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| Year: | 1968 |
| Rating: | 6.3(4647) |
| Listed in: | Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sport |
| Directed by: | Robert Stevenson |
| Actors: | Dean Jones David Tomlinson Buddy Hackett Joe Flynn Benson Fong Michele Lee |
| "Herbie Will Honk His Way Into Your Heart." | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Robert Stevenson | |
| Actors | |
| Dean Jones | as Jim Douglas |
| David Tomlinson | as Peter Thorndyke |
| Buddy Hackett | as Tennessee Steinmetz |
| Joe Flynn | as Havershaw |
| Benson Fong | as Mr. Wu |
| Andy Granatelli | as Association President |
| Joe E. Ross | as Detective |
| Ned Glass | as Toll Booth Attendant |
| Robert Foulk | as Bice |
| Gil Lamb | as Policeman at Park |
| Barry Kelley | as Police Sgt. |
| Wally Boag | |
| Russ Caldwell | as Boy Driving Dune-buggy |
| Max Balchowsky | |
| Peter Renaday | as Policeman on Bridge |
| Brian Fong | as Chinese Carrying Herbie |
| Alan Fordney | |
| Stan Duke | |
| Gary Owens | as Announcer |
| Chick Hearn | as Announcer |
| Pedro Gonzalez Gonzalez | as Mexican Driver |
| Dale Van Sickel | as Driver |
| Regis Parton | as Driver |
| Tom Bamford | as Driver |
| Bob Drake | as Driver |
| Hall Brock | as Driver |
| Bill Hickman | as Driver |
| Rex Ramsey | as Driver |
| Hal Grist | as Driver |
| Larry Schmitz | as Driver |
| Dick Warlock | as Driver |
| Dana Derfus | as Driver |
| Everett Creach | as Driver |
| Gerald Jann | as Driver |
| Bill Couch | as Driver |
| Ted Duncan | as Driver |
| Robert F. Hoy | as Driver |
| Gene Roscoe | as Driver |
| Jock Mahoney | as Driver |
| Charles Willis | as Driver |
| Richard Brill | as Driver |
| Roy Butterfield | as Driver |
| Rudy Doucette | as Driver |
| J.J. Wilson | as Driver |
| Jim McCullough Sr. | as Driver |
| Bud Ekins | as Driver |
| Glenn R. Wilder | as Driver |
| Gene Curtis | as Driver |
| Robert James | as Driver |
| John Timanus | as Driver |
| Bob Harris | as Driver |
| Fred Krone | as Driver |
| Dick Geary | as Driver |
| Jesse Wayne | as Driver |
| Jack Perkins | as Driver |
| Fred Stromsoe | as Driver |
| Ronnie Rondell Jr. | as Driver |
| Herbie The Love Bug | as Itself |
| Larry J. Blake | as Race Track Timekeeper |
| John Cliff | as Track Official |
| Harold Fong | as Mr. Wu's Manager |
| Ben Frommer | as Mexican Official |
| Allen Jung | as Gas Station Attendant |
| Bing Russell | as Race Track Starter |
| Herb Vigran | as Policeman on Bridge |
| Actresses | |
| Michele Lee | as Carole Bennett |
| Iris Adrian | as Carhop |
| Nicole Jaffe | as Girl In Dune-buggy |
| Regina Parton | as Driver |
| Marion J. Playan | as Driver |
| Lynn Grate | as Driver |
| Kim Brewer | as Driver |
| Kathryn Minner | as Flower Saleswoman |
Movie info
| Languages: | English |
| Filming dates: | February 1968 - July 1968 |
| Plot: | Meet Jim Douglas, a down-on-his-luck race car driver who lives in an old run-down fire house in San Francisco with his friend Tennessee Steinmetz, a occasional drunk mechanic. One day, Jim went to a luxury car dealer and surprisingly seen a strange Volkswagon Beetle with a unusual problem, it tends to drive on it's own almost having its own mind. Then this car drove all the way to Jim's home. Believing that the owner of the car dealership Peter Thorndyke, planted the car on him. Then, Jim wanted to try out the car for himself, then, he experienced the nature of the car for himself. Then, Jim fixed it and now is in more control. Tennessee dubbed the car "Herbie". Then, Jim used Heribe for races. Jim then, was rising to fame and becoming more successful in racing, Then, Thorndyke wants Herbie back, but Jim refuses and Thorndyke wanted to compete against Jim in the races, then Thorndyke sabotaged Herbie before a race so, he can win. then, a big race known as the "El Dorado" was coming up and Jim and Tennessee along with Thorndyke's former assistant (and ex-Girlfriend) Carrol Bennet, repaired Herbie before the El Dorado. The trio are determined to beat Thorndyke in the El Dorado, who will swindle and cheat to make sure that they do not win. |
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Original Soundtracks
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"Tik-Tak-Polka op. 365" (uncredited) Written by Johann Strauß "Die Fledermaus" (uncredited) Written by Johann Strauß |
Goofs
