They're Made Out of Meat short film
Shares rank 2 of 5 short films by recommenders
Fans like the music, the saxophone opening and the short film overall; critics say it skips the punchline and makes no sense with human actors.
Fans like the music, the saxophone opening and the short film overall; critics say it skips the punchline and makes no sense with human actors.
10 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 80%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Praised background music and saxophone opening
“that's my favorite for the actors, and especially the background music”
Comment from 10 Apr 2026 in “They're Made Out of Meat (1991)” “I love the saxophone riff for the opening/closing song.”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “They're Made Out of Meat (1991)” Good short film version of the story
“The story as a short-film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6JFTmQCFHg”
Comment from 6 Sep 2026 in “They're Made Out of Meat” “The short film someone made is pretty great”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “They're Made Out of Meat (1991)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Misses the point with human actors
“the short film completely misses the mark if both entities are there in human form”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “They're Made Out of Meat (1991)” “The short film makes no sense, as the 2 people talking are meat themselves.”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “They're Made Out of Meat (1991)” Skips the story's punchline
“they went ahead skipped the punchline”
Comment from 8 Apr 2026 in “They're Made Out of Meat (1991)”
Other short films people recommend
The four most recommended other short films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broccoli Man | 9 | 7 | 56% | 2 | — | — |
| They're Made Out of Meat short filmThis page | 8 | 2 | 80% | 2 | — | — |
| The Wrong Trousers | 8 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Powers of Ten by Charles and Ray Eames | 6 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Wallace and Gromit | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 10 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“The story as a short-film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6JFTmQCFHg”
“that's my favorite for the actors, and especially the background music”
“the book was much better than the movie”
“they went ahead skipped the punchline”
“I love the saxophone riff for the opening/closing song.”
“the short film completely misses the mark if both entities are there in human form”
“The short film makes no sense, as the 2 people talking are meat themselves.”
“The short film someone made is pretty great”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.