Bad Taste(1987)
Watch out Aliens... here comes Derek!
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.
Movie: Bad Taste
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Ozzy / 3rd Class Alien
Giles / 3rd Class Alien
Derek / Robert
Alien Leader
Alien Leader (voice)
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Video: Official Trailer: Bad Taste (1987)
Official Trailer: Bad Taste (1987)
Ti West on BAD TASTE
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Official Trailer: Bad Taste (1987) - Trailer
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