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Release Date:
June 1989 (USA)
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Tagline:
One thing the aliens hadn't counted on was Derek, and Dereks don't run! more
Plot:
The population of a small town disappears and is replaced by aliens that chase human flesh for their intergalactic fast-food chain. full summary | add synopsis
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Alien
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Fast Food
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New Zealand
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Chainsaw
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Small Town
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Awards:
1 win
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1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
(29 articles)
Five Favorite Films With Peter Jackson
(From Rotten Tomatoes. 21 December 2009, 3:33 AM, PST)
Discuss: Who Is the Filmmaker of the Decade…You Decide!
(From FusedFilm. 20 December 2009, 6:57 PM, PST)
(From Rotten Tomatoes. 21 December 2009, 3:33 AM, PST)
Discuss: Who Is the Filmmaker of the Decade…You Decide!
(From FusedFilm. 20 December 2009, 6:57 PM, PST)
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If this is not a classic of its genre, what is?
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| 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 | ... | Lord Crumb | |
| Dean Lawrie | ... | Lord Crumb SPFX Double / 3rd Class Alien | |
| Peter Vere-Jones | ... | Lord Crumb's 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 | |
| Philip Lamey | ... | 3rd Class Alien |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Roast of the Day (New Zealand: English title) (working title)
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Runtime:
91 min | Australia:86 min (1989 video release) | Belgium:98 min (DVD version)
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1.66 : 1 more
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Certification:
Argentina:16 (DVD release) |
Finland:K-15 (DVD release) |
Spain:18 |
Australia:(Banned) (queensland only) |
Belgium:16 (video rating) |
Portugal:M/16 |
South Korea:18 |
USA:R (heavily cut) |
Germany:18 (cut) |
Germany:12 (heavily cut) |
Austria:16 |
Germany:Not Rated (uncut DVD version) |
Germany:18 (re-rating, uncut) |
France:-16 (DVD rating) |
Brazil:16 |
Chile:18 |
Argentina:18 |
Australia:R |
Canada:(Banned) (Ontario) |
Canada:13+ (Quebec) |
Denmark:15 |
Finland:K-16 |
France:-12 |
Iceland:Unrated |
Italy:VM14 |
Netherlands:16 |
New Zealand:R16 |
Norway:15 |
Singapore:R21 |
Sweden:15 |
UK:18 |
USA:Unrated
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Director Peter Jackson shot the film on weekends over a four-year period with friends playing the lead roles. Jackson funded most of the film himself until towards the end of the shoot when the New Zealand Film Commission gave him money to finish his project after being impressed with what he'd already produced. There was never a script for the movie; each scene was filmed from ideas the director had come up with during the week.
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Continuity: During the car chase through the forest, there is a grill over the rear window that keeps disappearing & re-appearing
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
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Soundtrack:
ROCK LIES
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How long did it take to shoot the film?Are there any women in the movie?
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When it comes to splatter-flicks it's hard to find a bigger milestone than "Bad Taste". I laugh my ass off when I think of the ignorant and unaware Tolkien-fans who are about to watch it in order to check out what Peter Jackson has done before "The Lord of the Rings". If they haven't seen "Bad Taste" they're in for a bit of a surprise even though mere name says it all. The foolish plot of "Bad Taste" is unessential - film is made to show audience as much everything that's sickening and repulsive as it's possible from an alien that splits into two pieces when its being hit by a car and then fiddles his own entrails, hero who's squeezing pieces of brain back into a cracked head and a bunch of lunatics from outer space who are eating steamy and lumpy vomit. This is not the most disgusting flick ever made. That's because luckily the gore effects are so hilariously clumsy that instead of making you throw up they make you laugh hard. This is still a bloody disgusting film. I love "Bad Taste" and I've seen it too many times but obviously it's impossible for me to judge people who don't like it.
Peter Jackson has directed so much better movies after this with more money and real actors. Nevertheless, in one way "Bad Taste" will always be his very best work - no matter what he has done and will do in the future. Jackson had mom and dad (!) as special assistants to the producer and his pals as an actors. You have to respect a movie that was originally made during several years with no bigger commercial motives - just because of the fun of making a motion picture. This is a film that is good because it looks cheap, clumsy and stupid and has a ridiculous plot, awful script and absolutely terrible actors. Usually those are faults and the main reasons why a film is lousy but in this case it's all part of the fun. Movie history has rarely seen as horrible acting as especially Terry Potter and Mike Minett as Ozzy and Frank are having. Actually Doug Wren who's playing the alien leader is the only one who I can call an actor with a bit of a talents. Peter Jackson's own unhealthy character Derek who forces himself through alien's anus with a chainsaw is an amusing bloke too. Taste couldn't possibly get any worse, so if you don't possess an extremely sick and perverse sense of humor don't bother. Phenomenal trash: 10/10.