Quentin Tarantino sues his neighbour over 'blood curdling screams' from pet parrots



Over the course of his career Quentin Tarantino has been responsible for making more than a few people scream.

But the Oscar-winning film director is suing his neighbours after he finally had enough of the 'blood-curdling screams' made by their pet parrots.

The movie star, who has directed films such as 2007 horror flick Grindhouse, says he can no longer cope with the noises coming from the exotic birds.



Suing: Quentin Tarantino has he finally had enough of the 'blood-curdling screams' made by his neighbours pet parrots

According to a lawsuit filed at Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday, his neighbours' Macaws emit 'earsplitting shrieks and screams' for seven or eight hours a day.



Startling: The suit alleges the macaws, like this one, make 'obnoxious pterodactyl-like screams'

'Nearly every day, Mr Tarantino and others in his home are subjected to the Macaws' obnoxious pterodactyl-like screams, which are not only startling, but have also seriously disrupted Mr Tarantino's ability to work as a writer in his home,' the court papers state.



'In short, the Macaws are a nuisance and have greatly interfered with Mr Tarantino's quiet use and enjoyment of his home.'

The Macaws, a breed of parrot, are owned by Oscar-winning screenwriter Alan Ball and his partner Peter Macdissi.



Ball, who created drama series True Blood and Six Feet Under and wrote American Beauty, lives with Macdissi in the house immediately below Tarantino's Los Angeles home.



According to Tarantino's lawsuit, he began hearing the couple's birds squawking on a daily basis in late 2009.



The court papers claim the noise had become 'unbearable' by February 2010 and the film director began to complain.



Ball and Macdissi allegedly told Tarantino that they would look into building a soundproof outdoor structure for their pet birds.

But according to the lawsuit, which has been filed by Tarantino and the owner of his house Mark Friedman, the defendants have done nothing to stop the racket.



'On a daily basis Defendants' Macaws, large tropical birds known for their loud squawks and screams, are placed in an outdoor aviary where they emit blood-curdling screams at random intervals for seven to eight hours each day,' the court documents state.

'Defendants Alan Ball and Peter Macdissi have robbed Mr Tarantino of the ability to find peace in his home.'

Owners: Peter Macdissi and Alan Ball, seen with actress Summer Bishil

The lawsuit adds: 'Defendants have done little to eliminate the Macaws' daily cacophony.



'Unwilling to tolerate this nuisance any longer, Plaintiffs were left with no alternative but to commence this action.'

Tarantino and Friedman are requesting an injunction preventing Ball and Macdissi loud noise from their property.



They are also asking the couple to cover the costs of the lawsuit and supply any 'other and further relief' that the court deems appropriate.

