Bad Taste
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.
Why it matters
Peter Jackson’s debut is a gleefully gory, DIY splatterfest that laid the foundation for a career steeped in genre passion and practical effects chaos.
- A low-budget exuberance fueled by weekend shoots and friendship shines through every gloriously grotesque frame.
- Early evidence of Jackson’s love for practical gore and offbeat humor—rough but undeniably charming.
- For fans of 80s B-movie madness and cult splatter, this is a raw slice of Kiwi horror history.
- Effects and performances won’t fool anyone, but the sheer enthusiasm captures the spirit of underground horror filmmaking.
Director
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
85
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
0
Supernatural
0
Creature
73
Disturbing
83
Fun Factor
100
Cerebral
28
Survival
66
