Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)

Herbie, the Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own, is racing in the Monte Carlo Rally. Unbeknownst to Herbie's driver, thieves have hidden a cache of stolen diamonds in Herbie's gas tank, and are now trying to get them back.

Director:

Vincent McEveety

Writers:

Arthur Alsberg, Don Nelson

Stars:

Dean Jones, Don Knotts, Julie Sommars

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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
Laurie Main	...	Duval
Mike Kulcsar	...	Claude
Johnny Haymer	...	Race Official
Stanley Brock	...	Taxi Driver
Gérard Jugnot	...	Waiter

Storyline

Race car driver, Jim Douglas goes to Monte Carlo to enter his car, Herbie, in the Monte Carlo rally. When they get there, Herbie falls for another driver's car and Jim falls for the driver Diane, who thinks he's weird. But what they don't know is that a pair of thieves who stole a very valuable diamond, hid it in Herbie's gas tank. And the thieves try to get it back.

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Plot Keywords:

vehicle driving by itself | monte carlo | car | diamond | driver car relationship | 

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Taglines:

It's a Herbie-Derby!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Romance

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Certificate:

G

Details

Official Sites:

official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English French

Release Date:

24 June 1977 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cupido motorizado enamorado

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The lake Herbie drives through is the same lake Herbie skipped on top of in The Love Bug (1968).

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Goofs

When Herbie is racing backwards up the mountain from the jewel thieves, the car starts out covered with debris from the avalanche; when it reaches the top of the mountain, the car is clean once again.

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Quotes

Insp. Bouchet: Yes, yes, yes. But, uh, are you sure that all the security precautions had been taken?
Monsieur Ribeaux: I've searched my memory. Could I have forgotten something?
Det. Fontenoy: [interrupting their discussion] Inspector, some residue of a footprint. I might have overlooked it, but I seemed to hear your voice calling out "Fontenoy, remember, no clue is too small."
[chuckles]
Insp. Bouchet: Did you also here me saying "Take it to the lab and get it analyzed, Fontenoy"?

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Connections

Follows The Love Bug (1968)

User Reviews

Jim Douglas Is Back

Vincent McEveety took over directing duties on this third "Herbie" film that sees Dean Jones return as Jim Douglas, who has regained possession of Herbie, and has entered a Paris to Monte Carlo road race with help from his friend Wheely Applegate(played by Don Knotts). Trouble starts when jewel thieves hide a stolen jewel in Herbie's gas tank(located in a spot never seen before or since!) Herbie has also fallen in love with a light-blue Lancia car also in the race, which is a distraction Jim didn't need... Nice to see Dean Jones return, though the unexplained absence of both Buddy Hackett and Michele Lee is annoying. Really no better or worse than the previous film, with equally silly plot elements.