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The book was brought up by its author during a discussion of his unrealized plan to turn The Birds into a screwball comedy that would become terrifying. He cited the title as evidence of his early ideas for adapting the Hitchcock film. The mention was informational rather than a recommendation.
Episode: A Look Back At Hitchcock’s ‘Psycho’
Hunter referenced his own book "Me and Hitch" while discussing his ideas for adapting "The Birds" into a screwball comedy that turned terrifying.
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Now, you say in your book, Me and Hitch, that you wanted to do the birds as a screwball comedy that suddenly turns terrifying.