Bad Taste

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Bad Taste

1987

1h 32m

Horror

Sci-Fi

Comedy

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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.

Critics Consensus

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

01/26/2006

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.

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Daniel Fienberg

Zap2it.com

10/20/2005

3/5

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.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

03/10/2003

Jackson does it all in this movie: writes, directs, stars, produces, and designs the makeup.

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Alan Jones

Radio Times

10/31/2024

4/5

The title says it all so, be warned, those of a sensitive nature.

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Pablo Villaça

Cinema em Cena

11/06/2005

3/5

Divertido em seu humor descompromissado, este trash faz rir, mas no oferece o menor indcio do virtuoso cineasta que Jackson se tornaria.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

06/26/2005

3/5

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David B.

@RT14283473 Jun 19

I knew it was a winner in the first few minutes 👍

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Robson C

@RT82519826 Jan 19

Os habitantes de uma cidade desaparecem e os agentes de uma agência do governo são enviados para descobrir o que aconteceu. E os responsáveis são alienígenas que usam carne humana como recheio dos seus sanduíches. Primeiro filme do Peter Jordan. Ao mesmo tempo que vemos o orçamento baixo e algumas cenas bisonhas, nós temos lampejo do talento de Jackson, principalmente na área de efeitos especiais e maquiagem. É um fiapo de história que embarca quem gosta de filmes trashs bem inventivos. Há muito exagero, cenas de tiroteio e lutas risíveis e desengonçadas. Mas encontre aí o Peter Jackson de Senhor dos Anéis, O Hobbit e King Kong.

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Erik B

@Atma-X 07/28/2025

Weird, gory, campy, and hilarious. Peter Jackson's debut is a serious trip!

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Nick O

@Nicki1985 05/26/2025

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.

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Ask T

@RT36323485 02/15/2025

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Landon J

@Minxsykitty 01/14/2025

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.

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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