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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.

Cast

Terry Potter, Pete O'Herne, Craig Smith, Mike Minett, Peter Jackson, Doug Wren, Peter Vere-Jones, Ken Hammon, Robin Griggs, Michael Gooch
Horror Azione Commedia Fantascienza

REVIEWS (1)

MC

Marco Castellini

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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.