Herbie Fully Loaded

"Start your engines..."

2005 1h 41m EN

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5.8

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★5.8TMDB · 2,485

ComedyFamilyAdventureFantasyRomance

Synopsis

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Maggie Peyton, 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.

“Start your engines...”

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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
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Angela Robinson
Writers: Thomas Lennon, Robert Ben Garant, Alfred Gough
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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ERA

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Released 21 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Herbie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

CAST

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213+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Angela Robinson, shot by Greg Gardiner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Mark Mothersbaugh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Wendy Greene Bricmont shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Lindsay Lohan and Michael Keaton and Matt Dillon carry the top of the cast.

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The take

Angela Robinson directs. Greg Gardiner behind the camera. Mark Mothersbaugh scores. Wendy Greene Bricmont cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Mid-budget at $50M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 21 years ago.
3Part of the "Herbie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4213+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Angela Robinson, shot by Greg Gardiner. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Mark Mothersbaugh. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Wendy Greene Bricmont shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Lindsay Lohan and Michael Keaton and Matt Dillon carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Start your engines...".
10IMDB entry: tt0400497 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Released under 19 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Greg Gardiner
Original score: Mark Mothersbaugh
Editing: Wendy Greene Bricmont
Production design: Daniel Bradford
Costume design: Frank Helmer
Makeup / hair: Barbara Olvera
VFX supervisor: Mat Beck
Sound: Scott Martin Gershin
Stunt coordinator: Andy Gill
Runtime: 101 min · 1h 41m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $50,000,000
Box office: $144,100,000
Return: 288% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Herbie Fully Loaded (2005)

Part of

Herbie Collection

Herbie is an anthropomorphic 1963 Volkswagen Beetle, a character that is featured in several Disney motion pictures starting with the 1968 feature film The Love Bug. He has a mind of his own and is capable of driving himself, and is a serious contender in auto racing competitions. Throughout most of the franchise, Herbie is distinguished by red, white and blue racing stripes from front to back bumper, a racing-style number "53" on the front trunk lid, doors, and engine lid, and a yellow-on-black '63 California license plate that says, "OFP 857". One exception to this is his introduction in The Love Bug, where he initially appears as a nondescript white vehicle with a gray colored fabric sunroof (a.k.a. "ragtop"), the style of sunroof offered on VW Beetles made through 1963.

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Kamurai2021-02-09
★ 7/10
Really good watch, would watch again, and can recommend. It's fun to see a callback to a movie like Herbie, and this certainly leans into it. This is also basically the last movie where Lindsay Lohan is still looks good on screen, or at least cute. Lohan and Herbie pretty much carry the movie despite some good supporting parts by the rest of the cast. While I'm used to seeing Justin Long playing a support role, and Matt Dillon is the "villain", it is a bit odd to see Michael Keaton play such a small, if appropriate, role. The unbelievability of Herbie being a racecar and the crazy amount of effort that is put into making Herbie a real character should be a downside of the movie, but it makes it remarkably charming in the best of ways.
CinemaSerf2023-12-27
★ 5/10
"Fully Loaded" with what though? "Herbie" must have had a tax bill to pay, else what is our mischievous little VW doing in this? He's now the property of "Maggie" (Lindsay Lohan) who has family pedigree in motor car racing. Her dad "Ray" (Michael Keaton) was hugely successful but he doesn't want his daughter to follow in his footsteps! Anyway, she takes "Herbie" to mechanic "Kevin" (Justin Long) and he agrees to fix her up and get her road ready. The idea - well they need to raise some cash so he can fix up his garage and she can get to college. "Herbie" is on board for this, and his enterprising track antics ensure that she defeats all comers and earns a race against champion "Trip" (Matt Dillon) that could net them $10k. "Trip" smells a rat and also, to be fair, "Maggie" starts to tread on the affections of her car - "Herbie" takes a bit of a huff and... Can they patch up their differences and take out the arrogant and sly "Trip"? Can the family taboo that's lingered for years finally be put to bed? Will she hook up with "Kevin"? (Whatever happened to Justin Long?). Who knows, maybe even some oil-on-oil action for "Herbie" and a sleek new yellow number? It's got very little to do with the "Love Bug" (1969) this - it's essentially a showcase for Lohan and she does just about enough to keep it from crashing and burning. That said, there are no characterisations to speak of and the self driving car has long since stopped being innovative. I didn't hate it, but it could just as easily been an edition of "Knight Rider" without the flashing red light.
Dasha K2025-05-15
★ 9/10
I don't care what anyone else says! This movie is such a nostalgic joy to watch for me. Ms Lohan is adorable and yes, the story is silly, but I still have fun watching. I used to have it on DVD when I was little! And I love cute Herbie too :)