)Īnime often deals with mature themes, and some of the genre’s strongest films - like the apocalyptic Akira - are among the best animated movies ever made.
But as a portrait of the uncensored, retrograde male id, the movie does foreshadow the darker elements of the fanboy culture that now dominates the entertainment industry. Sporting a soundtrack that includes Cheap Trick, Blue Öyster Cult and Sammy Hagar - and a voice cast that features John Candy, Eugene Levy and Harold Ramis - Heavy Metal is a fascinating time-capsule piece, which is another way of saying it’s not particularly great. ) Heavy Metal (1981)īased on stories from the Heavy Metal comic-book magazine, this omnibus film moved from sci-fi to fantasy to comedy to film noir, offering young guys in the audience an opportunity to see plenty of naked women no matter the story being told. Frank talk about racism and unabashed nudity - including orgies in hot tubs - make Fritz the Cat shocking almost 45 years after its debut. (Crumb hated the film.) Imagine if Easy Rider was populated with animated critters.
A satire of the counterculture, Fritz the Cat starred the titular feline (who had been created by underground cartoonist Robert Crumb) as he embarks on a sex-and-drugs odyssey. And his first film - rated X - remains his most famous and controversial. In a world filled with inoffensive mainstream animation aimed at the whole family, painter and film director Ralph Bakshi wanted to make cartoons that spoke bluntly about contemporary issues. Animated movies for grown-ups give us the best of both worlds - freewheeling and imaginative, yet provocative and at times downright disgusting. Assuming you’re not a kid, you’re more than welcome to enjoy them on your own. In honor of Sausage Party, we decided to look back at other animated movies that you absolutely shouldn’t let your kids see. Rated R by the MPAA for “strong crude sexual content, pervasive language, and drug use,” it’s the sort of film you’d expect from the guys behind raunchy, NSFW comedies like This Is the End.
Sausage Party hits theaters today, and while it’s a cartoon filled with adorable talking food items, it’s definitely not for kids.
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