A Lot or a Little?
What you will—and won't—find in this movie.
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Positive Messages
very little
Tons of crude content yields mixed messages: The movie encourages characters to take action and to think for themselves, but their faith is discouraged. And different cultures are encouraged to work together and set aside differences, but at the same time, the movie ridicules and stereotypes just about every culture under the sun, including Asians, Germans, the British, Mexicans, Jews, people of Middle-Eastern descent, Native Americans, African Americans, etc.).
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Positive Role Models
very little
The main character is a brave leader, but he also exhibits frequent problematic behavior that goes unpunished. Lots of cultural/racial stereotyping.
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Violence & Scariness
a lot
Some gory animated images (i.e. humans "murdering" food items). A decapitated human head. Knives and guns shown. Fighting. Characters are threatened.
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Sex, Romance & Nudity
a lot
Graphic, suggested sex among food characters, with thrusting, groaning, kissing, and spanking. Many different kinds of sex acts are implied, including oral sex. Male and female genitalia and body parts are suggested via animation/character design. Very strong, constant sexual innuendo and sex talk. A talking used condom. A douche forces itself into a man's rectum.
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Language
a lot
Extreme, constant language, including "f--k," "motherf----r," "c--t," "c--k," "c---sucker," "s--t," "bulls---," "p---y," "bitch," "a--hole," "goddamn," "ass," "butt," "hell," "butthole," "d--k," "balls," "jacking off," "douche" (note: one character actually is a douche), and more.
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Products & Purchases
none
All brand names are fictional.
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Drinking, Drugs & Smoking
a lot
Characters smoke pot. Human character shoots up "bath salts" (complete with spoon, lighter, and hypodermic needle). Hallucinations. Reference to "tripping balls." Two characters, Firewater and Tequila, are bottles of booze, so there are some jokes about drinking.
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Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Sausage Party is a very raunchy animated comedy (from the writers of Superbad and Pineapple Express) that's most definitely not for kids. There's constant use of extreme language, with multiple uses of "f--k," "s--t," and tons of other words. Plus, the sexual innuendo/sex talk never stops, and there are pretty graphic sequences of simulated sex acts of all kinds between the food characters (some of whom are even drawn/designed to look suggestively like genitalia). Animated violence includes gory images of humans "murdering" food, guns and knives, and aggressive, argumentative characters. Food characters smoke pot and get high, and a human character shoots up bath salts (with a spoon and needle) and hallucinates. Although the movie encourages characters to think and act for themselves, that comes at the expense of faith. And while different cultures are encouraged to work together, the film simultaneously ridicules and/or stereotypes most of those cultures. To stay in the loop on more movies like this, you can sign up for weekly Family Movie Night emails.
What's the Story?
In SAUSAGE PARTY, Frank (voiced by Seth Rogen) is a supermarket sausage who looks forward to the day that he and his package pals will be chosen by the gods (i.e. humans) and taken to the Great Beyond, alongside his bun girlfriend, Brenda (Kristen Wiig). Unfortunately, a jar of honey mustard is returned to the store with tales of what really happens on the outside. In the ensuing chaos, Frank, Brenda, a bagel named Sammy (Edward Norton) and a lavash (David Krumholtz) are left stranded across the store. Making their way back to their own shelves, Frank makes a startling discovery: The honey mustard was right. Can the food friends stand up to the god-like giants who wish them harm?
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about Sausage Party's sexual content. What role does sex play in the movie? How does the movie's comedic tone affect the impact of the scenes involving sex and nudity? Parents, talk to your teens about your own values regarding sex and relationships.
What role do drugs play in the movie? Are they glamorized? Are there real-life consequences? Why is that important?
How violent is the movie? How much gore is shown? What effect does it have? Is it funny? Shocking? Why do you think animated violence often makes us laugh, when the same thing happening in real life would be terrifying?
Frank wants to encourage the food characters to take charge of their lives, while also giving up their faith in the "Great Beyond." Do you see that as a good thing, a bad thing, or a mix of both? Why?
The movie seems to encourage different cultures to work together, yet it also ridicules and stereotypes every culture under the sun. Is that hypocritical?
Movie Details
- In theaters: August 12, 2016
- On DVD or streaming: November 8, 2016
- Cast: Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Edward Norton
- Directors: Greg Tiernan, Conrad Vernon
- Inclusion Information: Female actors
- Studio: Sony Pictures Releasing
- Genre: Comedy
- Run time: 83 minutes
- MPAA rating: R
- MPAA explanation: strong crude sexual content, pervasive language, and drug use
- Last updated: September 29, 2023
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