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Forbidden Weekend on BBC - Alex Cox

posted 14 years ago by white-zombie
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Does anyone remember this being shown as part of BBC2's Forbidden Weekend around about 1995?

I remember posting something on this forum a few years back (or it may have been on Alex Cox's page), about Alex Cox introducing Bad Taste, and then also showing a documentary afterwards named something like Good Taste Made Bad Taste.

I have vivid memories of this, and several other films and documentaries that were shown as part of Forbidden Weekend (I think The Devils with Oliver Reed was another).

Does anyone else have any similair memories?

I'd be really interested in any web content that anyone could point me to regarding this.

Mischief.Mayhem.Me.

[–] Ashley Pomeroy 14 years ago

Yes, I remember this - some friends of mine taped it, plus the documentary. I remember an interview with Peter Jackson's parents, who were remarkably unfazed by the gore. It was one of those theme nights, like "TV Hell" and so on.

In fact, at least at the moment the documentary (indeed called "Good Taste Made Bad Taste") is on Youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QcxMUZjaT4s

[–] white-zombie 14 years ago

Thanks Ashley :)

Mischief.Mayhem.Me.

[–] EvilDeadChainsaws 8 years ago

I too remember this. You can read more about the line up on the following forum thread;

http://originaltrilogy.com/topic/BBC2s-27th-May-to-2nd-June-1995-Forbidden-Weekend/id/14152

Incidentally, Bad Taste was shown here before it was released on VHS in the UK. I taped it and watched in a good few times over a couple of years. Later I binned that recording when I got the retail VHS tape, then I the DVD, but there was a little bit I remember from that TV version that I've never seen in any retail version. It's when they're all getting ready to storm the alien house, you see Ozzy filing down the tips on his bullets. I remember Frank asking him what he was doing, he replied that the bullets create more damage that way. I can see why this would have been removed, but I've never found anyone else who remembers this?