There are bad movies, and then there are bad movies. And then there’s Birdemic. Shot in Northern California for a budget that apparently consisted mostly of expired bus tokens, the film tells the tale of a small town besieged by exploding eagles and acid-spewing vultures. Except none of that even happens until the movie’s more than halfway over. The first half of the movie is mostly about how this guy Rod is a really good software salesman. But whatever. Leading the proceedings an incongruous veneer of respectability is lead actress Whitney Moore, whose performance often seems like it’s been edited in from another, better film. Prior to the threatened commercial release of Birdemic in late 2009, strange, increasingly isolated screenwriter Simon Barrett (Dead Birds, Frankenfish) spoke on the phone with Whitney Moore, who is now 20 years old and attending West Valley College, regarding her work in the movie. Check out this special interview and get ready for tons more Birdemic in the coming months (seriously, get ready).