Monday, May 4, 2020

Under the Wheels Episode 14: Bad Taste


Gabe and Matt throw Peter Jackson's first film Bad Taste under the wheels. Topics include Michael J. Fox's post-film career, super hero movies in the good old days, Michael Caine is an amazing actor, the good and bad of docuseries and documentary filmmaking, Maori slang, New Zealand Pride,  the mystique of low budget special effects, Peter Jackson's obsession with goofy gore, how bad Goldfinger and the James Bond franchise really is, George Lucas's non-Star Wars legacy, Marcia Lucas - unsung hero in editing, surprising casting choices in Lord of the Rings, and the secret heroics of the New Zealand Film Commission.

Discussion on Bad Taste begins at 1:09:10.

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