Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

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

1977 1h 45m EN

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★5.9TMDB · 363

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Herbie, the Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own, is racing in the Monte Carlo Rally. But thieves have hidden a cache of stolen diamonds in Herbie's gas tank, and are now trying to get them back.

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

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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

Credits

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Director: Vincent McEveety
Writers: Don Nelson, Arthur Alsberg
Languages: French, English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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49 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.

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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

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vincent McEveety, shot by Leonard J. South. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Frank De Vol. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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

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7 / 8

CAST

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Dean Jones and Don Knotts and Julie Sommars carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The Love Bug falls 'hood-over-wheels' for a classy chassis!".

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The take

Vincent McEveety directs. Leonard J. South behind the camera. Frank De Vol scores. Cotton Warburton cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in French, English.

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149 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: French, English.
3Part of the "Herbie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Vincent McEveety, shot by Leonard J. South. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Frank De Vol. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Cotton Warburton shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Dean Jones and Don Knotts and Julie Sommars carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The Love Bug falls 'hood-over-wheels' for a classy chassis!".
9IMDB entry: tt0076137 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 14 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Leonard J. South
Original score: Frank De Vol
Editing: Cotton Warburton
Production design: John B. Mansbridge
Makeup / hair: La Rue Matheron
Runtime: 105 min · 1h 45m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Box office: $29,000,000
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)

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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Wuchak2020-07-12
★ 5/10
Dean Jones returns and takes Herbie to France, along with mechanic Don Knotts Jim Douglas (Dean Jones) and his new mechanic (Don Knotts) take Herbie to France to compete in the Monte Carlo Rally where Herbie falls for the car of a female racer (Julie Sommars). Meanwhile thieves steal a valuable diamond and hide it in Herbie’s gas tank. "Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo" (1977) brings back Dean Jones minus Michele Lee and Buddy Hackett, but Sommars and Knotts are fine in the corresponding roles. I like the switch to Europe, which is very scenic, but the way the fantasy elements are handled is lousy. This is easily my least favorite of the series. The best ones for me are “Herbie Goes Bananas” (1980), “The Love Bug” (1997) and “Herbie Fully Loaded” (2005) with the 1997 one arguably being my favorite because it has a compelling story that features the Dark Herbie and Alexandra Wentworth. The film runs 1 hour, 45 minutes and was shot in Paris & Monte Carlo, France, but also Laguna Seca Raceway, Monterey, California. GRADE: C
CinemaSerf2023-12-26
★ 6/10
Dean Jones ("Jim") returns to the driving seat for this third instalment of the adventures of "Herbie" and though more akin to the daftness of the first story, this is a bit of struggle to wade through. After twelve years since their last race, they return to take part in the world renowned Monte Carlo Rally. What they don't know, though, is that "Quincey" (Roy Kinnear) and his mate "Max" (Bernard Fox) have stashed some gems in the gas tank. Obviously, they are going to stop at nothing to get them back. To further complicate matters, "Herbie" has taken a bit of a shine to the car driven by "Diane" (Julie Sommars) just as "Jim" has fallen for her - with neither of them exactly hitting it off. Can they thwart the jewel thieves and find true love before the final race down the Parisian Champs-Élysées? Jacques Marin steals his scenes as the double-dealing police inspector struggling to comprehend what appears to be unfolding in front of him, and there are plenty of standard car chase and "Herbie" antics to enjoy - but I think it's safe to say we've seen it all before and this story gets more and more silly and contrived as it meanders along for an overlong 1¾ hours of dodgy French accents. It's watchable, but there's way too much dialogue (especially from sidekick "Wheely" (Don Knotts) and the whole thing isn't really very memorable.