Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Angela Robinson

Writers (WGA):

Thomas Lennon (screenplay) &
Robert Ben Garant (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

22 June 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Romance | Sport

Tagline:

Start your engines...

Plot:

Maggie Peyton (Lohan), 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.

Plot Keywords:

Car | Nascar | Graduation | Mechanic | College Graduation

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 15

10:00 AM

TBS

Cast

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

Also Known As:

Herbie (USA) (working title)
Herbie the Love Bug (USA) (working title)
Garbi - Super bryka (Poland) [pl]
Herbie - A tope (Spain) [es]
Herbie - Il super maggiolino (Italy) [it]
Herbie - Tam gaz (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Herbie Meu Fusca Turbinado (Brazil) [pt]
Herbie fulltankad (Sweden) [sv]
Herbie fully loaded - Ein toller Käfer startet durch (Germany) [de]
Katsaridaki gia panta (Greece) [el]
La coccinelle - Tout équipée (Canada: French title) [fr]
La coccinelle revient (France) [fr]
Riemukupla - Tankki täynnä (Finland) [fi]

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Sweden:Btl | Taiwan:GP | Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | USA:G (certificate #41766) | Ireland:G | South Korea:All | New Zealand:G | Portugal:M/6 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | UK:U | Singapore:PG | Peru:PT | Philippines:G | Finland:S | Germany:o.Al. | Czech Republic:U | Brazil:Livre | Mexico:A | Hong Kong:I | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Norway:A

Filming Locations:

Alhambra, California, USA

Company:

Walt Disney Pictures

Trivia:

Four Herbies were made for the rail-riding stunt in the first race. One was made to jump up the rail and two were made to ride on the rail.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Maggie asks for some alone time with Herbie before the last race, the crew close the garage door as they leave. In the next shot, the garage door is open.

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

References "Knight Rider" (1982)

Soundtrack:

More Than A Feeling

Low On Gas

Four films were made by the Disney Studios with Herbie the enchanted Volkswagen during the Seventies and Eighties and the little car with a heart proved to be quite a money maker. So much so that the Disney Studios decided that once more around the NASCAR track was a good deal for the Magic Kingdom. They even got the current teen queen Lindsay Lohan to star in this one.

One thing you can bet on, with her current publicity both with her substance abuse problems, her parental problems, and all the speculation about her sexual orientation, Lindsay's pretty well gone as a star of G rated movies from Disney. I hope her adult career which shows a lot of promise with Georgia Rule is a big success for her.

She's outgrown Herbie for sure. In this film she's the daughter of former NASCAR great Michael Keaton and she'd like to follow him. But he being the old fashioned type says do more girlish type things. A trip to the auto junkyard for a used car brings her in contact with Herbie who seems to have fallen on bad times. But it's an instant karma for Lindsay and Herbie. He even brings about a reunion of Lindsay with a former boyfriend who is a mechanic. Talk about one practical thinking bug.

Villain of this film is NASCAR driver Matt Dillon, one rather arrogant individual who Herbie shows up. And Dillon KNOWS it's the car outsmarting him, that it's haunted somehow, but of course like in all these films can't get anyone to believe him. He uses some psychology on Herbie and it almost works though.

Herbie Fully Loaded is nothing special, the franchise has run low on gas with this one. Back in the day such folks as Don Knotts and Buddy Hackett were great foils for the car, but they're gone now and no one took their place for this film. Still Lindsay's fans will appreciate though I'm sure she's glad to be doing more adult stuff now.