Sausage Party was a Weird Film... 

I think too many people forget that adult animation lets you make ANYTHING, because they seem to limit themselves to middle-schooler tier comedy writing.

I feel bad for the animators that likely have that last scene burnt into their minds as they probably spent hours upon hours working on it, it's so cursed.

I remember I watched a pirated version of this, someone recorded it at the cinema, and they were silent the whole time and then when 'that' final scene happened I just heared a soft "what the fuck?" And it was honestly way more hilarious than anything in the film lmao

I yearn for adult-oriented animation that isn't solely rooted in the kind of humor that makes 13-year-olds laugh

Never forget that the animators of this movie had to put up with terrible work conditions and were threatened to be blacklisted unless they worked overtime without pay.

Being an animation student at the time this released, all I ever heard was about how the animators were treated and how I believe most were not paid for overtime , so we actively avoided watching this movie. All the hard work put in for them to be treated like that was so unfair for them

I went to see this movie in theaters and there were parents who brought their kids to see it. They were legit around 5-8 years old and would not shut up throughout it the film. I turned around when the mom said something to the effect of: “I thought this was a child’s movie” so I told the family “yeah no shit, it’s not like there’s a rating system in place or something”

When I was 16 my boyfriends parents asked me to pick a movie for all of us to see (since I went with his family on vacation to their cabin). I didn't have a smart phone at the time and couldn't google, so I chose Sausage Party thinking it was a cute animated film... I wanted to disintegrate into my seat. We all left the theater in silence.

I thought the film was much funnier when they really played up the horror/food gore aspect, instead of "lol cartoon said/did a naughty". I almost wish they had just made a horror comedy film.

Sitting in a theater watching this movie and slowly watching parents take their kids out of the course of the movie was my personal highlight

Seth never fails to add “huhu weed funny” into his films

Sausage Party is literally “WHAT THE FUCK!?!?!?” If it was a movie

Sausage Party takes the _"Don't play with your food"_ to a whole new meaning. The ending where every food in the supermarket doing the Caligula party just haunted my mind.

I think the only joke that I genuinely found amusing (at least that I can even remember) is when one of the characters bumps into a 6-pack of canadian beer and each can apologizes

RIP to the parents who thought this was a kid's show

I remember my dad letting me watch this with my sister, thankfully my dad and sister fell asleep before the final scene 💀

This is going to probably sound stupid but I think It would have been better if the first part of the movie was more family friendly with hints of what's to come, and then the potato scene happens and that's when the whole feel of the movie changes. Like the potato scene is where the first f bomb drops

I was forced to see this in theaters by a really annoying ex, and all I can remember from it were parents yelling and children crying, and having to wait for 20 minutes as they stopped the movie, escorted a mother going ballistic out of the theater, and restarted the movie. I fell asleep after that.

cant wait for the sequel

13:17 "And are desperately trying to keep them suppressed." *_AH-_*

Sausage party for me is honestly something only kids in middle school would find funny even if its supposed to be for adults

"THERES A LEEK IN THE BOAT" "AHHHHHH-" Honestly still makes me laugh 😂

I can’t deny, I respect this movie for making such a “what the actual fuck” film. The type of movie where you just sit during the credits trying to process

9:22 This joke is so dumb but I burst out laughing for some reason

With you talking about how awkward it was to ask people to come see an animated movie with you. That literally happened to me not too long ago. I (24 years old) asked my parents if they wanted to see the new puss in boots movie with me. My mom said that we'd be the only people in the theater that didn't have young children with them, but went anyways. By the end my mom was impressed by the movie and said that we'd have to buy it when it came out (which she never says anymore because of streaming services) feeling that validation of not being mocked for liking animated movies is amazing.

Remember watching this with my grandmother. I was never happier that she went to bed early LMAO

This film was traumatizing to me as a kid. It made me not eat food for almost a week. 🤢

My mother got me and my sisters to huddle in the living room to watch this thinking it was a kids movie, watched the whole thing and yes that included the 'ending scene'. Afterwards she kept apologizing sounding like she just got the biggest slap in the face. Everyone was silent in our living room for the whole thing, years later though I think she knew and just wanted to see our reaction.

I love how Seth Rogan didn’t pay the animators for this, and all my high school friends told me “Yeah, that sucks, but go see it anyway, we need to support adult animation.” And we haven’t seen anything in mainstream adult animated movies ever since. Lovely.

