The Making Of: Sega’s Cyber Razor Cut – “I Spent The Entire Shoot Expecting It To Explode”

“We were encouraged to take chances and push ourselves creatively”.

If you grew up in the UK in the early ’90s, then you’ll no doubt be aware of Sega’s ‘Cyber Razor Cut’ commercial.

Aired in 1992 just as the console wars between Sega and Nintendo were about to heat up, the advertisement featured Peter Wingfield (Highlander: The Series) and Steve O’Donnell (Bottom) and was set in a steam-filled cyberpunk barbershop. The swave and handsome Jimmy (Wingfield) enters, demanding a ‘Cyber Razor Cut’ from O’Donnell’s character – a request which sees Jimmy being cybernetically enhanced to cope with the intense challenge posed by “over 100” Mega Drive games.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

“We were encouraged to take chances and push ourselves creatively”.

If you grew up in the UK in the early ’90s, then you’ll no doubt be aware of Sega’s ‘Cyber Razor Cut’ commercial.

Aired in 1992 just as the console wars between Sega and Nintendo were about to heat up, the advertisement featured Peter Wingfield (Highlander: The Series) and Steve O’Donnell (Bottom) and was set in a steam-filled cyberpunk barbershop. The swave and handsome Jimmy (Wingfield) enters, demanding a ‘Cyber Razor Cut’ from O’Donnell’s character – a request which sees Jimmy being cybernetically enhanced to cope with the intense challenge posed by “over 100” Mega Drive games.

Read the full article on timeextension.com

 

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