The director of 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan' remembered Kirstie Alley's audition for his movie, as well as her excitement for the role. She was so happy she wore her ears to bed.
Actors Dean Cain and Wally Crowder pay tribute to the life of Kirstie Alley who passed away at the age of 71on Monday, Kirstie Alley has been remembered and eulogized throughout Hollywood.
Director of"Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan," Nicholas Meyer told People magazine that Alley was"was so passionate or enthusiastic or entranced by the role," of Saavik,"or she was an over sleeper - that she wore the ears to bed. She didn't take them off.""We were looking for Saavik, and I found myself seated with this stunningly attractive woman with this amazing pair of eyes and big mane of hair," Meyer said.
According Meyer, Alley had embellished or"faked" her résumé prior to her audition, with minimal tangible experience on-screen, but Meyer recalls Alley giving a"terrific reading" which lead him to fight to include her in the sequel production. "I don't think she was trying to be original, or as some might imprecisely call 'kooky,' but she nailed it," he said of her audition."What was impressive about her reading was that she didn't inject her own, as I called it, 'merry personality' into it. I don't know if she had enough experience, but she had enough intuition to do what the role called for.
Kirstie Alley, right, in "Stark Trek II: The Wrath of Khan" alongside Nichelle Nichols as Commander Uhura."I didn't instruct her to weep. When I saw it happening, I remember
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