Side note here, This movie is really infamous in Vancouver animation industry due to how Nitrogen Studios, (Later acquired by Cinesite), mistreat their animators (I'm can't 100% say for other department but I'm pretty pretty sure they're all have similar problem). They later got sued by the Animation Union at time, and Union won the case with overwhelming evidence of how mismanagement and greedy of the higher up can be. To put it lightly, they gave animator an unrealistic among of quota (cos they want to make the film cheap) but they also want an animation quality as amazing as other big studio like Disney, Dreamwork etc, which is impossible. As the result? Nobody can hit those unrealistic quotas. So They were forced to do unpaid OT. Studio basically claimed that it's those animator's fault to not hit their quotas (From what I heard, the animation quotas of this project are around 2-3 times more than usual feature film quotas). Also since they set quality of animation high, animators have do go back and fix their scene (we called Retake) while struggle hitting the quotas. At some point a good among of animators left this sinking ship of the project. Studio decided those who left not deserved get any their names on the end credit even tho their woks used in the film. Ironically, because of their mismanagement that lead their lawsuit, The Animation Union was officially born. Studios now have to think and plan more for their project. OT now has to be paid and with a consent from both Employer and Employee under the specific among of hours. No more infinite among of unpaid OT.

This movie is an abomination. But that scene with gum taking a bullet and regenerating? That's gold.

I still can't get over the fact that this was made by the same studio that animates Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends

Storytime: My Dad and Stepmom took us to see this movie, because they knew what we were all getting into, and that we were old enough to handle it(Were all above the age of reason). Problem is, the woman a few rows in front of us didn't get that memo. She and her two toddlers stayed throughout the whole thing.

When this movie came out, my brother hated it. Not because he didn't like it. Not at all. It was because he was working at a movie theater at the time. And guess who had to deal with all the angry entitled karens who bought tickets for their families, despite multiple heads up from my brother and his fellow co-workers and the big fat R rating on the signs, asking for refunds and/or threatening to sue them for selling them tickets for an R rated film to families. So dumb.

How I imagine the creation of Sausage Party began: Seth Rogan kicking open a door: "I need you to draw a hotdog bun with tits!" Person: "Holy crap, are you Seth Rogan?!" Seth: "Oh, sorry, wrong building..." Person: "Wait, let's talk..."

I haven’t seen the movie but I like the legitimately gorgeous visuals and kinda wish that it had more solid writing and comedy it could have been a lot more better, but unfortunately, animated *adult* movies don’t seem to get the respectful mature tones that family animated films often do. We’ll get that grandiose Adult animated film one day.

The bag of chips being sentient not the chips themselves made me remember an inquiry I had about Toy Story. Are Legos sentient as individual blocks therefore forcibly attached to each other against their will OR do they gain sentience once constructed only to have said sentience snuffed out when the child builds something new.

A cursed piece of knowledge about Sausage Party is that Nitrogen Studios who animated this film also worked on the Thomas the Tank Engine series when it switched to CG in 2010 for a few years

I think the history of this film is more notable than the actual movie itself. I remember when the first commercial came out, everyone hated it and had already dismissed it because of the animation. When it came out, everyone all suddenly changed their minds, saying that it was a good movie just because it "actually had a story to it," causing it to get a fresh rotten tomatoes score. whenever anyone talks about the movie now, no one talks about it in high regard, but will comment if whether or not they found it funnier more baked than a cake.

16:35 We prefer calling it a "Genital Jamboree" They!! I mean 'they'.

Dude I would *totally* sit and watch old animated stuff with you just to listen to your assorted random knowledge like when you were talking about Donald Duck. I often do the same when watching horror movies, and many don't want to watch them with me xD Edit: also the same with military movies since I'm a Vet hahah

The only positive I have with this movie is how each food's character matches their origin cultures.

15:40 it is explained just super briefly saying “and then we figured out how to drive his car all the way here”

Those animation facts about Donald were genuinely interesting. I never knew that there were such specific differences between time periods. That whole part near the beginning of how no one gets people who like animation is so relatable! It can be so isolating at times, especially if your trying to make friends irl instead of online.

I’m in the same boat. Autistic, love animation to death, my mom thinks it’s for kids. Animation is a medium, not a genre.

I never expected someone on the internet to say that the puns in cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 are better than sausage party, nor expected them to compare elements of their work to south park

No bullshit, saw this film in theaters with a couple buddies, when we saw a guy and his little girl buying tickets. The clerk attempted at telling him it wasn't a children film but he wouldn't listen. Like 15 minutes into the movie said man walked out with his little girl and had an absolutley defeated demeanor. Tbh that was more entertaining than the actual movie!

