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BIGFOOT
#7 was built in May, 1988, specifically for the
filming of the movie, "Roadhouse"
with Patrick Swayze and Sam Elliott. In a key scene, driver Jim
Kramer blasted the truck through a new car showroom, destroying four
new cars in the process. The scene cost $500,000 to stage, and was filmed
in one take with seven cameras. In 1989, with creator/owner Bob Chandler
at the wheel, BIGFOOT #7 was featured in the movie, "Tango
and Cash", starring Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell. The
truck toured Australia for four months in 1991, and New Zealand in 1992
and 1993. In 1995, BIGFOOT 7 underwent several months of major mechanical
surgery to become a 10-foot-tire twin to BIGFOOT #5.
#7 was then sold to "Race
Rock Cafe", a motor sports themed restaurant, in Orlando, Florida.
Today, it is on display at a park in Florida.
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