This Scene From Weapons Has A Hidden Meaning
Cregger is also known for the 2022 horror film, Barbarian.
The Julia Garner and Josh Brolin-led film about 17 missing children, which made headlines for having a perfect 100% score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes and currently sits at 95%, topped the box office this weekend, beating out Freakier Friday.
While the movie is a rollercoaster ride I will not totally spoil for you here (it is, in my opinion, best to go into this one as clueless as possible if you haven't seen it yet! But, there are mild spoilers ahead, so be warned!), there is one particular scene from the movie that's taken the Internet by storm.
That scene is, of course, right before [redacted] shows up to Marcus's — the principal's — home. He and his husband are enjoying a quiet evening in, complete with a snack tray and a perhaps not-so-soothing documentary about cordyceps — a parasitic fungi.
What really piqued people's interest here was the snack platter they'd concocted for themselves. The feast included seven hot dogs (mustard ONLY), a good helping of ruffled potato chips, four cookies, a bowl of baby carrots, and an absolutely diabolical (but appropriate, TBH) serving of accompanying ranch dressing.
I won't lie to you — the second that came on screen, I turned to my girlfriend and mumbled something about how we should have that for dinner, actually, because it was a delightful, if not slightly unhinged, spread. Well, it seems like that scene stuck with a lot of people, actually:
All jokes aside, while this shot certainly made our stomachs grumble and tugged at our heartstrings, some eagle-eyed fans have shared their own theory of why the capital-d delicious dinner spread is so notable, and I'm willing to bet that you — like me — totally missed it. Folks online have since pointed out that they think the seven hot dogs seem to be an homage to Cregger's late friend and collaborator, Trevor Moore, who died suddenly in 2021.
Cregger spoke to Rolling Stone about how his grief and processing the loss of his best friend inspired the movie, saying, "I wanted to do something honest...and I found that as I kept writing, and the more I identified with all of the people I was writing about, the more this became something like an honest diary of my inner shit."
He continued, sharing a conversation he had with fellow horror director Ari Aster (Midsommar, Hereditary) about being unsure of including "the personal stuff" in his work. "[Ari] was like, 'The personal stuff is what makes this work. Don't be ashamed of it!' Hearing him say that…it's part of the DNA of Weapons. The town is dealing with a loss. And so was I. It was the biggest direct hit I'd ever taken.'
Did you get a chance to catch Weapons on its opening weekend? What'd you think? Did you catch Cregger's subtle, touching homage? Give us your thoughts in the comments below. ⬇️
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