Oh man, I remember when this abomination came out, I was still like a teen. My dad, being the old fashioned type, went to a video club to get me and my younger siblings a movie to watch, and despite stuff's warnings that this was NOT a childrens' film, he ignored them, thinking "It's an animated movie, can't be worse than your typical DreamWorks film". The terror on his face when the first obvious sexual scene came up 😂 Meanwhile I'm telling my siblings to just not look, while trying not burst out laughing at the whole thing. Needless to say we didn't watch the whole thing.

There is an alternate ending available on the Blu-ray where they did meet the actors in live action sitting in a Hollywood diner. It was done very roughly, the animated characters were almost not moving at all, just in changing poses.

You have an art of sprinkling nuggets of humor in your reviews said in such a no-big-deal tone it makes them even stealthier and funnier. I love that in your style.

If you look for a mature animated film for older audiences, try the Hungarian film Tragedy of Man (2011). It was based on a play with the same name, directed by Marcell Jankovics and it took 30 years in the making. As of now it's available on RU-vid with subtitles. The director also worked on many other projects including Johnny Corncob, Son of White Mare (Both of which are adaptations of literary works), and on the visuals of Hungarian Folktales. His films use plenty of symbolism which is very hard to understand at first glance, such as some adult themes. (not the same way as this movie did, but more maturaly in my opinion) As another Animation Nerd I was obsessed with his works, and still am to this day.

I have a funny memory from this movie. Back when it was coming out it was around Thanksgiving. My whole family (around 30-35 people including kids) had gathered at my relatives for dinner, and prior to eating we were all talking and spending time together. Me and my cousin mentioned seeing the trailer for this movie, but couldn't remember the name of it. In my awkwardness I finally remembered the name halfway through dinner, so I suddenly stood up and exclaimed 'Sausage Party!' while we were all eating.

Animation has the potential of telling us some of the greatest stories ever, but instead it’s wasted on stuff like this.

This movie traumatized me. I was relatively innocent back then, then I saw this movie where it had colorful animation and goofy looking characters and as a kid with no internet restriction this was not a fun time. That god damn burrito haunts me to this day, I forgot who he is, but I legit see him in nightmares from the final “gathering” scene.

3:20 I really relate to this, because my autistic brain does this as well (with other subjects) at family gatherings.

Sausage Party suffers under the "Family Guy"-Syndrome: it's only concept for "adult" is being vulgar and cynical.

I saw this movie opening night and when it came to the ending scene, everyone was freaking out. Some people were absolutely disgusted and others were having the time of their life. I really regret not bringing out my phone and recording it

Wow, that's interesting that you can point when a Donald Duck cartoon came out by his clothing.

I’m sorry but I genuinely loved the douche as a villain He felt like he portrayed the audience with the food puns especially the queso one “OKay so?” “Did someone say Queso?” “That’s a fucking stretch and you know it queso!”

I’m in the same boat as you when it comes to animation. There’s always something to admire about it, and I’m afraid of people thinking less of me for it.

I watched this on Netflix with some friends. I took a drink every time I said “what the fuck”. I got pretty hammered that night.

The fact this absolute fever dream of a movie was animated by the same studio behind Thomas & Friends is wild

Fun fact, the animation studio behind this movie also did the earlier CGI seasons of Thomas the Tank Engine.

THAT SCENE I swear when I seen it with my mom I was like “Wtf why is it so long!! Please end it!” And I don’t even freaking know that ending.

This is one of those animated films that makes you wonder if Conker’s Bad Fur Day gets an video game movie or TV adaptation soon.

I always felt the final "get-together" scene was supposed to be a parody of the whole dance party ending you see in most children's animation around the time the film was made. Instead of the entire cast getting together and dancing to a dated pop song, they instead do something... else.

Okay real talk; I would LOVE to hear that full Donald Duck animation infodump.

Man the douche puns were fucking hilarious to me. "Did someone say queso?" "THATS A FUCKING STRETCH AND YOU KNOW IT QUESO!!" like man, simple humor like that just sends me into hysteric laughter

The best part of this movie is the stories of parents taking the kids this year thinking it was a kids movie!!! That’s the only reason I want there to be more adult animated movies!

11:15 I laughed so I'm going with you .

I will never in my life get over the fact that i had watched this whole movie in its entirety when I was just six years old...

I remember when this movie came out I was still working at a movie theater. Went to see it for an employee midnight screening. I had decent expectations for it, even hyped it up for some of my friends/coworkers. Then I was just completely blown away by how dogshit it was. The nonstop god awful puns were the last nail in the coffin for me and it became the first movie I walked out on before it ended. I can only imagine how great the show is going to be.

Fun Fact: The animation company that Sausage Party, Nitrogen Studios, is was actually the same Canadian animation that made seasons 13-16 of Thomas the Tank engine. And I'm rather surprised that you Steve didn't mention this when you mentioned about Nitrogen studios animators having to work over time and not getting paid enough.

