from a Helicopter Pilot and 40's music aficionado, January 11, 2007
My only disappointment with the this DVD is that the original soundtrack music has been altered (I will assume for licensing purposes). This results in two anomalies: the soundtrack is out of sync in some portions of the film and the first-time viewer of this film may wonder why the main character is waving his hands in 2 of the film sequences. The flight sequences (stunt flying) will be appreciated by any helicopter pilot; however, I miss the original music. If I could buy an un-altered copy I would gladly do so.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars What did they do to the original?, December 8, 2005
One of the most interesting aspects of the original was that the WWII veteran used a lot of swing band jazz titles as dialogue, which wasn't as corny as it sounds when coupled with the flying action and the matching WWII era song soundtrack. Why would they undo that?
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4.0 out of 5 stars Birds of Prey
The chopper pilots are fantastic. It could have used the original song in the title sequence. Jannsen was a good actor.
Published 9 months ago by A. Winkowski Jr.

3.0 out of 5 stars birds of prey review
Pretty good helicopter movie. Great flying scenes. Worth watching if you are an aviation buff. Real pilots will be able to recognize some mistakes, but it's still worth... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Keith Pendergast

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic 70's action film
I remember seeing this movie as a child and couldn't wait to get it on tape. I recorded it years ago on VHS from TV with the correct soundtrack "Little Fishies" song. Read more
Published 13 months ago by harry44callahan

5.0 out of 5 stars An Action Movie in the Air
Being a fan of Famed Actor David Janssen, I saw the movie a while ago and bought my own copy. This is a story of a Newspaper helicopter "Eye in the Sky Traffic Reporter" who while... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Joseph M. Benitez

4.0 out of 5 stars wish they kept the 3 fishes
i watched it today and i was disappointed that the songs had been changed, the dialog seemed different, it even seemed to be missing a flying sequence.
Published 21 months ago by W. Green

3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable Janssen flick
Luckily I have never seen the original version of this movie so I never missed "Three Little Fishes"?
I enjoyed it though very much !!
Published 21 months ago by Brad Lloyd

3.0 out of 5 stars only so much possible in an helicopter !
Would have liked the storyline to have been a little more developed. It relies a bit on flashbacks to fill it out. Only so much possible in an helicopter I suppose ! Read more
Published 21 months ago by miel22

4.0 out of 5 stars Great movie, messed up soundtrack though...
I remembered this movie for years and was excited to see it on DVD. Unfortunately they changed the soundtrack and that's too bad. Read more
Published on July 9, 2007 by Craig J. Getchel

4.0 out of 5 stars At last...
I'm happy I found this movie. I was a teenager when I saw it on the french television and the only thing I remembered was the chopper chase.
And the end of course. Read more
Published on March 13, 2007 by Olivier Ryard

4.0 out of 5 stars How sad - they lost the music
I was looking forward for so long to seeing this terrific movie again. I saw it when originally presented in '73 and loved it. Read more
Published on February 10, 2007 by Peter L. Crowl

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