I found out how KITT drives on his own

sickrick05 · Post by **sickrick05** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:47 pm

I just bought the season 1 dvd last week and it's great I love it. But now that I watch it carefully I see that there is someone siting inside of KITT's driver's seat when KITT is driving by himself. You can tell because the driver's seat is so much fatter then the passengers plus in one sceen towards the end of the Knight if the Phoenix when KITT drives himself to the gas station where Michael Knight was waiting for him after the thugs stole KITT. As KITT drives into the gas station and gets real close to the camera you can see the person's hands, wihch have been covered by the fabric of the seat, are on the steering wheel when when the car stops the hands come off of the steering wheel. It's so funny, if you don't know what I mean just watch the end of Knight of the Phoenix.

MIKEMAC · Post by **MIKEMAC** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:53 pm

sickrick05 wrote:I just bought the season 1 dvd last week and it's great I love it. But now that I watch it carefully I see that there is someone siting inside of KITT's driver's seat when KITT is driving by himself. You can tell because the driver's seat is so much fatter then the passengers plus in one sceen towards the end of the Knight if the Phoenix when KITT drives himself to the gas station where Michael Knight was waiting for him after the thugs stole KITT. As KITT drives into the gas station and gets real close to the camera you can see the person's hands, wihch have been covered by the fabric of the seat, are on the steering wheel when when the car stops the hands come off of the steering wheel. It's so funny, if you don't know what I mean just watch the end of Knight of the Phoenix.

Yea, it kinda ruines it don't it. But that's when the kid inside comes back and you still think Kitt is real and you forget you seen someone driving kitt. I honestly thought Kitt was Radio controled and not someone driving him, I think there was so many episodes were he was radio controlled, but I can't prove it.

PBH · Post by **PBH** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:49 pm

I have somewhere on my computer a photo of the actual drivers-side seat used. I've had this photo for a few years now I'll try to find & post it here later when I get home.

PBH · Post by **PBH** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:54 pm

Nevermind. I found it on-line.

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CB2001 · Post by **CB2001** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 3:59 pm

Well, now its possible for KITT to be driven via remote control. There was a stunt in "2 Fast 2 Furious" which required it. It was the pink Honda S-2000 that jumps the bridge, which was done by rigging up a remote unit and had someone driving it from behind another vehicle (this is shown in some in the making-of featurette on the DVD).

sickrick05 · Post by **sickrick05** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:13 pm

Yeah I also heard that KITT was remote controlled so I used to think that KITT was remoted controlled in all the episodes.

knightdriver · Post by **knightdriver** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:41 pm

Sorry to say that there where no remote controlled KITTs used in
the show. They alternated those stunt seats between the driver and passenger side ot hey used models. That technology would have
been to expensive for that era.

On a lighter note, they used the same stunt seat driving for Austin
Powers Goldmember begining. The Shaguar was driving by itself
and he parachutes into the car. You couldn't see the stunt guy at
all. and it was an open convertable too. Very well done. Only of
Knight Rider had hidden the stunt guy as well.

CB2001 · Post by **CB2001** » Tue Jun 21, 2005 9:11 pm

knightdriver- I think they actually used the stunt man driving the car from the trunk trick. Back in the late 80s, they had a stunt show where they showed how some stunts were done. They had one show that they showed a driverless BMW pull up to a stop as a woman was walking up to it and get in. They showed that a stuntman was hidden in the trunk of the car and controlled all the steering, accellerating and braking through leaves and a small wheel installed in the trunk.

knightdriver · Post by **knightdriver** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 8:41 am

CB2001 wrote:knightdriver- I think they actually used the stunt man driving the car from the trunk trick. Back in the late 80s, they had a stunt show where they showed how some stunts were done. They had one show that they showed a driverless BMW pull up to a stop as a woman was walking up to it and get in. They showed that a stuntman was hidden in the trunk of the car and controlled all the steering, accellerating and braking through leaves and a small wheel installed in the trunk.

Well, I am sure that is how the Austin Powers was dopne as there is no room behind the drivers seat for a stunt guy.

Knight Rider how ever had no truck room for a stunt guy, so they ended
up with the above stunt seat. Worked for the 80's. Today, they would
have to fool us with new tricks. I like the remote controlled idea myself!

pdennis93 · Post by **pdennis93** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 11:34 am

i always wondered if the car in back to the future was really remote controlled at the beginning. im assuming since it was dark and you really couldnt see inside the car, that it was not.

tkr9 · Post by **tkr9** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 3:40 pm

It was a guy in a special seat!

Awww, I thought Kitt drove himself. That's one dream ruined...

sickrick05 · Post by **sickrick05** » Wed Jun 22, 2005 6:14 pm

and now I know why they have the tinted windows for KITT in the following seasons !!!

don't you notice that in the 2nd 3rd and 4th season.

andrewd · Post by **andrewd** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 9:38 am

On the Australian version of season 1 there is an interview called Knight Moves with Jack Gill (the Stunt Director) who does admit that he drove KITT. I believe he was lying in the right hand back seat when KITT drives himself etc. You guys are right it does take some of the magic out of it.

hot knight · Post by **hot knight** » Fri Jun 24, 2005 4:40 pm

Seeing that picture really sucks, but I never really catch the mistakes and things and I hope I never do. KITT will always be the best in my mind!!

lestat · Post by **lestat** » Sun Jun 26, 2005 2:58 pm

how do i get the pictures where my name is

hot knight · Post by **hot knight** » Mon Jun 27, 2005 12:03 pm

lestat,
Go to your profile and scroll down to Avatar Panel
Click on show gallery
choose a pic

lestat · Post by **lestat** » Wed Jun 29, 2005 5:59 am

thank you

marctronixx · Post by **marctronixx** » Fri Jul 08, 2005 11:46 pm

the not so obvious mistakes are what do it for me.. seeing the crew members in the paint of the car.. seeing the shadows of the matte box on the film camera.. those things are harder to find and more rewarding...

Phoenix915 · Post by **Phoenix915** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 12:19 am

pdennis93 wrote:i always wondered if the car in back to the future was really remote controlled at the beginning. im assuming since it was dark and you really couldnt see inside the car, that it was not.

Since Doc's dog was supposed to be the only occupant and the DeLorean didn't have a traditional trunk or a real backseat, they slapped a stunt driver in a dog suit and shoved him into the car for the scenes when Doc is driving the car by R/C. [/geek]

That's a cool picture of KITT's stunt driver! Poor guy--he looks like he's in a baby seat!

TurbomanKnight · Post by **TurbomanKnight** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 12:28 am

Thats not one of the stunt drivers. Thats a guy from George Barris's shop.

knightdriver · Post by **knightdriver** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 8:10 am

Actually, I think that is George back in the day...........

KOPP · Post by **KOPP** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 12:16 pm

The big question is; WHO DROVE THE SEMI???

Before RC3, that is. And how could RC3 leave the cab IN TRANSIT??? And he was watching TV with his legs up on the dash while he was supposed to be driving...did they ever explain the semi??

Lauzzy81 · Post by **Lauzzy81** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 1:21 pm

KOPP wrote:The big question is; WHO DROVE THE SEMI???

Before RC3, that is. And how could RC3 leave the cab IN TRANSIT??? And he was watching TV with his legs up on the dash while he was supposed to be driving...did they ever explain the semi??

I actually think that they had an autopilot in the semi!!!!

TurbomanKnight · Post by **TurbomanKnight** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 7:03 pm

Autopilot in the semi was introduced in the 4th Season. There was an episode where RJ was watching a basketball game with his feet up. A group of biker hi-jacked the truck thinking it was filled with Whisky.

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