Back in the day there were these ancient devices called a Fisher Price View-Master. A portable 3d viewer with round disks that had film cells in them. They offered short stories in 3d animation. I was more fascinated with the stories that were made using miniature models and figures. Miniature effects were a fascination and passion with me from an early age. So I get your love of animation that you carried into adulthood. Getting into 3d modeling and rendering gave me a chance to dabble in a process similar to miniature animation.

Let's not forget the major upset with grandparents accidentally taking young children to see it thinking it was a kids movie. 😅 There was a RATING. The kids asking and somehow the adults not questioning even THE TITLE

Every time I try watching this movie my stomach gets a weird feeling…..

I remember being in middle school and wanting to watch it so bad because I thought I was adult enough to watch it. I am so glad my parents never let me lmao

Fun fact about the white gloves where also because in the olden year animators could not make very good style of the hands so they used the white gloves for the hands

I loved your little Donald duck time line explanation so much. Youve got a new sub 😂💜

The whole thing about watching animated movies surrounded by families with kids is so relatable

At the end of the day, I think we can all agree that this movie was a fever dream

I heard that people thought this was a kid's movie and when they took their kids to see it, they realized that it was the exact *OPPOSITE* of a kid's movie real quick.

I remember my dad was showing me and my siblings the movies we can watch and i saw this movie as one of the options. Im so glad that i told my dad that this is not a family friendly movie.

I saw this in theaters and it was an experience. There was a bunch of senior citizens there for some reason, and they sourpussed for the first half of the movie. But half way through the movie the theater was so loud with laughter i thought it was coming through the speakers. I looked around and the whole audience was dying of laughter, in tears. A very unique theater experience.

I used to think this movie was just *_false advertising._* But now, it's a reminder that animation is not just for kids.

Wait I just realized something. Have you reviewed Primal yet? It’s animated show with blood, violence and dinosaurs. Plus it’s made by Genndy Tartakovsky. I think you’ll like that one.

I'm such a huge fan of animation and get looked at weird looks when I mention I love to watch anime, cartoons, or animated movies even though I'm almost 24. I just love the way they convey emotions, take us to different places, and sometimes make us see different perspectives. I guess everything can give anyone those experiences. They don't need to be animated, but it's something I can get into more easily than seeing something in real life. I love the color choices, expressions, and environment layout that one portraits. One of my current favorites is Centaurworld. I recommend it to everyone who likes shows like Steven Universe, mlp, or the amazing world of gumball. The music is well constructed it helps carry the emotion needed for the scene. The art is simple but yet has an impact, and the story had me on the edge of my seat, whether it was due to laughing, almost falling over into a pool of my tears or wanting to know what is going to happen next. Sorry for my rant. I never commented, but after hearing Steve mention how he feels every time he goes to the movies to watch an animated film, I couldn't help but relate and feel I should give my two cents and make a recommendation. Thanks for your time

Fun fact: the animation studio who animated the film, also animated the first 3 seasons of the CGI Thomas series

This film encapsulates 2016 perfectly

This video has been edited, and is very noticeable when it first starts to show footage of the musical. Prior to the edit, there was footage, and audio of “Turn it off”. It may be due to copyright, and monetization stuff

I really like the way you edited this review kept me watching every second.

This is one of those movies they could have simply uploaded the entire film and just let it roll from beginning to end without commentary and call it a day. There is no way in hell that this movie hasn’t been sinned before.

I can't get over that people have a problem to convince friends to watch a animated film. But then are convinced they'll go and watch a Marvel superhero movie

I remember watching the ending scene and I was just staring at the screen, not processing what I had just seen. I had to watch it a second time to really understand🤣😭

Oh my god, they are making a series of this cursed clusterfudge? *BRING IT ON!!!*

Sausage Party is like Big Mouth It’s hilarious when you’re young but the older you get the stupider it is

I just want to point out the clips used when talking about the animated Disney shorts are from my absolute favorite Mickey Mouse cartoon that I forgot existed. I still eat my corn on the cob with imaginary typewriter sounds in my head.

Pay your artists!!! Ralph Bakshi has made some incredible films, if you crave adult animation worth watching. He is a beloved legend. I hope you find something you love in his library.

One scene making me laugh is a Meatloaf singing 'ill do anything for love' (the singer's name also Meatloaf)

4:45 is so relatable because I love animated movies and kids movies especially if I grew up with it. I went to see Sonic 2 by myself and I was 22, I’m seeing Puss In Boots on Friday and I’m now 23 😅