Bad Taste (1987)
Average Rating: 6.4/10
Reviews Counted: 22
Fresh: 15 | Rotten: 7
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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Critic Reviews: 1
Fresh: 0 | Rotten: 1
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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Movie Info
Extraterrestrial fast-food franchisers come to earth to pick up food supplies-in this case, human flesh. After wiping out a few small towns, the aliens must contend with a team of government assassins, headed by Pete O'Herne. As the plot rolls on, O'Herne's crew is decimated in as gory a manner as possible, and innocent bystander Craig Smith ends up being marinated (and a darned good job it is). Turns out that the space folks are running on a timetable; they've got to return to their home planet
Jun 1, 1989 Wide
Aug 6, 2002
Cast
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Peter Jackson
Derek/Robert -
Mike Minett
Frank/3rd Class Alien -
Pete O'Herne
Barry/3rd Class Alien -
Terry Potter
Ozzy/3rd Class Alien -
Craig Smith
Giles/3rd Class Alien -
Doug Wren
Lord Crumb Alien Leader -
Dean Lawrie
Third Class Alien/Alien... -
Grant Taylor
3rd Class Alien -
Ken Hammon
Third Class Alien -
Tony Hiles
3rd Class Alien -
Peter Vere-Jones
Alien Leader -
Costa Botes
Third Class Alien -
Michael Gooch
Third Class Alien -
Laurie Yarrall
Third Class Alien -
Mark Jackson
3rd Class Alien -
John Nelson
3rd Class Alien
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All Critics (22) | Top Critics (1) | Fresh (15) | Rotten (8) | DVD (17)
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.
Top CriticDivertido em seu humor descompromissado, este trash faz rir, mas não oferece o menor indício do virtuoso cineasta que Jackson se tornaria.
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.
Jackson does it all in this movie: writes, directs, stars, produces, and designs the makeup.
Fun, though the title couldn't be more apt.
It certainly makes good on its title.
The Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson's debut is rather aptly named. Its crudity has more to do with Sam Raimi than Tolkein, but there's a wonderfully sophomoric enthusiasm that keeps it interesting.
It warms the heart to know that the creator of this insanity went on to win the Oscar.
[Bad Taste will] probably work best when watched with an enthusiastic group, and a copious amount of alcohol on standby.
Goofball gore flick that deservedly put Peter Jackson on the map!
An Ok start for a good director
Paucity of budget, however, cannot hide boundless creativity, true filmmaking style or gobs and gobs of in-your-face homemade gore and grue.
Absolutely insane, irretrievably disgusting, and joyously covered in gore. It ain't "Dead Alive," but it's a whole lot of wet, drippy fun.
Audience Reviews for Bad Taste
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Super Reviewer
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- Lord Crumb Alien Leader: Wankers.
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- Derek/Robert: I'm born again!
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- Derek/Robert: I'm a Derek and Dereks don't run!
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- Derek/Robert: Next time they'll hit something bigger... Wellington... Christchurch...
- Barry/3rd Class Alien: Auckland?
- Derek/Robert: Well, that wouldn't be so bad...
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- Ozzy/3rd Class Alien: Good one!
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- Derek/Robert: Eat this shithead!
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