The Peter Jackson Collection
Led by revealing early 'behind the scenes' docos, this...
Good Taste Made Bad Taste
The making-of documentary
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Jackson's second Tolkien movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Jackson's first Tolkien movie
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King
Jackson's first Tolkien movie
Bogans
Another film featuring bogans and Peter Jackson
The Frighteners
Another Peter Jackson film
Dirty Creature
Crew member Grant Campbell directed this short
Death Warmed Up
Another early Kiwi splatter
Under the Mountain
Another movie about aliens in disguise
Back of the Y Masterpiece Television
More lo-fi splatter effects and stunts
The Dominant Species
More DIY FX Wellington aliens
Back of the Y Masterpiece Television - 5, Series One, Episode Five
More lo-fi splatter effects and stunts
Black Sheep
More ill-fated sheep
King Kong
Jackson's remake of an iconic early inspiration
Loose Enz - The Good Samaritan
Features a more domesticated Peter Vere-Jones
An Awful Silence
More aliens invade Wellington
This Giant Papier Mache Boulder is Actually Really Heavy
More comical special effects on a low budget
They Sleep Early in Cologne
Features another blue Morris Minor
Looking at New Zealand - 'Pūha and Pākehā'
More people-eating comedy
After concocting all manner of outlandish images on 8mm film, Bad Taste was Peter Jackson’s breakthrough; the first feature to make it from his Pukerua Bay backyard to cinema screens, where it quickly began to rack up sales. An all-male cast of public service Alien Investigation and Detection Service operatives run amok with guns, food, vomit, rockets and misguided enthusiasm, to rid the earth of alien Lord Crumb and his fast-food gang — who want to turn earthlings into hamburgers. Jackson takes two acting roles in this ‘splatstick’ sensation.
I'm a Derek, and Derek's don't run.– Derek (Peter Jackson)
Produced by
WingNut Films
Availability
Available on DVD from Aro Video.
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Acknowledgements
Funded by WingNut Films and the New Zealand Film Commission.
Music
Music composed and performed by Michelle Scullion.
Closing credits track 'Bad Taste' written by Mike Minnett and Dave Hamilton, performed by The Remnants. 'Rock Lies' composed and performed by Madlight.