It is one thing to feel your stomach growling, it is another when a drug-induced trance brings about an appetite for human flesh.

And that’s what New Zealand-made film The Weed Eaters dished up to moviegoers in Gore last week.

An advanced screening of the R13 film took place at the St James Theatre, followed by a Q&A with some of the engine-room of the film, hosted by Gore Mayor Ben Bell.

Director and producer Callum Devlin opened proceedings with a pun.

‘‘Are you ready to get gore-y?,” he asked the crowd.

The theatre in Irk St was the southernmost location the film would play in, he said.

Set in the 1980s, the film tracks four characters who made a farm shed a venue for New Year’s Eve celebrations.

Things go awry when they get hold of a jar containing a potent purple drug — the sort that turns a cheese and cracker snack into a brain-scoffing extravaganza.

Those who fronted up for questions included the scriptwriter, producer and actor who played the character Brian, Finnius Teppett, and director of…