Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)

Maggie Peyton, the new owner of Herbie, 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, Cheryl Hines

2 wins & 6 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:

automobile racing | vehicle driving by itself | cindy campbell character | reboot of series | 2000s | 

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Taglines:

He's back!

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance | Sport

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Certificate:

G

Did You Know?

Trivia

Both Lindsay Lohan and her co star Cheryl Hines would reunite 4 years later in Labour Pains(2009).

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Goofs

During the race at California, Maggie and Trip violated a NASCAR rule by wearing open-faced helmets. NASCAR banned open-faced helmets after the death of Dale Earnhardt. Jimmy Spencer and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were two of the last drivers to wear them.

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Quotes

[last lines]
Ray Peyton Sr.: All right, go on, get out of here... I mean it, Herbie.

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Crazy Credits

The opening credits is a tribute to Herbie's career, with clips from all his previous movies, excluding The Wonderful World of Disney: The Love Bug (1997), leading up to where he is now in the events of the film.

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Connections

Features Scary Movie 2 (2001)

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Soundtracks

Getcha Back
Written by Terry Melcher and Mike Love
Performed by The Beach Boys
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music

User Reviews

Bring YOUNG kids to this

I can sit through this movie once, but I doubt I could make it through a second time. Mildly entertaining mainly for the physical presence of Lindsay Lohan. The fun of Matt Dillon(think Something About Mary), and the re-emergence of a more serious acting Micheal Keaton. This is not the fun romp The Love Bug was but it is watchable. One of my main detractions from the movie was the fact that Herbie had evolved into R2D2 antics for the most part. I was bored with the headlight eyes effects about the second time of the 30 or so times they were used and the bending front fender caused the same reaction from me. Go see this with your little ones, i.e. the "single digit bracket" kids and don't expect a lot from this film.

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

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 USA:

$12,709,221, 26 June 2005

Gross USA:

$66,023,816

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$144,146,816

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