Bad Taste

Name: Bad Taste
Released: 1987

Peter Jackson

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Synopsis

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

Year1987

CountryNew Zealand

DirectorPeter Jackson

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