Film Snail

6.3

Bad Taste

NR·1987·91m

Action

Comedy

Horror

Science Fiction

Action

Comedy

Horror

Science Fiction

Summary

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.

Cast

Terry Potter

Ozzy / 3rd Class Alien

Pete O'Herne

Barry / 3rd Class Alien

Craig Smith

Giles / 3rd Class Alien

Mike Minett

Frank / 3rd Class Alien

Peter Jackson

Derek / Robert

Doug Wren

Alien Leader

Peter Vere-Jones

Alien Leader (voice)

Ken Hammon

3rd Class Alien

Robin Griggs

3rd Class Alien

Michael Gooch

3rd Class Alien

Peter Gooch

3rd Class Alien

Laurie Yarrall

3rd Class Alien

Shane Yarrall

3rd Class Alien

Dean Lawrie

3rd Class Alien

Philip Lamey

3rd Class Alien

Costa Botes

3rd Class Alien

Graham Butcher

3rd Class Alien

Bob Haliburton

3rd Class Alien

Andrew McKay

3rd Class Alien

Clive Haywood

3rd Class Alien

John McTavish

3rd Class Alien

John Nelson

3rd Class Alien

Graham Nesbitt

3rd Class Alien

Steven Smith

3rd Class Alien

John Logan Jr.

3rd Class Alien

Matt Noonan

3rd Class Alien

Cameron Chittock

3rd Class Alien

Ray Battersby

3rd Class Alien

Mike Appleby

3rd Class Alien

Peter Appleby

3rd Class Alien

Michael Kane

3rd Class Alien

Robert Johnston

3rd Class Alien

Scott Bradshaw

3rd Class Alien

Mark Lamey

3rd Class Alien

Giles Forrest

3rd Class Alien

Grant Taylor

3rd Class Alien

Carol Taylor

3rd Class Alien

Dean Taylor

3rd Class Alien

Kim Taylor

3rd Class Alien

Dave Hamilton

3rd Class Alien

Jock Fyfe

3rd Class Alien

Tony Hiles

3rd Class Alien

John Ruby

3rd Class Alien

Kerry Underhill

3rd Class Alien

Robin Watene

3rd Class Alien

Garry A. Brown

3rd Class Alien

Mark Jackson

3rd Class Alien

Peter Henderson

3rd Class Alien

Janine Riely

3rd Class Alien

Margaret Byford

3rd Class Alien

Crew

Director, Writer

Peter Jackson

Reviews

furious_iz

January 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 pleased to have grown up watching it.

For fans of late night B films