Weapons’ 7 Hot Dogs Explained: The Whitest Kids U’Know Sketch Behind the Viral Easter Egg

There’s a small, funny Easter egg in Zach Cregger’s new horror movie Weapons: a platter with exactly seven hot dogs. It turns out that the gag may be linked to a sketch from Cregger’s old troupe, The Whitest Kids U’Know, and the connection is getting attention online.

• A quick look at the film scene with seven hot dogs and who’s in it.
• How that shot lines up with a Whitest Kids U’Know sketch and why people noticed.
• Context about Zach Cregger, Trevor Moore, and why this kind of nod fits the movie.

The hot dog scene, in plain terms

Around the midpoint of Weapons, the point of view shifts to Marcus Miller, the school principal played by Benedict Wong. Marcus is at home with his husband Terry (Clayton Farris), watching TV in sweatpants. On the coffee table sits a platter with seven hot dogs, plus chips, baby carrots, dip, and chocolate chip cookies for dessert. Before they can eat, Gladys (Amy Madigan) arrives and the peaceful snack is interrupted by violence.

Because the platter is shown clearly and the number seven stands out, viewers started sharing screenshots and theories online.

The seven hot dogs thing in #Weapons / #WeaponsMovie is a tribute to Trevor Moore. pic.twitter.com/8T95v4TuDv

— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) August 11, 2025

Where the seven hot dogs likely comes from

Zach Cregger was a core member of The Whitest Kids U’Know. That group made a number of sketches in the 2000s, and one of their bits features multiple hot dogs eaten in an over-the-top way. As a result, people have pointed out that the film’s seven-hot-dog moment lines up with that earlier sketch.

In addition, Cregger has said he wrote Weapons while dealing with grief after the death of fellow troupe member Trevor Moore, who died on August 7, 2021. In an interview about the film, Cregger said: “I’m still digesting it. It still feels like it just happened … You just have all this emotion, and it’s better for me to just start writing characters that are feeling the emotions I’m feeling and letting them go kind of crazy and bounce off each other and do everything I can’t do. It feels good. It was cathartic.”

Furthermore, parts of the film have been discussed as reflecting Cregger’s personal background, including his experience growing up with an alcoholic parent, which the director has cited in press conversations about the film’s themes.

See the original sketch

If you want to judge for yourself whether the film’s hot dogs are a wink to the old sketch, you can watch the original piece below.

Why people care

First, it’s a neat little detail for fans who know Cregger’s comedy work. Second, it shows how filmmakers sometimes include tiny, specific nods to their past. Finally, because the moment is both absurd and placed right before a violent turn in the film, it stands out — and so it gets shared.

Objectively, the facts are simple: the film shows seven hot dogs, Cregger was in The Whitest Kids U’Know, and viewers have pointed out the similarity to the troupe’s sketch. Beyond that, whether it’s an intentional Easter egg or just a funny coincidence is something only the filmmakers can confirm directly.