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Bad Taste is a 1987 science fiction comedy horror film from New Zealand. Peter Jackson served as the director, screenwriter, producer, film editor, director of photography, and cast member. The movie features an alien invasion as its main subject and includes elements of splatter film and action. It was filmed in New Zealand using 16 mm film. The production involved WingNut Films and the New Zealand Film Commission, with a budget of 150000.
The film has a runtime of 91 minutes and was released in December 1987. It is distributed by Netflix via video on demand and is also available through providers such as History Vault and IndieFlix. The original language is English. Review scores include 6.4/10, 52/100, 71%, and 6.5/10. The tagline is "Watch out Aliens... here comes Derek!" The movie has been assessed by the Bechdel test.
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6.3A 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 as Ozzy / 3rd Class Alien
- Pete O'Herne as Barry / 3rd Class Alien
- Craig Smith as Giles / 3rd Class Alien
- Mike Minett as Frank / 3rd Class Alien
- Peter Jackson as Derek / Robert
- Doug Wren as Alien Leader
Themes
- new zealand
- gore
- collector
- chainsaw
- fast food
- testosterone
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- action film
- Country of origin
- New Zealand
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- alien invasion
- Director
- Peter Jackson
- Screenwriter
- Peter Jackson
- Producer
- Peter Jackson
- Cinematographer
- Peter Jackson
- Filming location
- New Zealand
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 788407
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1987-01-01
- film editor
- Peter Jackson
- title
- Bad Taste
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- film format
- 16 mm film
- review score
- 6.5/10
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