# Animatronic Movie Promotions Animatronic Foods Were Placed in a Store to Promote 'Sausage Party' By Hayley McGlone | Published 2016-08-16 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/animatronic-foods References: [nerdist](http://nerdist.com/seth-rogens-sausage-party-prank-shocks-supermarket-customers-with-talking-food/) & [collider](http://collider.com/sausage-party-seth-rogen-grocery-store-prank/) To creatively promote the new 'Sausage Party' movie, Seth Rogen placed animatronic foods in a grocery store to interact with customers. Seth Rogen used animatronic foods to show that food has feelings as a promotional stunt for his new movie 'Sausage Party.' Rogen was the voice for all of the animatronic food used in the publicity stunt and interacted with customers through a microphone. The animatronic foods featured latex exteriors, internal batteries, hidden speakers, RF receivers for remote control operation and mechanisms to control the mouth and eyes of the fake food. Rogen, with the help of his writing team, would engage with customers as they perused the grocery store. Many of the customers were a bit startled by the food suddenly talking to them. Fusing humor and technology, this [movie promotion](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/asda-and-wicked) provided audiences with an experience that was immersive and memorable. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.0/10 - Popularity: 10% | Activity: 43% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Humor](https://www.trendhunter.com/humor) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Immersive Experiences:** Creating interactive and memorable experiences through the fusion of humor and technology. - **Promotional Stunts:** Using unconventional and attention-grabbing tactics to promote movies or products. - **Animatronic Marketing:** Employing animatronic characters or objects to engage with customers and convey a message. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Entertainment:** Opportunity for movie studios to leverage creative and immersive marketing strategies to promote their films. - **Retail:** Incorporating animatronic elements to provide unique and memorable shopping experiences for customers. - **Advertising:** Exploring the use of animatronics in promotional campaigns to capture attention and enhance brand messaging. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI-Fuelled QSR Animated Commercials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mcdonalds-japan-1.md) - [Promotional Film Food Products](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/annies-homegrown-x-the-little-mermaid.md) - [Cartoon-Celebrating Salad Promotions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/florette-salads.md) - [Film-Themed AR Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/borderlands-film.md) - [Anthropomorphic Store Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/short-social-films.md) - [Stop-Motion Food Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tiny-chef-x-ikea.md) - [Thrilling Plant-Based Food Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/quorn-mission-snack-swap-campaign.md) - [Meat-Free Deli Product Commercials](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/meatfree-campaign.md) - [AI-Embracing Asian Cuisine Ads](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/teriyaki-madness-whats-with-bob.md)