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Continuity: When Jim tries to make Herbie stop by shutting off the ignition, but it's stuck, the ignition key is already in the off position. Continuity: When Tennessee finishes welding Herbie, the view out the back window shows the scenery traveling sideways, but in the next scene it's going straight again. Revealing mistakes: When Herbie the car is following Jim (who is on the tram), ropes can be seen that are attached from the front of Herbie to the back of the tram as the car passes the camera. Thus revealing that the car is being towed by the tram. Continuity: When Herbie's wheel comes off and the car crashes over the side of the cliff, the bonnet comes up. In the next shot it is down again Continuity: When Herbie's tire comes off and rolls over the cliff there is no rim. Continuity: There are two cars used in the Lamborghini scene. The first one in which Jim drives up is in fact a Lamborghini, but the car that gets destroyed by Herbie moments later is a red Jaguar. GEOG: When Herbie gets scared to get on the freeway there is a sign showing Findlay, Garfield, Wilcox exits. This is in Los Angeles, not San Francisco where the film is set. Continuity: When Tennessee is hanging out of Herbie over a cliff, the number 53 is missing from Herbie's passenger door. Revealing mistakes: The Volkswagen was not being pulled behind the cable car. It was actually driven from the back seat by a man whose head can be briefly seen in the right rear side of the car. Continuity: At the drive up restaurant, Carole's earrings are on when talking to Jim Douglas, off when talking to the hippies, and then back on again when talking to Jim Douglas again. Continuity: The Edsel grille on Tennessee's sculpture is upside down the first time we see it and then appears right side up when it appears again a few moments later. Continuity: As Herbie wobbles drunkenly down the race track, the sun light is behind him. Then a few scenes later, the sun light is in front of him. Revealing mistakes: When Jim first buys Herbie, he drives him from a single lane street onto a two lane street and past a sign that says "Left lane must turn left". Jim has just entered a one way street going the wrong way. Continuity: When Tennesee is shown (in between shots of Herbie's engine failing) after realizing what happened with the Irish coffee, he looks at the car when he realizes this, then his head is down upon the rail. After the car fails, he is again looking up then lowers his head again into the position that it was already seen to be in. Continuity: At several points in the movie, Herbie is seen repeatedly passing a particular group of parked cars on the street including a red Datsun Fairlady, even though seconds earlier, he supposedly passed the same cars. Continuity: After Herbie hits Mr. Wus' shop he has a dent up front, but later in the impound lot this dents gone and his headlights have no glass in them. Continuity: When Herbie is following the cable car his headlights have rust in them, even though through out the rest of the film his lights are rust-free. Continuity: At the start of the 'El Dorado' race Herbie passes the same pair of E-type Jaguars twice. Continuity: When Jim climbs out from the overturned car in the opening sequence his helmet's chinstrap can be seen loosely dangling, yet he dramatically "removes" the chinstrap to throw off his helmet. Continuity: When the second wheel comes off Herbie on the first day of the El Dorado, it goes over the cliff. As it falls it is just a tire, but then after it lands halfway down the mountain and starts rolling again, it is a full wheel and tire. Revealing mistakes: In the final scene Thorndyke and Havershaw are working for Wu and start spraying each other with lubricant, but the lubricant is black. No new lubricants are black - only used oils become black. |
Quotes
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Carole: Help, I'm a prisoner! I can't get out! Van Hippy: We all prisoners, chickee-baby. We all locked in. [looks over at his hippy partner] Huh, a couple of weirdos, Guenivere. Jim Douglas: Without a real car, I'm only half a man. Mr. Thorndyke: I salute your honesty, my dear, a quality not necessarily to be despised. Jim Douglas: Why is it the only food we have in this house is parrot food? I mean, we don't *have* a parrot. Tennessee Steinmetz: Eat that! That's good. That's pressed kelp. That aerates your liver. [Tenessee's car is gone] Jim Douglas: Where's the beast? You didn't cut up the Edsel! [the Edsel grill is hanging on a rack with many cut up car parts] Tennessee Steinmetz: Came over me all of a sudden. Seemed like the only decent thing do. Believe me, Jim, it'll be happier up there. [Jim suddenly bursts into laughter] Jim Douglas: What do you know? Engine stalled. Carole: [tries to get out] How about that? Door's stuck. That's how it is with cars sometimes. I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens next. Jim Douglas: Well, as someone very wisely once said, "That's how it is with cars sometimes." Carole: I just said that. Jim Douglas: Oh. Mr. Thorndyke: Havershaw, I'm not a cowardly man, but I get the feeling that thing is out to get me. Havershaw: Now