Bad Taste

Dec 1, 1987

1h 31m

★ 6.3

Watch out Aliens... here comes Derek!

Overview

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.

Genres

Action

Comedy

Horror

Science Fiction

Production Companies

WingNut Films

New Zealand Film Commission

Bad Taste Trailers

Cast

Ozzy / 3rd Class Alien

Terry Potter

Barry / 3rd Class Alien

Pete O'Herne

Giles / 3rd Class Alien

Craig Smith

Frank / 3rd Class Alien

Mike Minett

Derek / Robert

Peter Jackson

Alien Leader

Doug Wren

Alien Leader (voice)

Peter Vere-Jones

3rd Class Alien

Ken Hammon

3rd Class Alien

Robin Griggs

3rd Class Alien

Michael Gooch

3rd Class Alien

Peter Gooch

3rd Class Alien

Laurie Yarrall

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