Saturday, May 12, 2007

Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)







The lovable "Love Bug" is back!

The adorable little VW helps its owners break up a counterfeiting ring in Mexico.

A total of 26 Volkswagen Beetles played the part of Herbie in this film due to the enormous number of stunts.


Herbie The Love Bug was a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle deluxe ragtop sedan painted in Volkswagen L87 pearl white. Under normal circumstances, the interior would be a matching white. However, Herbie's interior was painted a special non-reflective grey color so the camera and studio lights would not reflect.


This is the only Love Bug movie in which Herbie is never referred to by name. His name is not spoken in the entire film.


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."

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