Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)

Director:

Vincent McEveety

Writers:

Gordon Buford (characters)
Arthur Alsberg (written by) ...
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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
Jean-Marie Proslier	...	Doorman
Tom McCorrey	...	Showroom M.C. (as Tom McCorry)
Lloyd Nelson	...	Mechanic
Jean-Jacques Moreau	...	Truck driver
Yveline Brière	...	Girl friend (as Yveline Briere)
Sébastien Floche	...	French tourist (as Sebastien Floche)
Madeleine Damien	...	Old woman
Alain Janey	...	Man at cafe
Raoul Delfosse	...	Police captain
Ed Marcus	...	Exhibit M.C.
Dick Warlock	...	Driver (as Richard Warlock)
Jerry Brutsche	...	Driver (as Gerald Brutsche)
Bob Harris	...	Driver
Carey Loftin	...	Driver
Jesse Wayne	...	Driver
Bill Erickson	...	Driver
Regis Parton	...	Driver (as Reg Parton)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kevin Johnston	...	Driver
Josiane Balasko	...	(uncredited)
Herbie The Love Bug	...	Itself (uncredited)
André Penvern	...	French policeman (uncredited)

Directed by
Vincent McEveety

Writing credits
Gordon Buford		(characters)
Arthur Alsberg		(written by) and
Don Nelson		(written by)

Produced by
Ron Miller	....	producer
Jan Williams	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Frank De Vol

Cinematography by
Leonard J. South		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Cotton Warburton

Production Design by
John B. Mansbridge		(uncredited)

Art Direction by
Perry Ferguson II		(as Perry Ferguson)
John B. Mansbridge

Set Decoration by
Frank R. McKelvy

Makeup Department
La Rue Matheron	....	hair stylist
Robert J. Schiffer	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Don Guest	....	unit production manager
Jean Lara	....	unit manager: second unit, French production staff
Jacques Perrier	....	unit manager: first unit, French production staff
Robert Velin	....	production supervisor: French production staff
Michel Wyn	....	production manager: French production staff

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marc Monnet	....	assistant director: French production staff (as Marc Monet)
Paul Nichols	....	first assistant director (as Paul 'Tiny' Nichols)
Win Phelps	....	second assistant director
Arthur J. Vitarelli	....	second unit director

Art Department
Kurt V. Hulett	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Raymond Craddock	....	sound editor
Harold M. Etherington	....	sound mixer (as Hal Etherington)
Herb Taylor	....	sound supervisor
George Fredrick	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Ben Hendricks	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Bill Wylie	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Art Cruickshank	....	special effects
Danny Lee	....	special effects
Eustace Lycett	....	special effects
Hans Metz	....	special effects foreman (uncredited)
Mike Reedy	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Harrison Ellenshaw	....	matte artist (as P.S. Ellenshaw)
Diane Wright	....	digital asset manager remastering: Laser Pacific

Stunts
Kevin N. Johnston	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Jesse Wayne	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jacques Mironneau	....	camera operator
Louis Niemeyer	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Charles F. Wheeler	....	additional photographer
Reggie Newkirk	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Chuck Keehne	....	costumes
Emily Sundby	....	costumes

Editorial Department
Barney Cabral	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Evelyn Kennedy	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Mario Simon	....	picture car coordinator (uncredited)

Other crew
Charles A. Tamburro	....	helicopter pilot
Frawley Becker	....	dialogue coach (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Walt Disney Productions (presents)

Distributors

• Buena Vista Distribution Company (1977) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2003) (Spain) (DVD)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (video)
• Walt Disney Home Video (video)

Other Companies

• Mairie de Paris  thanks (as City of Paris)
• Principality of Monaco, The  thanks

Also Known As:

Cupido motorizado en Monte Carlo (Argentina) [es]
Der tolle Käfer in der Rallye Monte Carlo (West Germany) [de]
Herbie al rally di Montecarlo (Italy) [it]
Herbie en el Gran Premio de Montecarlo (Spain) [es]
Herbie en el gran prix de Montecarlo (Spain) (DVD title) [es]
Herbie i Monte Carlo (Sweden) [sv]
La coccinelle à Monte-Carlo (France) [fr]
Riemukupla Monte Carlossa (Finland) [fi]
To katsaridaki sto Monte Carlo (Greece) [el]

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:

Herbie The Love Bug was a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle deluxe ragtop sedan painted in Volkswagen L87 pearl white. Under normal circumstances, the interior would be a matching white. However, Herbie's interior was painted a special non-reflective grey color so the camera and studio lights would not reflect.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end of the _The Love Bug (1968)_, Jim Douglas and Carol Bennett are married, however, in this film, Douglas is apparently single, given his romantic interest in Dianne Darcy. This issue is never addressed in the film, and no mention of Carol or Douglas being married is ever made.

Quotes:

Jim Douglas: [trying to think of any clue of where Herbie and the Lancia could be, but Diane misunderstands him and thinks that he is trying to be fresh with her] Where would you take a boyfriend on his first night to Paris?
Diane Darcy: 'Boyfriend?' Don't tell me this is your cute way of making a pass.
Jim Douglas: If I had romance in mind, would he be along?
[points to Wheely]
Wheely Applegate: Right.
[suddenly makes an annoyed-looking frown]

Movie Connections:

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If you thought Herbie trying to kill himself by driving off a bridge in 'The Love Bug' was daft, wait 'till you see him acting horny in this bewilderingly silly second sequel. Dean Jones is back as the driver who competes in the Paris to Monte Carlo rally; this time his sentient VW falls in love with another car in the race, a Lancia driven by Julie Sommars. By this point in the series the energy and charm is lacking even more than in 'Herbie Rides Again'; the movie is overlong and threadbare, although it's watchable thanks to the return of Jones's typically likable performance, a few funny bits, and the cast's frantic mugging.