now, sir, none of that. We're not losing our nerve are we? Mr. Thorndyke: BLAST you, Havershaw! How dare you patronize me! I am not losing my nerve! Havershaw: No sir. No sir, of course not. Jim Douglas: You don't understand what happens, do you? They make ten thousand cars, they make them exactly the same way, and one or two of 'em turn out to be something special. Nobody knows why. Jim Douglas: I may be kidding myself, but I think I can make something out of that sad little bucket of bolts. [Thorndyke kicks not-yet-named "Herbie" the little white car in his shop] Jim Douglas: What's that for? Mr. Thorndyke: I beg your pardon! Jim Douglas: Well, why don't you let the little car alone? Mr. Thorndyke: Are you presuming to tell me what to do in my own establishment? Jim Douglas: Ok, I'm out of line. It just bugs me to see somebody abusing a decent piece of machinery. Jim Douglas: Has everybody gone nuts around here? I can understand how Tennessee feels, he's just in off a flying saucer. Carole: I wonder if your reputation is altogether true. Jim Douglas: What's my reputation? Carole: Well, I've heard that Jim Douglas is only interested in fast cars and easy money. Jim Douglas: Not true. Carole: Oh. Jim Douglas: Mm-hmm. You know something else? Carole: What? Jim Douglas: When the light hits you just right, you're as beautiful as General Grant on a $50 bill. Mr. Thorndyke: Good evening. Tennessee Steinmetz: Sorry, the other rats are out for the evening! Mr. Thorndyke: What part of Ireland did you say your mother came from? Tennessee Steinmetz: Coney, Ireland. [laughs drunkenly] Mr. Thorndyke: At a time like this, whatever kind of time it is, I always say money serves to ease the pain. [Jim brings the malfunctioning Herbie back to Thorndyke. It accidentally bangs against Thorndyke's Rolls Royce and stops. Jim gets out] Mr. Thorndyke: Have you gone mad? Jim Douglas: Okay, what's the joke? Mr. Thorndyke: What do you mean? Jim Douglas: I don't know how you rigged it, but I'm sure that car is a real cut-up when a convention comes to town. Mr. Thorndyke: What in the name of... Jim Douglas: If I'd wanted a trick car, I would have bought one at a joke shop. Mr. Thorndyke: [as Carole joins him] Allow me to say that I haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about. You come billowing up in that beastly little car, and assault my personal Rolls Royce. Jim Douglas: ...I brought it back! I want my money, I want the papers I signed, and then I'll get outta here, and you two clowns can, can have your little laugh. Carole: Mr. Douglas, if there is anything wrong with the car, would you be good enough to tell me what it is? Jim Douglas: Well, there's nothing essentially wrong with the car. It's just that it wants to go one way and I'd like to go the other. Mr. Thorndyke: Well, whatever it is, none of it is covered in our guilt-headed guarantee. Jim Douglas: Oh, I'm sure of that. Mr. Thorndyke: Good sir, would you say this is a compact car?... You do not answer. Well, let me tell you that you've never heard of a compact car until you see what I'm going to do with this. Mr. Douglas, I have a friend with a claw-and-hook auto-wrecking company in San Francisco, and he's going to work on your car. Maybe he'll transform it into a birdbath. Or what about a nice doormat, so I can wipe my feet on it every day. It's too bad this thing doesn't have the gumption to get up to the starting line this morning. I should have enjoyed beating it. [kicks Herbie again] Tennessee Steinmetz: [croaking, grunting] AUWWW...! Jim Douglas: [on the phone] Yeah, yeah, Thorndyke. I know what you did to my car. You need your brains kicked out. Bice: You used to be a big-track driver, ain't you got no pride? Jim Douglas: I ran out of pride when I ran out of cars. Tennessee Steinmetz: [holding a pot full of coffee while using a welding iron to fire it up, and wearing big gloves] The trick is always remember to have asbestos gloves when you make coffee this way. Mr. Wu: I think now is chance to remove egg fu yung off of face. Carole: [Herbie is acting up] Will you stop the car, please? Jim Douglas: I'm trying! Look! [he tries to take the key out and press the brakes] Jim Douglas: It's just like I told you! This thing is starting to act up again. Carole: How very odd; when I was driving, there was no problem whatsoever. Tennessee Steinmetz: Jim, it's happening right under our noses and we can't see it. We take machines and we stuff 'em with information until they're smarter than we are. Take a car. Most guys spread more love and time and money on their car in a week than they do on their wife and kids in a year. Pretty soon, you know what? The machine starts to think it *is* somebody. Carole: Have you had much experience with cars? Jim Douglas: Look, lady, by profession, I'm