The population of a small town disappears and is replaced by aliens that chase human flesh for their intergalactic fast-food chain.The population of a small town disappears and is replaced by aliens that chase human flesh for their intergalactic fast-food chain.The population of a small town disappears and is replaced by aliens that chase human flesh for their intergalactic fast-food chain.
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Peter Vere-Jones
- Lord Crumb
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- TriviaDirector Sir Peter Jackson shot the film on weekends over a four-year period with friends playing the lead roles. Jackson funded most of the film himself until towards the end of the shoot when the New Zealand Film Commission gave him money to finish his project after being impressed with what he'd already produced. There was never a script for the movie; each scene was filmed from ideas the director had come up with during the week.
- GoofsThe cast's hairstyles, and the color of the socks change from scene to scene due to the sporadic four-year shoot.
- Crazy creditsInstead of standard disclaimer: Any similarity with persons living or dead is an accident. Sorry
- Alternate versionsIn Germany, apart from the uncut version (which is banned from public sale to minors) there is a version cut down to a "FSK 18" rating. It leaves out most of the violence and is cut by approximately 7 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Good Taste Made Bad Taste (1988)
- SoundtracksROCK LIES
Composed and Performed by Madlight
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When you learn about how it was made, it's very impressive....but still gross!
"Bad Taste" is Peter Jackson's first film and it shows. This is because Peter was not a director....just some guy making a film with his friends. In fact, because they had no money it took four years to piece the project together...and they didn't even have a script! But despite this and many other shortcomings (including using a 16mm camera and having ridiculous bloody effects), the film is VERY watchable and even, at times, quite funny.
The story is very simple and there really isn't any context or backstory. It begins with some zombie-like folks trying to kill and eat a group of guys. Later, the guys all don commando outfits and take on a whole house filled with what you've come to realize are blood-thirsty aliens!
There are two thins that really help this film....the sense of humor AND the cheesiness of the guys and blood. If the movie was more realistic (such as Jackson's "Dead Alive" made just a short time later), it would have been repulsive and sick. Instead, you find yourself laughing at the guts, blood and mayhem since it's so obviously fake. Well worth seeing and a great example of cheap filmmaking that works.
The story is very simple and there really isn't any context or backstory. It begins with some zombie-like folks trying to kill and eat a group of guys. Later, the guys all don commando outfits and take on a whole house filled with what you've come to realize are blood-thirsty aliens!
There are two thins that really help this film....the sense of humor AND the cheesiness of the guys and blood. If the movie was more realistic (such as Jackson's "Dead Alive" made just a short time later), it would have been repulsive and sick. Instead, you find yourself laughing at the guts, blood and mayhem since it's so obviously fake. Well worth seeing and a great example of cheap filmmaking that works.
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- planktonrules
- Nov 1, 2018
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