About Sausage Party

Sausage Party is a 2016 animated comedy film produced by Annapurna Pictures and directed by Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon. This raunchy and irreverent movie takes a hilarious and satirical approach to the typical animated adventure. The film follows a group of anthropomorphic food items who discover the truth about their existence and embark on a journey to escape their inevitable fate of being consumed by humans. Sausage Party subverts the expectations of the traditional animated comedy by delivering a raunchy, R-rated romp filled with profanity, sexual innuendo, and dark humor.

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• About
• Making / Production
• Actors
• Trivia / Interesting Facts
• Awards
• Quotes
• Music
• Soundtrack

About

Sausage Party takes place in a grocery store called Shopwell's, where all the food items believe that being purchased by humans is the ultimate goal and guarantees their entry into a heavenly "Great Beyond." Among the supermarket items are Frank, a sausage, and his love interest Brenda, a hot dog bun. However, when Frank learns the disturbing truth about the Great Beyond from a returned jar of Honey Mustard, he becomes determined to warn his fellow food items about their fate.

Frank, Brenda, and a group of misfit friends including a Jewish bagel, a lavash, a taco, and a lesbian taco named Teresa, embark on a dangerous and hilarious journey to the human world outside the grocery store in order to uncover the truth. Along the way, they encounter various challenges and obstacles, including an angry douche, who seeks revenge after being discarded by a human.

Making / Production

Sausage Party was co-directed by Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon, who both have experience in animated films. The movie was produced by Megan Ellison and Seth Rogen, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Evan Goldberg, Ariel Shaffir, and Kyle Hunter. The film was created using computer animation and aimed to replicate the look and feel of traditional hand-drawn animation. The production was known for its unconventional approach to animation, combining adult-themed content with the style of a family-friendly animated film.

Actors

• Seth Rogen as Frank - The main protagonist, a sausage who questions his purpose in life.
• Kristen Wiig as Brenda - Frank's love interest and a hot dog bun with similar existential concerns.
• Edward Norton as Sammy Bagel Jr. - A Jewish bagel.
• David Krumholtz as Lavash - A Middle Eastern flatbread.
• Salma Hayek as Teresa - A lesbian taco who forms a relationship with another taco named Brenda.
• Michael Cera as Barry - A deformed sausage who is part of Frank's group of misfits.
• James Franco as Druggie - A human who experiments with drugs and has interactions with the food items.

Trivia / Interesting Facts

• Sausage Party received an R rating from the MPAA, making it the first entirely computer-animated film to receive such a rating.
• The film's concept was initially pitched as a joke during a conversation between Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill, but eventually, the idea evolved into a full-length animated feature.
• The voice actors were encouraged to improvise and bring their own comedic flair to their characters, resulting in a more natural and spontaneous performance.
• The film's animation was created by Nitrogen Studios, a Canadian animation studio known for its work in the television series Thomas & Friends.

Awards

Sausage Party was nominated for several awards, including a Satellite Award for Best Animated or Mixed Media Feature. Although it did not win, the film garnered critical acclaim for its unique and audacious approach to comedy.

Quotes

• Frank: "Once you see that shit, it'll fuck you up for life!"
• Brenda: "We've been chosen together."
• Barry: "I look forward to eating your mother."
• Lavash: "In the name of Allah, I will cut you!"

Music

The score for Sausage Party was composed by Alan Menken and Christopher Lennertz. The music combines lively and catchy tunes with comedic elements to enhance the film's humorous tone and satirical themes.

Soundtrack

• "The Great Beyond" by Sausage Party Cast
• "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" by Meat Loaf
• "The Darktown Strutters' Ball" by Original Dixieland Jazz Band
• "Darkest Hour" by Catherine Cavadini
• "Come Fly with Me" by Frank Sinatra