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1987 · New Zealand

Bad Taste

Tonight at a glance

Runtime
91 min
Age rating
NR
Language
English
Country
New Zealand
Violence
Moderate
Frights
Strong

Why tonight?

  • Under two hours — there is still an evening on the other side of it.
  • It goes hard on frights — not a wind-down.

The story

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.

  • new zealand
  • gore
  • collector
  • chainsaw
  • fast food
  • testosterone

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Production

Rating
6.3 / 10 · 947 ratings
Studio
WingNut Films, New Zealand Film Commission