Great Christmas Gift is for "The Birds"

New York Post
By DAVID K. LI
FLIGHT FRIGHT: Barbie's a target of Hitchcockian terror.


A scary new version of Barbie is taking wing.

For $40 a pop, grown-up collectors of the iconic Mattel doll can have their favorite blonde, packaged in a box and viciously pecked by birds.

This special "Barbie Collector" model is tailored after Tippi Hedren's role in the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock thriller "The Birds."

"The master of suspense, gave us a tale of terror not soon forgotten in his film 'The Birds,' " according to the Barbie pitch.

"Dressed in a re-creation of the stylish green skirt-suit worn by the film's ill-fated heroine [played by Tippi Hedren] in an iconic scene, Alfred Hitchcock's 'The Birds' Barbie Doll celebrates the 45th anniversary of the acclaimed film."

Makers of the doll warn parents that this Barbie is "rated PG-13" and might not be suited for every little girl in New York or any other place.

Maybe they should make a Rod Taylor doll to go with Tippi Hedren to help fight off The Birds'





This is Alfred Hitchcock at his Best.