“It's been a long time since any of us have eaten.”
Why it's great
He delivers a cannibal threat in the calm tone of a hunger complaint, which makes it worse.
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It's been a long time since we all sat down together.
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Danny McBride Wants to Eat Them, Explained
This Is the End · 2013
Chapter 26 of 27 · 2'13"
Just as the group escapes outside, Danny McBride and his crew surround them. He calls their timing perfect, then explains why: "It's been a long time since any of us have eaten," he says, "and you three gentlemen look delicious." He's a cannibal now, and Channing Tatum is his captive.
Key moments
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❝ Monologue · 6 lines Danny McBride Reveals He's a Cannibal
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The Diversion and the Escape
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Danny McBride Wants to Eat Them, explained
What happens
The group gets outside only to run into Danny McBride and a gang of survivors. He greets them warmly, says their timing couldn't be more perfect, then reveals why: he hasn't eaten in ages and the three of them look delicious. He's a cannibal, he explains, and he has Channing Tatum on a leash as his 'gimp.'
What's really going on
The chapter makes the apocalypse a monster-movie gag: the threat isn't demons exactly, it's Danny McBride being delighted to see old friends. He kills the relief of the reunion with one line — 'It's been a long time since any of us have eaten... and you three gentlemen look delicious' — then clarifies that he's a cannibal and there's nothing to discuss: 'I'd love to catch up, but we're fucking starving, so let's eat.' The comedy is in the whiplash between social niceties and the plain fact that they're food, and in the absurd detail of Channing Tatum kept as a pet — 'I call him Channing Tate-yum.' Two of them debate going back to save the one who created a diversion, and the escape only works because they don't.
Key lines & what they mean
- “It's been a long time since any of us have eaten.”
- The polite setup for the threat: framing starvation as small talk, right before revealing the group is on the menu.
- “I'm a cannibal, hombre. We're gonna fucking eat your ass.”
- He drops the pleasantries: he's a cannibal, and the conversation is over — this is a threat, not a negotiation.
- “I'd love to catch up, but we're fucking starving, so let's eat.”
- The line that mixes manners with hunger: he'd enjoy the reunion, but appetite comes first, so they should get to eating them.
- “That's fucking crazy and your timing couldn't be more perfect.”
- His cheerful greeting: the survivors' arrival is unbelievable and comes at exactly the right moment — for him and his appetite.
Theme
- Survival — Old friends become predators, and the group survives the reunion only by running and leaving one of their own behind.
- Dark humor — The end of the world is played as a joke about hospitality, with a cannibal politely offering to 'catch up' before eating his guests.
What this chapter teaches
Teaching points
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Language points
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A great line in its own right — why and how to use it“I'm a cannibal, hombre. We're gonna fucking eat your ass.”
Why it's great
A deadpan self-introduction right before a threat, absurd and quotable at once.
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Informal
Use it yourself
I'm a hungry man, and we're gonna eat this pizza.
“I'd love to catch up, but we're fucking starving, so let's eat.”
Why it's great
He starts polite, then flips to hunger, making a cannibal threat sound like dinner plans.
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Informal
Use it yourself
I'd love to catch up but I'm swamped, so let's do next week.
“That's fucking crazy and your timing couldn't be more perfect.”
Why it's great
He praises their perfect timing while planning to eat them, and the politeness makes it chilling and funny.
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Informal
Use it yourself
Your timing couldn't be more perfect, dinner's just ready.
Monologue
One character carrying the scene — shadow the whole passage❝ Danny's cannibal speech
I'm a cannibal, hombre. We're gonna fucking eat your ass. Fuck you, you can't eat us. Fuck that, man. I do whatever the fuck I want when I want. I butt fucked this dude. See that? I fucking slide right in that shit. I do whatever I want. This is my gimp, Channing, introduce yourself.
He announces himself, brags about his catch and crowns himself, all in one crude rush.
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What you walk away with- Channing Tate yum swaps Tatum for yum, turning the star into dinner.
- Couldn't be more perfect uses a negative comparative to mean the best possible.
- Make a run for it means sprint for safety when a chance opens.
- Hombre is a Spanish loanword that keeps a threat sounding casual.
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Questions, then the linesWhy does Danny McBride want to eat them?
He says his group hasn't eaten in a long time and the three newcomers look delicious. He's become a cannibal, so their arrival is perfect timing — for dinner.
Who is Channing Tatum in this scene?
He appears as McBride's captive, kept on a leash like a pet. McBride says he found him wandering on the freeway, 'made him my bitch,' and calls him 'Channing Tate-yum.'
How do they escape?
One of them creates a diversion so the others can make a run for it. Two debate going back to help him, but they don't — and the escape works: 'Holy shit. It worked!'
What does 'make a run for it' mean?
It means to run away quickly, especially while you have the chance. Here one of them says the others should do it while he distracts the cannibals.
Why did Danny bring a 'gimp'?
It's part of the joke about him doing whatever he wants. He shows off that he 'trained' Channing Tatum and makes him do tricks, treating a famous actor as a piece of property.