Larry Anderson as Michael Long

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role he played in the pilot night of the Phoenix in 1982. </B><B>If you ever wanted to know about Michael Long, here is my Larry Anderson interview. A must read for all !!!</B> </div> <div> <B>Date: Saturday, 17 June 2000, at 7:03 p.m. </B></div> <div> Subj: Re: Larry, its an honor talking to you </div> <div> Date: 6/17/00 4:33:08 PM Atlantic Daylight Time </div> <bR> <div> <B>How did you feel about the studio dubbing your lines? </B></div> <div> It's fairly obvious that the studio had to dub my lines as only the face changed in the transition from from Michael Long to Michael Knight. However, I don't think anyone really thought about it (including myself) until after the scenes were shot and in the can. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Were your scenes part of the original shooting script? </B></div> <div> The reason why such an obvious point wasn't thought of until so late in production was because (as I understand it) my scenes were not part of the original shooting script and weren't written until after most of the principal photography was in the can. </div> <bR> <div> <B>How were you chosen to play Michael Long? </B></div> <div> My understanding was that a new opening for the movie was written very quickly which included an(overnight) casting session to find the actor to step play the role of Michael before the makeover. Obviously the choice for an actor was narrowed to someone who had the same approximate physical features (height, weight, hair, etc.) as Hasselhoff. The casting director knew me from other projects and called me late afternoon to come to a casting session at Universal to meet the producers. I went in an hour later and got a call the same evening to report to the set I think the next day (possibly two days later). As I remember it, the make-up and hair department did all the curls in my hair to match David's natural hair (mine is straight) and on to the set I went with warm script pages in hand. Crazy, huh? </div> <bR> <div> <B>So then why take no credit for the appearance </B></div> <div> <B>and have your lines dubbed? </B></div> <div> Even then I didn't realize my lines would be dubbed as I hadn't even read the script and hadn't had the time to think it through that this would be inevitable. Therefore, I later chose not to be credited in the end credits  as no actor would lay claim to a performance where someone else is speaking his lines for him! </div> <bR> <div> <B>So what is with this new opening? </B></div> <div> I'm not sure how the script read before they tacked on the new opening but it's plain that the producers felt the set-up needed further </div> <div> development. Possibly the edited movie was short and they needed to add some time. </div> <bR> <div> <B>So how would you define the role of Michael Long? </B></div> <div> With regard to your last question, I feel I bring my own personality and talents to whatever roles I undertake and would have presented a different interpretation of the character. I won't say better -- but I will say a bit more "real". I'll leave it at that. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Were you ever asked to reprise the role </B></div> <div> <B>of Michael Long for Knight Rider? </B></div> <div> Lastly, I think it's obvious that I could never reprise the role as I was Michael Knight. The only possibility for an encore could have happened in a flashback (pre-operation) episode (which never happened) or in one case they called and asked me if I would come in and double him for a I think and episode where he was playing twins or something like that and they needed to see only the back of me in over-the-shoulder dialog scenes (No thank you!). </div> <bR> <div> <B>Is there anything you would like to say to the Knight Rider web board?</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> Well this is all I have to say about my experience with K.R. and I am afraid I don't have time to spend on the web board. Feel free to post any of this e-mail on your board. Thanks Richie for everything and taking the time to make me feel like that role was worth taking. </div> <bR> <div> <B>How informed were you about the part of Micheal Long?</B></div> <div>  This was a one day shoot (last minute if you remember).  I never saw a writer nor inf fact read the script except for my pages.  When I shot the part I had no idea of the story other than a brief fill-in by someone on the set.  I know nothing about the car nor did it hold any </div> <div> special significance to me at the time.  All I knew was that I was to run out of the Casino, jump in a car and start driving.</div> <bR> <div> <B>Where was the location of the filming in Knight of the Phoenix?</B></div> <div> I can answer that the location was a mocked-up casino in the lobby (if I remember) of a hotel near L.A. Intn'l airport.  </div> <div> Can't remember which hotel.</div> <bR> <div> <B>When did filming start for Knight of the Phoenix?</B></div> <div> Don't even recall what time of the year it was.  You must remember this was one day out of hundreds of shoots I have done since and at that time it was not known that the pilot would spawn a successful series.</div> <bR> <div> <B>regards... </B></div> <div> <B>Larry A. </B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>