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Director:

Vincent McEveety

Writers:

Gordon Buford (characters)
Arthur Alsberg (written by) ...
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Release Date:

24 June 1977 (USA) more

Tagline:

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

Plot:

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

User Comments:

Memories of Childhood ... more (12 total)


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 (Chief Inspector of France)
Laurie Main ... Duval (diamond guard)
Mike Kulcsar ... Claude
Johnny Haymer ... Race official
Stanley Brock ... Taxi driver
Gérard Jugnot ... Waiter
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Additional Details

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]
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Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.75 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

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

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. more

Quotes:

Wheely Applegate: [about Jim and Herbie the car] Don't let his modesty or this little car coming out of retirement fool you. There isn't a finer tuned cleaner engine anywhere.
Bruno Von Stickle: I'm sure it should be easy to keep clean. All you got to do is drop it in the washing machine, along with your socks.
Wheely Applegate: Appreciate your humor. But just don't you worry about this little washing machi - ...
[Jim elbows him]
Wheely Applegate: - car!
[Von Sticle cracks up at his slip of tongue]
Wheely Applegate: It's a REAL JEWEL!
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1 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
Memories of Childhood ..., 23 January 2000
Author: alfaman (alfasud.geo@yahoo.com) from North London

Well what can I say about "Herbie" the good old vw with a humanside. Nothing much but, all that I can say even if I happen to watch this movie now I would for sure enjoy every fun moment of it for anyone who still has not seen the "Herbie" series go out and rent it. I am sure it will bring back the kid in you!!! or if you are a kid then you will surely like it.

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