![]() ![]() Barry escapes that fate and escapes, only to run into a heroin addict (voice of James Franco, “ Spring Breakers”), who can only communicate with him when he’s high, with hope of using him to get back “home” to the store.Īll the while, Frank and Brenda run into Sammy Bagel Jr. Meanwhile, Frank’s buds discover the horrifying truth - potatoes being peeled alive and boiled, vegetables are torn apart, nacho chips and cheese being microwaved and baby carrots being chewed to “death” (“They’re killing children,” one treat screams). This is confirmed when the hot dogs and buns are purchased by a woman who is known by the name Camille Toh (voice of Lauren Miller, “ 50/50”).ĭuring this, when Honey Mustard decides to throw himself out of the cart, Frank and Brenda get tossed out with him (along with some funny stuff about other victuals “dying”). Since the foodstuffs believe exiting the store only means a wonderful trip to Paradise, the experience of Honey Mustard (voice of Danny McBride, “ 30 Minutes or Less”) just might change everyone’s minds. ![]() There is even a perky song explaining the plot (ala “Family Guy,” when it was funny). These foods are paired off with buns, naturally, and Brenda (voice of Kristen Wiig, “ The Martian”) is Frank’s bun (the sexual metaphors hit with the subtleness of a nuclear attack, friends), while everyone waits to be purchased so they can go into the Great Beyond. ![]() Rogen (“ The Night Before”) is the voice of “Frank,” a hot dog who is friends with fellow wieners, Carl (voice of Jonah Hill, “ The Wolf of Wall Street”) and Barry (voice of Michael Cera, “ Juno”), among others. Of course, these items are segregated into their own “aisles” (ethic food, alcohol, cleaning products, etc.). Billed as the first “R” rated animated feature (hasn’t anyone ever heard of 1972’s “Fritz the Cat”?), the genre is definitely prime for satire and, for the first hour, Sausage Party (co-directed by Greg Tiernan, “Thomas & Friends,” and Conrad Vernon, “ Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted”), it is often a hilarious exercise in just plain weird story-telling relating a plot of various grocery store products who come to life after the customers and employees leave (“Toy Story,” anyone?). Some viewers may find the risqué humour hard to digest as well, but if you like your jokes raw and saucy, Sausage Party hits the spot.Like an American sprinter against Usain Bolt, Seth Rogen’s Sausage Party starts off quickly (and humorously), but it fails to win the gold medal due to the actor/writer’s problem of not knowing when to reel in the bizarre comic situations (a trait perhaps caused by his close association with pal Adam Sandler) and not push things over - WAY over in this case - the edge. But the concept is stretched thin over 85 minutes and at times the heavy use of foul language can feel like a substitute for witty dialogue. There are flashes of real inspiration, too, such as the character of a New York bagel voiced by Edward Norton channelling Woody Allen. A scene riffing on Saving Private Ryan - where a can of spaghetti tries to scoop up its insides - encapsulates both the horror and the hilarity. So begins a journey across the aisles to discover the truth about their real place in a gluttonous world, while a crazed (and quite literal) douche bag (Nick Kroll) is in hot pursuit. But a jar of honey mustard returns to the store, rattled, with a different story to tell. It's a ribald, resolutely outrageous tale set largely in a supermarket where a horny hot dog (voiced by Seth Rogen) and a pretty bun (Kristen Wiig) dream of being together in a utopia they believe lies beyond the sliding doors. ![]() In what was billed in America as the first R-rated feature-length animation (though there are some precedents), food and other comestibles take on a life of their own. ![]()
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