Good Taste Made Bad Taste

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Good Taste Made Bad Taste

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This documentary showcases some of the tricks of the trade used by Peter Jackson in the making of his first feature — the aliens-amok-in-Makara splatter classic, Bad Taste. Compiled following the film's 1988 Cannes market screening, it's framed around an extensive interview with a 25-year-old Jackson at his parents’ Pukerua Bay home. These excerpts offer fascinating insight into his ingenuity: from building a DIY Steadicam, to the making of the infamous sheep-obliterating rocket launcher scen...

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Video

Date created

1988

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https://www.nzonscreen.com/title/good-taste-made-bad-taste-1988

Related subjects

making of / low budget / wellington / alien / police / gore / effects / horror / splatter / pukerua bay / makara / peter jackson / dwarf patrol / steadicam / super 8 / behind the scenes / special effects / mask

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