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.