Bad Taste - Definition and Overview

Bad Taste is a low-budget 1987 cult film, one of the first directed by Peter Jackson, in which aliens invade New Zealand in order to harvest human beings for their fast food franchise. Part of the film was shot in Jackson's home town of Pukerua Bay, north of Wellington, New Zealand. It was shot primarily on weekends over the course of four years, at a total cost of around $11,000, and Jackson himself plays at least two roles. The rest of the roles are filled by friends of Jackson's who were co-workers of his at the time. Jackson also created the over-the-top gory make-up effects, which emphasized absurdity. The film secured international distribution (quite unexpected even by its director) after playing at the Cannes Film Festival.

This film may have established the exploding sheep meme in the computer gaming subculture.

External links

• Bad Taste (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt092610/) at the Internet Movie Database