Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Vincent McEveety

Writers:

Gordon Buford (characters)
Arthur Alsberg (written by) ...

Release Date:

24 June 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Romance | Action | Family

Tagline:

The Love Bug falls 'hood-over-wheels' for a classy chassis!

Plot:

Herbie, the Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own, is racing in the Monte Carlo Rally. Unbeknownst to Herbie's driver...

Plot Keywords:

Diamond | Volkswagen | Volkswagen Beetle | Monte Carlo | Wonder Car

Cast

Dean Jones	...	Jim Douglas
Don Knotts	...	Wheely Applegate
Julie Sommars	...	Diane Darcy
Jacques Marin	...	Inspector Bouchet
Roy Kinnear	...	Quincey
Bernard Fox	...	Max
Eric Braeden	...	Bruno Von Stickle
Xavier Saint-Macary	...	Detective Fontenoy (as Xavier Saint Macary)
François Lalande	...	Monsieur Ribeaux
Alan Caillou	...	Emile (Chief Inspector of France)
Laurie Main	...	Duval (diamond guard)
Mike Kulcsar	...	Claude
Johnny Haymer	...	Race official
Stanley Brock	...	Taxi driver
Gérard Jugnot	...	Waiter

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)

Certification:

Australia:G | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:G | Spain:T | UK:U | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Laguna Seca Raceway - 1021 Monterey Salinas Highway, Monterey, California, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Trivia:

The car that Herbie falls in love with is a 1977 Lancia Montecarlo.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Herbie crashes into the table at the gypsy camp, the gypsy setting the table throws both hands in the air, but in the next shot both his arms are at his side.

Quotes:

Jim Douglas: [signing in to the qualifying round] Douglas and Applegate.
Race official: Douglas. Ah, yes, Monsieur Douglas. You're in the heat after this one. Good luck.
Bruno Von Stickle: That's the same heat I'm in, Douglas. You're going to need more than luck. You're going to need wings.
Wheely Applegate: Oh, yeah? Well, you may just be in for a little surprise.
Bruno Von Stickle: [chuckles] I can see your surprise. It is very little.
[Herbie drives his front wheels onto a hose with a squirter at the end which Von Stickle is using to wash his car; where he look straight at it, wondering what happened to the water. Right on target, Herbie goes off the hose, and causes Von Stickle to get squirted in the face]
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue (2008) (TV)

A really good and entertaining sequel

Herbie Goes To Monte Carlo is the 3rd film in the Herbie series, and its a very well done sequel.It was very nice to see the return of Dean Jones's character and to see Herbie racing again, was very fun to see.Well, there was some material that was not the best, like everything seemed a bit predictable, and i was disappointed to not see the return of Michelle Lee's character from the first one.Also i found Don Knotts character to be a bit annoying at times, its still a good sequel.Even though it has its share of flaws, its still a good sequel, and one of the better ones in the series.So if your a Herbie fan, or just like these films you will most likely favor this one.

7.7 out of 10 stars