An Interview with Mike interviewed by the teen magazine BOP
BOP: How
is your character, Luis, different in this movie than he was in 1994's
D2: The Mighty Ducks?
Mike Vitar: Well, in this one he's a little older. A little more
romantic, I guess. He's still the speedster that he was in Ducks two.
BOP: When
you say he's more romantic, does that mean there's a love interest for
Luis?
Mike: There are many! (laughs)
BOP: So
you probably had a kissing scene, right?
Mike: Yeah, I had my first on-screen kiss.
BOP: What
was that like?
Mike: I don't know...I thought it was gonna be weird, but it wasn't
that weird when it came down to it. (By the way the bitch of a girl who
got to share that scene with Mike was Melissa Keller, who play Mindy.)
BOP: How
many takes did you two have to do?
Mike: Well, is that counting the ones that I messed up on purpose?
(laughs)
BOP: Were
you guys nervous about filming the scene?
Mike: Not really. She was really easygoing, really cool. And we
both were pretty good friends, so we had a good time.
BOP: Did
you know Melissa from before you made the movie?
Mike: We became friends as we worked together. She was real cool
and we hung out together every now and then.
BOP: This
was your second Ducks movie. Was it easier for you this time around?
Mike: It definitely got easier because you're more comfortable with
everybody. And you basically know what you're supposed to do.
BOP: Did
you have to take ice skating lessons again?
Mike: Yeah, we all (attended) another hockey camp for a little bit.
I mean, I still played hockey while we weren't filming, so it wasn't anything
new. After I learned how to play it, I loved it. So I kept on playing.
BOP: So,
who's in this film who was also in D2?
Mike: Basically....everybody. Same people.
BOP: That's
good. So you were able to see everyone again.
Mike: Yeah, it was like a big reunion!
BOP: Which
movie would say was more fun to make?
Mike: I'd have to say Ducks 3 was a lot more fun only because everybody
was older and we got to do more stuff and hang out more. And we all got
along better.
BOP: What
kinds of things did you do when you were hanging out?
Mike: Everything from cruising around Minneapolis to Roller Blading
through downtown to just doing whatever. We'd go to clubs or go dancing.
It was a lot of fun.
BOP: Are
there any memorable moments from the shoot that stick out in your mind?
Mike: Yeah, we had one day of shooting in an ice rink and a bunch
of tornadoes touched down. That was pretty crazy. We had to stop shooting
and they were telling us we had to go underground and get away from the
windows. Being from Los Angeles, I'd never seen a tornado. I didn't know
what was going on.
BOP: Did
the tornado actually hit the rink?
Mike: It hit, but it didn't touch down where we were. And it wasn't
that big of a tornado, so it didn't do that much damage.