Bad Taste

Peter Jackson's breakthrough feature, Bad Taste, began as a 20 minute short titled Roast of the Day, the simple tale of a charity worker who meets a terrible fate in a small town. The motive for making...

New Zealand Production

Feature 1987 Horror, Comedy 87.00 minutes

Film Main Image 1070

A small, quiet seaside town is even quieter than usual. All the local inhabitants have disappeared. Could someone have chopped them all into pieces? Aliens from outer space come to earth in search of human flesh for an inter-galactic fast-food chain. Who will save the world?

Kino AERO 2003

Astor Cinema Restrospective 2003

Puchon International Film Festival - Korea 2002

Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival 2003

Drifting Clouds Film Festival - NZ 2001

Goldcoast Fant. Film Festival - Australia 2002

Directors

Peter Jackson

Producers

Peter Jackson

Screenplay Writers

Tony Hiles

Peter Jackson

Cast

Mike Minett
Frank

Peter Jackson
Derek/Robert

Craig Smith
Giles

Pete O'Herne
Barry

Doug Wren
Lord Crumb

Crew

Jamie Selkirk | Editor

Peter Jackson | Editor

Production Company

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