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FORBIDDEN
FRUIT
Equipped with space age
zoot suits and laser pistols,
a small contingent of pro
skaters was recently hired
to add, in the words of the
director, speed and excite-
ment to the new Lazer Tag
commercial produced by
Tropo Films and Chiat/Day
Advertising. Production.
cost should be around
$750,000. The set, guards,
scoreboards, klieg lights
and nasty wannabe act-
resses caged in the center
of the "Arena" was a
skater's dream. Clients,
producers, camera men
and other life forms in the
vicinity could be heard.
screaming, ooh-ing and
ah-ing at the brashness of
our heroes. As the saying
goes, SKATERS RULE.
Above: ATV with two wheels out.
Far Right: Gator, between takes,
skating into the future.
Spread: Three up, three down. Billy
Ruff, Mark Rogowski and Ken Park
take the drop during a legal Lazer
Tag shoot that rustled up shades of
Rollerball, All photos on pages
56 and 57 by Luke Hudson.
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