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Sausages 3 Years After the Germ Warfare Apocalypse?!

posted 12 years ago by imdb-3918
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In the scenes near the beginning of the movie where Neville is preparing himself dinner, just before the fragging by the family, he is seen placing several links of sausages into a pan (I assume to boil them.)

So, considering that it's been three years since the world came to an end, and that Neville was pretty banged-up immediately after the helicopter crash and probably spent quite a few days convalescing and not going around and looking for meats to refrigerate with an always-on generator connected to a freezer: how the heck did Neville procure sausages for dinner several years after the last butcher in LA died melodramatically clutching his neck with his hands and clawing the air?

[–] ElRaisuli 11 years ago

"Mmmm... Sausages... Apocalycious!"

[–] THOMASSU 11 years ago

Yeah, I've watched this movie a lot of times, but this time I too wondered about this. But what was that cooking in the other pan? A sauce, or what?

"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe..." - Roy Batty, Blade Runner

[–] jpowell180 9 years ago

The stuff boiling in the pot next to the franks are, probably unsurprisingly, simply beans.

A common culinary pairing as they go great together!

[–] RussellDunn 11 years ago

I was wondering that myself.
of course, he may have made them himself. But even canned food goes bad after awhile. Next time you open a can of soup, check the expiration date. Most goes bad after two years.

[–] Jefbecco-1 10 years ago

I've eaten fruit and veggies that were four and five years old that were canned by my wife. If the seal stays intact they can last for awhile.

In this case you would actually want food that was loaded with preservatives instead of all natural and organic.

Reminds me of the scene from 28 Days Later when our intrepid band of survivors stop in at a supermarket for food. The dad ,played by Brendan Gleeson, finds a flat of apples that are still in great shape even though all the other fruit is rotted. He smells them and says with genuine happiness in his voice "Mmmmmm... Irradiated!"

[–] lukebasketfield 10 years ago

TO BE ABSOLUTELY FAIR

If i were the only immune human in a world where every other human either died outright or turned into a stumbling, crazed maniac, i think i would get my arse down to the nearest supermarket and stock up my deep-freeze as a priority.
Obviously, right after id rigged up a diesel generator.

Three years (Approx) had passed, so we are to assume that he did all the shopping beforehand.

[–] jeffyoung1 9 years ago

I'm thinking to myself...'duhhh'...why didn't I realize that myself after watching this movie so many times. Colonel Neville is dining on fresh, deli-made wiener-type sausages. I know that for a fact because I've eaten a number of those same sausages myself, a present from relatives in Los Angeles. Those sausages are delicious!

Yes, it's a good observation. Colonel Neville should be subsisting only on canned and dehydrated foods by now, several years after civilization ended. Unless he was growing a veggie garden, he'd never have fresh vegetables. Same goes for the grapes and cheese. Canned cheese is not popular in the U.S. I don't even know if it was even available then as now. I've only seen canned cheese in camping and survival websites and magazines.

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[–] lexyladyjax 8 years ago

As long as one has pigs and salt on hand, one can make sausage.

Bored now.

[–] lkinguk 8 years ago

Anyone notice that the traffic lights were working still ?

*Sausages* 3 Years After the Germ Warfare Apocalypse?!

Sausages 3 Years After the Germ Warfare Apocalypse?!