Bad Taste

Bad Taste
Bad Taste
	Promotional release poster
Directed by	Peter Jackson
Written by	Peter Jackson; Tony Hiles; Ken Hammon;
Produced by	Peter Jackson
Starring	Terry Potter; Pete O'Herne; Peter Jackson; Mike Minett; Craig Smith;
Cinematography	Peter Jackson
Edited by	Jamie Selkirk; Peter Jackson;
Music by	Michelle Scullion
Production; companies	WingNut Films; New Zealand Film Commission;
Distributed by	Endeavour Productions
Release dates	11 December 1987 (New Zealand); 16 June 1989 (United States);
Running time	92 minutes
Country	New Zealand
Language	English
Budget	$25,000

Bad Taste is a 1987 New Zealand science-fiction comedy horror film^[3] directed, produced and filmed by Peter Jackson, who also starred in it and co-wrote the screenplay, along with Tony Hiles and Ken Hammon. Independently produced on a low budget, it is Jackson's first feature film. Jackson and friends take on most of the key roles, both on and off-screen. The plotline sees aliens invade the fictional New Zealand village of Kaihoro to harvest humans for their intergalactic fast food franchise, where they face off against a four-man paramilitary force. The film provided Jackson with the leverage necessary to advance in the film industry.

Since its release, Bad Taste has become a cult film and has received generally positive reviews.

^ "BAD TASTE (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 6 April 1989. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
^ Cite error: The named reference nzonscreen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Bad Taste (1987)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

[1] "BAD TASTE (18)". British Board of Film Classification. 6 April 1989. Retrieved 20 October 2012.

[nzonscreen-2] Cite error: The named reference nzonscreen was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] "Bad Taste (1987)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 29 December 2020.

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