Bad Taste

1h 32m · 1987 · Directed by Peter Jackson · 3.3 / 5 on Letterboxd

Bad Taste (1987) runs 1h 32m, directed by Peter Jackson. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

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

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.