a racing driver. Carole: Oh, *that* Jim Douglas. Jim Douglas: What do you mean, "*that* Jim Douglas"? Carole: Let's see, two years ago, at Laguna Seca, you spun out and hung a beautiful Buick Special on the back fence. At Willow Springs, was it a year ago... last February, you sprayed a Lotus all over the infield. Jim Douglas: How do you know all that? Carole: I have trouble with names and faces, but I never forget a car. Tennessee Steinmetz: Herbie's all right. Jim Douglas: Who's Herbie? Tennessee Steinmetz: This little car. Named after my Uncle Herb. He used to box middleweight. Preliminary, mostly. Gradually, his nose got shaped more and more like to remind me of this little car. Do you mind? Jim Douglas: [laughing with him] Whatever you say, Tennessee. Tennessee Steinmetz: I'm not saying a mechanical thing, can't be a friend. Like when, I was broke one summer, and there was this giant claw-machine in the Sutro amusement park, and it would grab cameras and watches and drop 'em down a hole to me, and I would hock 'em and buy lunch. You followin' me? Jim Douglas: Yeah, yeah... I think you were up on that mountaintop too long. Tennessee Steinmetz: Contrariwise, the traffic light down the street hates my guts. I don't know why, but in the last six months, I haven't caught anything but a stop signal. And it makes me wait SIX SECONDS LONGER than anybody else; I timed it! 'Course, those things like that happen to lots of other people, too, but the other people, they don't tell no other people, because the other people, they'd say, "Hey-ey-ey-ey-ey." Jim Douglas: Tennessee, that traffic light is a lot of nuts and bolts. This little car, a lot of nuts and bolts. Everything explains itself one way or the other. Carole: You aren't winning any of those races! You couldn't win a game of marbles against a 12-toed myopic rhinoceros! Mr. Thorndyke: Fine. Although my personal inclination is to have Mr. Douglas clapped into jail, and this four-wheeled contrivance dropped into the Bay! [during the big race, Thorndyke's car bumps Herbie off the road and down a hill] Havershaw: What happened to it? Mr. Thorndyke: I'd say it's gone for that last big lube job up yonder. Tennessee Steinmetz: [Thorndyke's car blares by, with a bear sitting in Havershaw's place in the passenger seat] Who's the guy in the fur-coat? [a police car drives up as Jim stops Herbie from driving off the Golden Gate Bridge with Jim winding up on the car's hood] Policeman on Bridge: [examining Jim's unconscious body on Herbie's hood] Boy, was he lucky. This little car saved his life. Policeman on bridge: What do you mean the car saved his life? Policeman on Bridge: Well, that's what it looked like for a moment there. I... [laughs nervously] Policeman on Bridge: You know how funny things look in the fog sometimes? Policeman on bridge: I think you've been up on that Haight-Ashbury beat too long. Detective: [to Jim, about the not-yet-named "Herbie" white VW bug] Forgive me for pointing, but have you ever seen that car before? Jim Douglas: No. No, I haven't. Tennessee Steinmetz: Hey, he's a cute little fellow. Jim Douglas: [takes another look] Hey, wait a minute. Wait a minute. I think I saw that car at an agency yesterday. Detective: Now, permit me to inform you of the following: first, say nothing that would jeopardize your constitutional rights. And second, the minute that you get downtown, I suggest you find yourself a good lawyer. Shall we go? Jim Douglas: Go? What for? Detective: On suspicion of grand theft. Jim Douglas: Now wait a minute, there's something cockeyed about this. How did that little car get here? Detective: I share your curiosity. Shall we go? [Jim laughs] Carole: Excuse me, Mr. Thorndyke, but if I sold this gentleman the car, I feel a certain responsibility. [to Jim] Do you mind if I try it? [Jim nods and motions her to go ahead; they go over to the VW Bug] Mr. Thorndyke: [shocked] Miss Bennett! Our dinner engagement! Carole: [getting in] I won't be a minute. [Thorndyke's car nudged Herbie so that one of its wheels comes off] Tennessee Steinmetz: [seeing wheel] Hey! Where'd that wheel come from? Tennessee Steinmetz: It's a matter of talking their language. You have a little feel for tradition and some courtesy, you'd be surprised you can unscrew the unscrutable. [during the big race, Thorndyke and Havershaw have switched the signs leading to Placerville and the Lost Bonanza Mine] Mr. Thorndyke: How true it is that the simplest ways are the best ways after all. Havershaw: That's what I always say, sir. Mr. Thorndyke: Oh, shut up. [during the big race, Thorndyke knocks Herbie off the road and down a hill] Havershaw: What happened to it? Mr. Thorndyke: I'd say it's gone for that last big lube job up yonder. |
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