6.3
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Bad Taste (1987)
Bad Taste (1987)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoRating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
6.3
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Prime VideoDetailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central subject matter of an alien invasion combined with extreme gore and slapstick comedy is inherently apolitical, focusing purely on genre entertainment rather than any discernible ideological message or critique.
The movie features traditional casting practices typical of its low-budget, independent production from the 1980s, without any apparent intentional diversity initiatives. Its narrative is a straightforward genre piece focused on horror-comedy elements, devoid of social commentary or critiques of traditional identities.
Secondary
Bad Taste is a low-budget sci-fi horror comedy primarily focused on gore and slapstick humor involving aliens and human resistance. The film does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters, themes, or plotlines, resulting in no depiction of queer identity.
The film "Bad Taste" does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative is centered on sci-fi horror and gore, with no elements pertaining to transgender identity or experiences. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate.
The film primarily features a male cast battling aliens. There are no significant female characters who engage in physical combat against male opponents. The only notable female character is a victim and does not participate in fighting.
Bad Taste is an original film with no prior source material, historical figures, or previous adaptations. All characters were created for this specific film, meaning there are no pre-established genders to be swapped.
Bad Taste (1987) is an original film with characters created specifically for this production. There is no prior source material, historical record, or previous adaptation from which a character's race could have been established and subsequently changed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.5
6.3
Critic Ratings
7.3
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