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Bad Taste

Play trailer Poster for Bad Taste Released Dec 12, 1987 1h 32m Horror Sci-Fi Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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Gun-toting assassins try to wipe out a group of aliens that wants to use humans in New Zealand for food.

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Peter Jackson's early low-budget shocker boasts a disgusting premise - aliens harvesting humans for fast food - that gives the budding auteur plenty of room for gross-out visuals and absurd cleverness.

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Time Out A climatic rebirth-by-chainsaw scene almost makes it all worthwhile, though you may have had to visit the bathroom once or twice in the wait. Jan 26, 2006 Full Review Daniel Fienberg Zap2it.com I miss Peter Jackson in his ultra low-budget horror mode. He always looked like he was having fun. Not half as good as Dead Alive, but still a hoot. Rated: 3/5 Oct 20, 2005 Full Review Marjorie Baumgarten Austin Chronicle Jackson does it all in this movie: writes, directs, stars, produces, and designs the makeup. Mar 10, 2003 Full Review Alan Jones Radio Times The title says it all so, be warned, those of a sensitive nature. Rated: 4/5 Oct 31, 2024 Full Review Pablo Villaça Cinema em Cena Divertido em seu humor descompromissado, este trash faz rir, mas no oferece o menor indcio do virtuoso cineasta que Jackson se tornaria. Rated: 3/5 Nov 6, 2005 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jun 26, 2005 Full Review Read all reviews

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Nick O Be prepared to get sprayed with gallons of blood, guts and puke as soon as you hit play on your VCR from Peter Jackson's ultra-gory and hilariously distasteful directorial debut. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/26/25 Full Review Ask T 👍 Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/15/25 Full Review Landon J Sadly, as a Jackson fan this one was a miss. A little too bad, to be bad in a good way. Points for creativity with supposedly a super low budget. Worth skipping to see "Meet the Feebles" or "Dead Alive" which are far superior movies. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/14/25 Full Review Raiodesol S This movie feels like it’s stalling for the first two acts. Makes you think the story is going nowhere and feels like there’s nothing really going on, but the third act is where this movie shines, and where it gets these three starts that I’m giving it. Out of nowhere, the senseless shootouts, random radio conversations, shots of cars driving and people running, stop to make place for the incredible alien designs and, well, what comes with it. Honestly it’s frustrating that this film was able to deliver so much on its final act but so little during the rest of it. But the wait is rewarded, and the movie becomes one of the most hilarious and weird things you’ll ever witness. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 09/14/24 Full Review chris h Not a good movie.Gross and just dumb.Movie offers nothing. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/06/24 Full Review Teddy B Yes, it's amateur at times. Yes, it's campy. And yes, it's gross. But Peter Jackson struts his stuff even from his first film. He immediately shows his immense talent and, by watching his masterful trilogy of gross-out gonzo horror, makes me long for Peter to make a return to form where his reckless abandon worked under his tight direction and visceral visual style. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/20/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Peter Jackson

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Peter Jackson

Derek

Mike Minett

Frank

Pete O'Herne

Barry

Terry Potter

Ozzy

Craig Smith

Giles

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Movie Info

Synopsis Gun-toting assassins try to wipe out a group of aliens that wants to use humans in New Zealand for food.
Director
Peter Jackson
Producer
Peter Jackson
Screenwriter
Ken Hammon, Tony Hiles, Peter Jackson
Distributor
Anchor Bay Entertainment
Production Co
WingNut Films, New Zealand Film Commission
Genre
Horror, Sci-Fi, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 12, 1987, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 23, 2017
Runtime
1h 32m
Sound Mix
Mono
Aspect Ratio
1.66:1
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