Bad Taste

Bad Taste is a 1987 cult splatter science fiction horror comedy that was the first feature length film directed by Peter Jackson. Produced on a very low budget, most the cast and production crew are made up of Jackson and a handful of his friends, with Jackson himself having a double acting role in the film.
When the rural New Zealand town of Kaihoro is invaded by aliens intent on harvesting humans for food, the Astro Investigation and Defence Service (AIDS) dispatches four of its agents, "the boys" Derek, Frank, Ozzy, and Barry to investigate. Finding the town overrun with alien imposters, the team springs into (very gory) action. 
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=Handguns=
== Smith & Wesson Model 29 ==
The Smith & Wesson Model 29 is the first gun seen in the film. After Barry (Pete O'Herne) fails to lose a blue-shirted human impostor who has trailed him from the deserted town, he resorts to using the team's Smith & Wesson Model 29 - affectionately called "the Magnum" - on the alien.
Later, the team's unstable member Ozzy (Terry Potter) grabs the Magnum when the team preps for the homestead infiltration and uses it for the rest of the film.
== Colt Government Model ==
Barry and Frank are seen wielding a replica or deactivated Colt Government Model during the firefight outside of the homestead. Most likely due to the fact that this M1911 is either a deactivated gun or non-firing replica, it changes into a Browning Hi-Power every time either one is shown firing their pistol on-screen.
== Browning Hi-Power == 
When Barry and Frank are shown shooting their M1911A1(s) on-screen, they always transform into Browning Hi-Power(s).
It appears that this is a real gun because there is recoil, smoke, and ejecting cartridges. Apparently, the New Zealand film commission didn't allow Peter Jackson to use blank-firing guns in this movie which is why he made replicas and added in the effects during post-production. Handguns are legal to own in New Zealand so Peter Jackson wouldn't have had much trouble using them in the movie. The actors also behave like they're firing a real gun during these scenes. Full auto weapons, on the other hand, are restricted in New Zealand which explains the use of replicas for the military-grade long guns. 
== Beretta Model 1934 ==
When "the boys" are getting out of the manor, the alien who blows their cover pulls out a Beretta M1934. It is also used by some of the alien mooks during the shootouts.
== Walther P38 ==
The Walther P38 is used by one of the aliens playing patty-cake who are killed by Ozzy when the firefight starts and by a drunken alien who Ozzy shoots straight in the forehead.
== Walther PPK ==
After the firefight starts, Lord Crumb (Doug Wren) gets a Walther PPK stashed in a drawer. He is later appears cautiously sneaking around the homestead in search of the boys and hides behind a bush. He gets a clear shot of Barry, but his perfect kill was foiled by the fact that he failed to load the magazine with real bullets in the first place. He is shown trying to load bullets in the magazine but starts to revert back to his real form and discards it.
The PPK Lord Crumb wields has grip panels with the Nazi German Reichsadler inscribed on them, which is typically associated with PPKs presented to senior NSDAP officials and military leaders. 
=Submachine Guns=
== IMI Uzi ==
The IMI Uzi is extensively featured in the film. The gun is a actually a custom replica made by Peter Jackson, shown to eject shells and have a working charging handle, but its bolt doesn't move.
It first appears in the hands of Derek (Peter Jackson), who uses it to eventually unloaded a full magazine into an alien's stomach. Other aliens appear and Derek decides to force his Uzi through the newly-holed alien's stomach to shoot the others.
He loses the gun when Robert, an alien whom Derek tortured earlier, escapes and captures the Uzi.
An Uzi also appears on the cover of an issue of Soldier of Fortune magazine that Ozzy is reading while waiting Barry to report back (to illustrate that the character has some issues). The weapon is seen again later in the hands of various alien mooks. 
== Sterling MK IV == 
The Sterling Mk. IV is the primary weapon of choice of The Boys. They are seen wielding them while trying to find Giles within the homestead and earlier parts of the firefight, but eventually discarded for reasons of jamming, running out of ammo, losing them in melee combat, and getting more destructive equipment in their hands.
== MP 40 ==
The MP 40 is used by various alien mooks and their leader Lord Crumb during latter parts of the film.
=Assault Rifles=
== Norinco Type 56-1 == 
The Norinco Type 56-1 is extensively used the antagonistic aliens of the movie.
It is first seen during the alien meeting when Lord Crumb tells his workers that they need some precautions and Robert appears to show it.
There appears to be two types of Type 56-1s shown in film. One has the AKM-style slant cut muzzle brake.
thumb|none|450px|Norinco Type 56-1 - 7.62x39mm
=Launchers=
== RPG-7 ==
The boys have a (faux) RPG-7 - complete with (also faux) PGO-7 scope - with them. What 1980s New Zealand secret agents are doing with a Soviet-made weapon, nobody knows, but most likely has something to do with hilarious carnage. 
It first appears sealed within a locked crate in the trunk of Frank's car during the team's preparations to raid the homestead. Ozzy gleams over it while the others assure him that they won't be needing it. During the final confrontation of the movie, the team decides that the aliens must be stopped and Ozzy runs to Frank's car to acquire the launcher. He breaks the lock with the S&W Model 29 and decides to test it on two aliens investigating Frank's car - blowing his co-worker's ride in process.
After Ozzy is injured, Frank acquires it and fires it at the homestead, intending to nail Lord Crumb, but accidently blows up a sheep instead. It is then totally discarded.
=Additional Images =
== Firearm Replicas ==
Peter Jackson went about crafting most of the guns himself for the movie. In the Good Taste Made Bad Taste behind-the-scenes documentary, Peter Jackson demonstrates one of the Sterling SMG replicas and explains how the magazine is actually all wood with a bit of cardboard on top, and that the gun itself was made from aluminum pipe and some fiberglass. He doesn't specify if he made the other guns, but nonetheless they're, quite impressive.
==Trivia==
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Category:Comedy
Category:Horror
Category:New Zealander Produced
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