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We’ve had a few brushes with strange movie tie-ins around here in the past, but this time, I think we might have hit a new low – or at the very least, a new standard of strange. If you grew up in the 70s and 80s you probably grew up in the age of the movie tie-in: collecting action figures, hoarding glasses from fast food restaurants, and even buying those terrible novelizations. But a loyal reader by the name of Jeff Solomon has found something a little different than your usual movie tie-in, and has snagged photos of perfume for sale inspired by some of your favorite films. Unfortunately, we’re not talking about limited edition scents for Coco avant Chanel](http://www.moviefone.com/movie/coco-before-chanel/37886/main), or even Perfume](Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2007) - Movie | Moviefone). No, apparently somebody thought it would be a good idea to make scents inspired by such films as Bee Movie, Madagascar 2, and Transformers.
So if you’ve ever wondered what scent notes could convey Madagascar 2](Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008) - Movie | Moviefone) (of which probably none of you have), now is your chance to dive in, though I can’t be the only one wondering if the Madagascar scent would leave you smelling like a zoo animal. This isn’t the first time that the world of the big screen has wound up at the perfume counter, as you might remember how back in 2001, NYC-based Demeter Fragrances released a limited edition perfume for Hedwig and The Angry Itch](Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) - Movie | Moviefone) that was a scent reminiscent of hairspray, cigarette smoke, and cheap hotel rooms (kind of gross, but at least it made sense).
So even though I understand that these babies probably aren’t official studio marketing tools, on the off chance these scents are the real thing, I think someone might want to sit down with the executive who thought the world needed a Transformers’ cologne (for the low, low, price of $19.99) for a nice long talk about appropriate marketing.