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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Don Tait (written by)
Gordon Buford (characters creator)
Release Date:
25 June 1980 (USA) more
Tagline:
Ole! It's south of the border disorder when.... [UK Theatrical] more
Plot:
The adorable little VW helps its owners break up a counterfeiting ring in Mexico. | add synopsis
User Comments:
3/10 **/5 ~ Beloved Bug Bites Bottom. more (21 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Cloris Leachman | ... | Aunt Louise |
 | Charles Martin Smith | ... | D.J. |
 | John Vernon | ... | Prindle |
 | Stephen W. Burns | ... | Pete (as Stephan W. Burns) |
| Elyssa Davalos | ... | Melissa |
| Joaquin Garay III | ... | Paco |
 | Harvey Korman | ... | Captain Blythe |
| Richard Jaeckel | ... | Shepard |
 | Alex Rocco | ... | Quinn |
| Fritz Feld | ... | Chief Steward |
| Vito Scotti | ... | Armando Moccia |
| Jose Gonzales-Gonzales | ... | Garage Owner (as Jose Gonzalez Gonzalez) |
| Ruben Moreno | ... | Store Owner |
| Tina Menard | ... | Store Owner's Wife |
| Jorge Moreno | ... | Bus Driver |
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Runtime:
100 min | 93 min (TCM print)
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.75 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)
Certification:
Australia:G | Iceland:L | Argentina:Atp | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:G | Singapore:PG
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Fun Stuff
Trivia:
Herbie's name is mentioned only once in the film. This occurs when Pete first picks up Herbie at the beginning. The owner of the car lot tells Pete a story about Jim Douglas and says, "Herbie, he see it, he stop." more
Goofs:
Continuity: During the bullfight sequence the colors of the decorations of Captain Blythe's uniform change from gold to silver and back again. more
Quotes:
D.J.:
Let me ask you something. Why do keep calling this car Ocho? Can't you read the numbers?
Paco:
Yeah. Five and three are eight. Anyone knows that.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "Troldspejlet: (#35.1)" (2006) more
Soundtrack:
I Found A New Friend more
FAQ
1980-?!?!?!?!?!?more
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Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)| Recent Posts (updated daily) | User |
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| Harvey Korman (minor spoiler) | keithbryantm |
| Dislikes | Paul-308 |
| Herbie goes bananas lyrics | Leslie-217 |
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This third and last theatrical sequel to the classic Walt Disney Production The Love Bug (1969) brought the enormously successful franchise about a magical Volkswagen to a screeching halt. Herbie deserved a better send-off.
There's just no love left in the poor little disrespected cash-car. Filmed on the cheap in Mexico, this entry has none of the quality and charm of its original and trashes all that was good about the preceding sequels. Vincent McEveety, the weakest of Disney's three main directors during this period, was assigned the project after having done a fair job with Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, but makes no effort to elevate the project above the level of its poor script.
The frenetic, maudlin result is one of the worst Disney films. Talented comic performers Harvey Korman, Cloris Leachman and Charles Martin Smith are wasted on unfunny material. Only the clever stunt and effects work save this mechanical destruction derby from oblivion.
The Love Bug was eventually revived for a brief TV series and made-for-TV movie, but Disney was flogging a dead V-Dub.