Straight Up Hollywood: From 'Sausage' to toga parties

If you're going to talk to Sausage Party writers about their movie, chat over actual sausages. Grilled sausages.

Movie reporter Bryan Alexander (@BryAlexand) had the opportunity to grill (gluten-free hot dogs) with Sausage Party's brain trust — producer/writers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, and it made for a sizzling interview. He talks about the experience – and about how the R-rated animated film, which features a food orgy, could have been made even raunchier – in the newest episode of Straight Up Hollywood.

Yes, the concept of an NC-17 Toy Story was floated by the Sausage Party crew.

Also on the podcast, moderated by entertainment writer Carly Mallenbaum (@thatgirlcarly): West Coast entertainment editor Andrea Mandell (@andreamandell) talks about why you need to see Craig Robinson show off his dramatic side in Morris from America. Finally, we all learn behind-the-scenes details about the 1978 classic frat film Animal House, which is returning to theaters Wednesday.

Toga not required (but appreciated for true listening enjoyment).

Want to read some of the reporting we mention in the podcast? Here you go:

Rogen, Goldberg hope 'Sausage Party' is a wiener

'Morris From America' is the summer indie that could

'Animal House' brings film's greatest party back to the big screen