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ActionComedyHorrorScience Fiction

Bad Taste

- Watch out Aliens... here comes Derek!

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.

Release Date : 1987-12-01

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : WingNut FilmsNew Zealand Film Commission

Production Country : New Zealand

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Terry Potter

Character Name : Ozzy / 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Terry Potter

Gender : Male

Pete O'Herne

Character Name : Barry / 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Pete O'Herne

Gender : Male

Craig Smith

Character Name : Giles / 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Craig Smith

Gender : Male

Mike Minett

Character Name : Frank / 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Mike Minett

Gender : Male

Peter Jackson

Character Name : Derek / Robert

Original Name : Peter Jackson

Gender : Male

Doug Wren

Character Name : Alien Leader

Original Name : Doug Wren

Gender : Male

Peter Vere-Jones

Character Name : Alien Leader (voice)

Original Name : Peter Vere-Jones

Gender : Male

Ken Hammon

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Ken Hammon

Gender : Male

Robin Griggs

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Robin Griggs

Gender : Male

Michael Gooch

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Michael Gooch

Gender : Male

Peter Gooch

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Peter Gooch

Gender : Male

Laurie Yarrall

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Laurie Yarrall

Gender : Male

Shane Yarrall

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Shane Yarrall

Gender : Male

Dean Lawrie

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Dean Lawrie

Gender : Male

Philip Lamey

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Philip Lamey

Gender : Male

Costa Botes

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Costa Botes

Gender : Male

Graham Butcher

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Graham Butcher

Gender : Male

Bob Haliburton

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Bob Haliburton

Gender : Male

Andrew McKay

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Andrew McKay

Gender : Male

Clive Haywood

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Clive Haywood

Gender : Male

John McTavish

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : John McTavish

Gender : Male

John Nelson

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : John Nelson

Gender : Male

Graham Nesbitt

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Graham Nesbitt

Gender : Male

Steven Smith

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Steven Smith

Gender : Male

John Logan Jr.

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : John Logan Jr.

Gender : Male

Matt Noonan

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Matt Noonan

Gender : Male

Cameron Chittock

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Cameron Chittock

Gender : Male

Ray Battersby

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Ray Battersby

Gender : Male

Mike Appleby

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Mike Appleby

Gender : Male

Peter Appleby

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Peter Appleby

Gender : Male

Michael Kane

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Michael Kane

Gender : Male

Robert Johnston

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Robert Johnston

Gender : Male

Scott Bradshaw

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Scott Bradshaw

Gender : Male

Mark Lamey

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Mark Lamey

Gender : Male

Giles Forrest

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Giles Forrest

Gender : Male

Grant Taylor

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Grant Taylor

Gender : Male

Carol Taylor

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Carol Taylor

Gender : Male

Dean Taylor

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Dean Taylor

Gender : Male

Kim Taylor

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Kim Taylor

Gender : Male

Dave Hamilton

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Dave Hamilton

Gender : Male

Jock Fyfe

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Jock Fyfe

Gender : Male

Tony Hiles

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Tony Hiles

Gender : Male

John Ruby

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : John Ruby

Gender : Male

Kerry Underhill

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Kerry Underhill

Gender : Male

Robin Watene

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Robin Watene

Gender : Male

Garry A. Brown

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Garry A. Brown

Gender : Male

Mark Jackson

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Mark Jackson

Gender : Male

Peter Henderson

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Peter Henderson

Gender : Male

Janine Riely

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Janine Riely

Gender : Male

Margaret Byford

Character Name : 3rd Class Alien

Original Name : Margaret Byford

Gender : Male

Reviews

furious_iz

@furious_iz

2021-06-23

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

@FilipeManuelNeto

2023-10-06

**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.