Bad Taste
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Bad Taste is a 1987 low-budget splatter comedy film that marked Peter Jackson’s feature directorial debut and gained cult status for its outrageous gore and dark humor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bad Taste canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2369152 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bad Taste Context triple: [Peter Jackson, notableWork, Bad Taste]
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A.
Nil by Mouth
Nil by Mouth is a 1997 British drama film written and directed by Gary Oldman that portrays a brutal, unflinching look at domestic violence and addiction in South London.
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B.
Baghead
Baghead is a 2008 indie horror-comedy film about struggling filmmakers who retreat to a cabin in the woods to write a screenplay, only to encounter a mysterious figure with a bag over their head.
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C.
It's Bad for Ya
"It's Bad for Ya" is a 2008 stand-up comedy special by George Carlin, known for its sharp social commentary and being his final HBO performance before his death.
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D.
Acid Tongue
Acid Tongue is a 2008 solo album by American singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis that blends indie rock, folk, and country influences with confessional, narrative-driven lyrics.
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E.
Dustheads
Dustheads is a vibrant 1982 neo-expressionist painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat, celebrated for its frenetic energy, bold colors, and depiction of figures associated with New York’s downtown street culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bad Taste Target entity description: Bad Taste is a 1987 low-budget splatter comedy film that marked Peter Jackson’s feature directorial debut and gained cult status for its outrageous gore and dark humor.
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A.
Nil by Mouth
Nil by Mouth is a 1997 British drama film written and directed by Gary Oldman that portrays a brutal, unflinching look at domestic violence and addiction in South London.
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B.
Baghead
Baghead is a 2008 indie horror-comedy film about struggling filmmakers who retreat to a cabin in the woods to write a screenplay, only to encounter a mysterious figure with a bag over their head.
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C.
It's Bad for Ya
"It's Bad for Ya" is a 2008 stand-up comedy special by George Carlin, known for its sharp social commentary and being his final HBO performance before his death.
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D.
Acid Tongue
Acid Tongue is a 2008 solo album by American singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis that blends indie rock, folk, and country influences with confessional, narrative-driven lyrics.
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E.
Dustheads
Dustheads is a vibrant 1982 neo-expressionist painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat, celebrated for its frenetic energy, bold colors, and depiction of figures associated with New York’s downtown street culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy horror film
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cult film ⓘ film ⓘ splatter film ⓘ |
| cinematography | Murray Milne ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Derek
ⓘ
Lord Crumb ⓘ The Boys (TV series) ⓘ
surface form:
The Boys
|
| countryOfOrigin | New Zealand ⓘ |
| director | Peter Jackson ⓘ |
| distributor | Endeavour Productions ⓘ |
| editedBy | Peter Jackson ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Pukerua Bay, New Zealand
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surface form:
Pukerua Bay
Wellington Region ⓘ
surface form:
Wellington region
|
| filmingTechnique | shot over several years on weekends ⓘ |
| followedBy | Meet the Feebles ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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horror comedy ⓘ science fiction ⓘ splatter ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Craig Smith
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Mike Minett ⓘ Pete O'Herne ⓘ Peter Jackson ⓘ Terry Potter ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasTagline | Human meat for intergalactic hamburgers. ⓘ |
| homeMediaRelease |
Blu-ray
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DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ |
| influenced | Peter Jackson's later horror-comedy style ⓘ |
| musicBy | Michelle Scullion ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being Peter Jackson's feature directorial debut
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dark humor ⓘ extreme low-budget production values ⓘ graphic gore effects ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Members of a government alien investigation agency battle extraterrestrials harvesting humans for an intergalactic fast-food chain. ⓘ |
| producer | Peter Jackson ⓘ |
| productionBudget | very low budget ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1987 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 91 ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | contemporary era ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New Zealand ⓘ |
| specialEffectsBy | Peter Jackson ⓘ |
| writer | Peter Jackson ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bad Taste Description of subject: Bad Taste is a 1987 low-budget splatter comedy film that marked Peter Jackson’s feature directorial debut and gained cult status for its outrageous gore and dark humor.
Referenced by (5)
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