Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)

Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Number 53 - the free-wheelin' Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own - puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor.

Director:

Angela Robinson

Writers:

Thomas Lennon (screenplay), Robert Ben Garant (screenplay),

Stars:

Lindsay Lohan, Michael Keaton, Breckin Meyer

2 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Lindsay Lohan	...	Maggie Peyton
Michael Keaton	...	Ray Peyton Sr.
Matt Dillon	...	Trip Murphy
Breckin Meyer	...	Ray Peyton Jr.
Justin Long	...	Kevin
Cheryl Hines	...	Sally
Jimmi Simpson	...	Crash
Jill Ritchie	...	Charisma
Thomas Lennon	...	Larry Murphy
Jeremy Roberts	...	Crazy Dave
E.E. Bell	...	Beeman
Peter Pasco	...	Juan Hernandez
Mario Larraza	...	Miguel Hernandez
Patrick Cranshaw	...	Jimmy D.
Scoot McNairy	...	Augie

Storyline

Maggie Peyton is the new owner of Number 53--the free wheelin' Volkswagen bug with a mind of its own; she puts the car through its paces on the road to becoming a NASCAR competitor. As a third generation member of a NASCAR family, racing is in Maggie Peyton's blood, but she is forbidden from pursuing her dream by her overprotective father, Ray Peyton, Sr. When Ray Sr. offers Maggie a car as a college graduation present, he takes her to a junkyard to choose one from an assortment of very used cars. Maggie has her eye on an old Nissan, but a certain rusty, banged up '63 VW Bug seems to be clamoring for her attention. To her surprise, Maggie leaves the lot with Herbie. As she prepares to leave town for a position with ESPN News, Maggie discovers that Herbie has a mind of his own--and an alternate route for her future.

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Plot Keywords:

car | nascar | volkswagen beetle | mechanic | espn | 

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Taglines:

Start your engines...

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance | Sport

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

Disney [fr] Disney [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 June 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Herbie

Filming Locations:

Baldwin Park, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$66,178 (South Africa) (9 September 2005)

Gross:

$66,002,004 (USA) (7 October 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Pictures, Robert Simonds Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Some deleted and alternate footage appears in the movie's trailer:

• A shot of Charisma (Jill Ritchie) in the kitchen saying "Whoa."
• The shot of the Mexican-looking guy in the crowd lowering his glasses is flipped, though the text on the signs in the background is not reversed. So either the shot in the trailer or the one in the film was digitally corrected so that the text would not be backwards.
• A shot of Herbie making a "crazy face" at Trip Murphy (Matt Dillon) shows him lying on the ground facing Herbie (his knee is in the shot). In the movie his back is to Herbie.
• Ray Peyton Sr. (Michael Keaton) and Maggie (Lindsay Lohan) by the trophy/plaque wall where she says to him "I didn't know that you took out another mortgage on the house."
• A shot of Maggie falling back onto her bed.

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Goofs

In the final race, Maggie is seen to climb into the car via the window, this suggests that the doors have been welded shut to improve the structural integrity of the car, common with many forms of track racing. However, after the race is finished, Herbie flings the door open to knock Kevin closer to Maggie.

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Quotes

Maggie Peyton: It wasn't me, it was Herbie.
Kevin: Herbie is a *car*.

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Connections

References SportsCenter (1979)

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Soundtracks

"More Than A Feeling"
Performed by Ingram Hill
Written by Tom Scholz
Produced by Rick Beato

User Reviews

Surprisingly agreeable

When I was a kid (long ago), I saw all four "Herbie" movies, and I can remember being kind of underwhelmed by them even at that tender age. In fact, I thought the last two of the original four were really lame. So I made it a point to avoid "Herbie Fully Loaded" when it came out. But it came on television recently, and I decided to give it a chance since I'd be seeing it for free.

I was surprised. Now, I will admit that the movie has its share of flaws. It doesn't explain why Herbie, in the time between the previous movie and this movie went downhill as a racer, and why Herbie had been forgotten by the racing community (and its audience) - you would think a Beetle that kept winning races would be remembered by SOMEONE! I could go on with listing its flaws, but I found its charms outweighed its flaws. For starters, the protagonists are very likable, down to earth and not annoyingly goofy. And Dillon's character of the rival racer was not broad and instead more of a realistic villain.

The special effects are a mix of "old school" effects like the original movies used, mixed in with CGI. I actually found the combination worked, blending with each other well.

I'm not saying that this is a movie to actively seek out... but if you come across it while in a silly mood, I think there's a good chance you'd find it an agreeable way to pass the time.