They drive back to San Fran....... [/b][/quote]I didn't know he had a different ending but if I'm not mistaken "The Birds" is his only film that ends without "The End" being presented on screen. Hitchcock wanted to suggest an ongoing terror (i.e. it hadn't ended) with the birds.

This guy was a f*ckin' genius way ahead of his time. I don't know if they show any of his weekly tv shows on the tube anymore but if you get a chance to see any of them you'll appreciate his sense of (macabre) humor. He's one filmmaker I would have definitely liked to have met (and talked to) in person.