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.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.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.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 6 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen Maggie buys Herbie from Crazy Dave, she pays $75, which was the same amount of money that Jim Douglas paid to buy him in the original The Love Bug (1969).
- GoofsIn the very last scene, where Herbie is going on a date with the New Beetle, a person in a black suit can be seen sitting behind the wheel of the New Beetle, with their hands going across the steering wheel.
- Quotes
Jeff Gordon: This car just winked at me.
Jimmie Johnson: A racecar just winked at you?
Jeff Gordon: I swear. The car just winked at me.
Jimmie Johnson: Are you feeling OK? Is it the pressure?
- Crazy creditsThe opening credits is a tribute to Herbie's career, with clips from all his previous movies, excluding The Love Bug (1997), leading up to where he is now in the events of the film.
- SoundtracksGetcha Back
Written by Terry Melcher and Mike Love
Performed by The Beach Boys
Courtesy of Capitol Records
Under license from EMI Film & Television Music
Featured review
Disney's return to successful formula; some laughs...
Lindsay Lohan plays a Los Angeles college grad from a NASCAR family whose graduation present from pop Michael Keaton is the same '63 Volkswagen Beetle from 1968's "The Love Bug" and its horde of cinematic follow-ups. 'Herbie', a car with a mind of its own, not only gets Lohan back on the racing track, but plays matchmaker for her and a cute auto-mechanic as well. Not especially imaginative, but a nice family film with some mild laughs (one which is sweetly in-tune with its '70s roots). The story denouement is utterly predictable, and the performances are all phoned-in (Lohan is so enervated, she barely reacts the first time she realizes her car is possessed). Still, the pace is fast, the music selections bright, and the special effects are good. ** from ****
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- moonspinner55
- Nov 10, 2007
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Herbie
- Filming locations
- Auto Club Speedway, 9300 Cherry Avenue, Fontana, California, USA(track then known as California Speedway)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $50,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $66,023,816
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $12,709,221
- Jun 26, 2005
- Gross worldwide
- $144,146,816
- Runtime1 hour 41 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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