‘Birdemic 2: The Resurrection’ Trailer Is Loaded With Angry Birds

Writer-director James Nguyen’s upcoming romantic thriller Birdemic 2: The Resurrection finally has a trailer, which arrives courtesy of Internet Movie Database. The film, a sequel to the filmmaker’s dodgy B-movie Birdemic, features the return of the original flick’s legion of angry birds, though they’re bigger, meaner, and goofier this time around.

Of course, anyone with a serious taste for cinema may balk at the film’s low-budget, shoddy acting, and bargain basement special effects. However, it’s these elements that ultimately made the first feature a worldwide cult hit, garnering the film attention from such mainstream media outlets as Entertainment Weekly. In other words, if you can’t handle the sort of stuff floating around SyFy on Saturday nights, then this particular motion picture probably isn’t for you.

Dread Central has a proper synopsis for the flick:

“Bill is a struggling filmmaker; Gloria is an aspiring actress. Rod, a Silicon Valley millionaire, finances Bill’s film, a dream come true until eagles and vultures attack Hollywood, and it’s up to Rod, his girlfriend Nathalie, new friends and old to mount the resistance. Who will survive?”

Not surprisingly, the original Birdemic didn’t enjoy a national theatrical release, though this didn’t stop the film from finding an audience who were captivated by the director’s use of animated picture files to depict the story’s horde of angry, bloodthirsty birds. In certain circles, the film is mentioned in the same breath as Troll 2 and Showgirls. Make of that what you will.

According to the film’s press release, Birdemic 2 director James Nguyen’s inspiration for the sequel came while visiting the La Brea Tar Pits. “I went to the museum at the Tar Pits, which had an exhibit of ancient eagles and vultures,” he explained. “As I walked through it, I said, ‘This is Birdemic 2.’ The Tar Pits are a major hint why the birds attack LA.”

Presently, Birdemic 2: The Resurrection doesn’t have a release date, though this shouldn’t stop you from watching the trailer embedded below. The original Birdemic is currently available on Netflix’s instant streaming service.