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BAD TASTE

1987 • NZ HMDB
December 1, 1987

A team from the intergalactic fast food chain Crumb's Crunchy Delights descends on Earth, planning to make human flesh the newest taste sensation. After they wipe out the New Zealand town Kaihoro, the country’s Astro-Investigation and Defense Service (AIaDS) is called in to deal with the problem. Things are complicated due to Giles, an aid worker who comes to Kaihoro the same day to collect change from the residents. He is captured by the aliens, and AIaDS stages a rescue mission that quickly becomes an all-out assault on the aliens’ headquarters.

Directors

Peter Jackson Peter Jackson

Cast

Terry Potter as Ozzy / 3rd Class Alien

Terry Potter

Ozzy / 3rd Class Alien

Pete O'Herne

Barry / 3rd Class Alien

 Craig Smith as Giles / 3rd Class Alien

Craig Smith

Giles / 3rd Class Alien

Mike Minett

Frank / 3rd Class Alien

 Peter Jackson as Derek / Robert

Peter Jackson

Derek / Robert

 Doug Wren as Alien Leader

Doug Wren

Alien Leader

 Peter Vere-Jones as Alien Leader (voice)

Peter Vere-Jones

Alien Leader (voice)

Ken Hammon

3rd Class Alien

Robin Griggs

3rd Class Alien

Michael Gooch

3rd Class Alien

Peter Gooch

3rd Class Alien

Laurie Yarrall

3rd Class Alien

Shane Yarrall

3rd Class Alien

Dean Lawrie

3rd Class Alien

Philip Lamey

3rd Class Alien

 Costa Botes as 3rd Class Alien

Costa Botes

3rd Class Alien

Graham Butcher

3rd Class Alien

Bob Haliburton

3rd Class Alien

Andrew McKay

3rd Class Alien

Clive Haywood

3rd Class Alien
Horror Azione Commedia Fantascienza
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Production: Peter Jackson (Producer)
Music: Michelle Scullion (Original Music Composer)

REVIEWS (1)

Marco Castellini •
Our planet becomes a huge pasture for aliens hungry for human flesh; they need meat for their fast-food chains. The film that introduced the inventive, irreverent, and outrageous style of New Zealand filmmaker Peter Jackson. A hilarious and disgusting splatter comedy, which took 4 years of filming during Jackson's free time, during which he personally involved himself as writer, editor, producer, creator of special effects, director, and even actor (he plays the character Derek). A comedy-horror, rich in splatter sequences and permeated by a sharp and effective black humor like in few other films. If you love the genre, you shouldn't miss it; if you prefer “classic” horrors, look elsewhere.
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COMMUNITY REVIEWS (2)

furious_iz

furious_iz

6 /10

So it begins...

Made on a shoestring budget, starring friends and shooting on the weekends, this is how NZ's blockbuster director Peter Jackson got his start.

Gross, silly, with terrible masks and effects, weird acting and bad overdubbing, this film is an utter classic in DIY splatter. The sheer passion and ingenuity oozes from every frame. Hasn't dated too well, but it still has serious charm, and I am pleased to have grown up watching it.

For fans of late night B films

Filipe Manuel Neto

Filipe Manuel Neto

1 /10

The humble (and repulsive) beginnings of Peter Jackson's career.

This film fell into oblivion a long time ago, and it's good to let it be where it is: it has no truly notable qualities and doesn't deserve a recap at a time when there are so many much better films to see. In fact, it's hard to think that the great director Peter Jackson, who is so widely respected today, started out with such bad work.

Apparently, Jackson was enchanted by the cheap horror of the 80s and the bad taste comedies that also populated this decade, where it seems that tastes were all changed. The film is completely amateurish and this can be seen in the terrible cinematography full of grain and the clumsy and disconnected editing. There are some effects, but almost everything is cheap and sounds plastic, fake and ugly. Still, considering the modest budget and lack of quality resources, I think Jackson did a decent job. Perhaps the director himself, however, would prefer not to be remembered for this film!

The story couldn't be more oily and greasy: we have an alien invasion of a small rural community, in which the aliens are simply looking for a good source of protein, which is obviously us, humans. There is a lot of gore and blood and human flesh everywhere, it is a film where some stomachs may feel upset, and with good reason. It's not a horror film, it's a comedy with a lot of action and scenes that are disgusting and make us lose the desire to eat popcorn or even question the intelligence of some characters, who seem to act randomly instead of using their heads.

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