

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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $25K
- Box office
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- Language
- English
- new zealand
- gore
- collector
- chainsaw
- fast food
- testosterone
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalNR21 Jun 1989
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1816 Nov 1990
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalR 18+12 Apr 1990
CanadaCA
- Theatrical31 Jul 1991
BrazilBR
- Theatrical185 Feb 1992
CzechiaCZ
- Physical1 Jul 1995
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1629 Nov 1991
FranceFR
- Theatrical1224 Aug 1988
ItalyIT
- Premiere14+Fantafestival10 Jun 1989
- Theatrical14+26 Oct 1989
JapanJP
- TheatricalR15+30 Sept 1988
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical168 Dec 1989
New ZealandNZ
- Theatrical11 Dec 1987
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Bad Taste was released on 11 December 1987.
Audience reviews
2- F6/10
furious_iz
1/3/2018
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 pleas…
- F1/10
Filipe Manuel Neto
10/6/2023
**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. Appar…
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