The population of a small town disappears and is replaced by aliens that chase human flesh for their intergalactic fast-food chain.The population of a small town disappears and is replaced by aliens that chase human flesh for their intergalactic fast-food chain.The population of a small town disappears and is replaced by aliens that chase human flesh for their intergalactic fast-food chain.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Peter Vere-Jones
- Lord Crumb
- (voice)
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- TriviaDirector Sir Peter Jackson shot the film on weekends over a four-year period with friends playing the lead roles. Jackson funded most of the film himself until towards the end of the shoot when the New Zealand Film Commission gave him money to finish his project after being impressed with what he'd already produced. There was never a script for the movie; each scene was filmed from ideas the director had come up with during the week.
- GoofsThe cast's hairstyles, and the color of the socks change from scene to scene due to the sporadic four-year shoot.
- Crazy creditsInstead of standard disclaimer: Any similarity with persons living or dead is an accident. Sorry
- Alternate versionsIn Germany, apart from the uncut version (which is banned from public sale to minors) there is a version cut down to a "FSK 18" rating. It leaves out most of the violence and is cut by approximately 7 minutes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Good Taste Made Bad Taste (1988)
- SoundtracksROCK LIES
Composed and Performed by Madlight
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Seeds of Success...
It's everything a low budget production from the 80s could be, especially in a world before CGI but, as a basis for the craft and imagination it nurtured, it should be considered an inspiration for anyone with the imagination and aspiration to venture into original and ground breaking film making and cinema. Plus it includes references to Doctor Who, which can never be a bad thing, and you can also see those references reciprocated by that series the following century with some similar looking characters that appeared one season. Must have been great fun to make.
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- Sep 26, 2020
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- NZ$200,000 (estimated)
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