Bad Taste (1987)

Directed by

Peter Jackson

Genre

action film, comedy horror, science fiction comedy, splatter film

Country

New Zealand

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 931 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Aliens land in a small New Zealand town to capture people for a fast food chain. A team of four men fights back using whatever weapons they can find.

gorysillyfast-pacedlow-budgetzanyover-the-topcrudecampy

What happens

Bad Taste is a 1987 New Zealand science-fiction action comedy horror film written, produced, filmed, directed by and co-starring Peter Jackson. Independently produced on a low budget, it is Jackson's first feature film. Jackson and friends take on most of the key roles, both on and off-screen. The plotline sees aliens invade the fictional New Zealand village of Kaihoro to harvest humans for their intergalactic fast food franchise, where they face off against a four-man paramilitary force. The film was shot in Northern Wellington over the course of four years, and eventually received nearly a quarter of a million dollars in New Zealand Film Commission assistance, providing Jackson with the leverage necessary to advance in the film industry. Since its release, Bad Taste has become a cult film and has received stronger reviews. In 2008, British film magazine Empire ranked Bad Taste as the 416th greatest film ever made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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