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Bad Taste

1987 · 91 min

A gleefully gory, homemade splatter comedy that feels like a wild, silly ride with laughable effects and relentless energy.

Tagline
Watch out Aliens... here comes Derek!
Overview
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.
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • violence
  • isolation
  • rebellion
Places
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror6
Humour8
Realism1
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity2
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
action, comedy, horror, science fiction
Directed by
Peter Jackson
Written by
Peter Jackson
Starring
Terry Potter, Pete O'Herne, Craig Smith, Mike Minett, Peter Jackson, Doug Wren, Peter Vere-Jones, Ken Hammon
Music
Michelle Scullion
Cinematography
Peter Jackson
Runtime
91 min
Country
New Zealand
Languages
English

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