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Directed by | Angela Robinson |
Produced by | Robert Simonds |
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Based on | Characters by Gordon Buford |
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Music by | Mark Mothersbaugh |
Cinematography | Greg Gardiner |
Edited by | Wendy Greene Bricmont |
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Distributed by | Buena Vista Pictures |
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101 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Budget | $50 million |
Box office | $144.1 million |
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
Released | June 21, 2005 |
Genre | Pop, rock |
Label | Hollywood |
Herbie: Fully Loaded is a 2005 American sports-comedy film directed by Angela Robinson and produced by Robert Simonds for Walt Disney Pictures. It stars Lindsay Lohan as the youngest member of an automobile-racing family, Justin Long as her best friend and mechanic, Michael Keaton as her father, Breckin Meyer as her brother, David Collins as her second brother and Matt Dillon as a competing racer. The film features cameos by many NASCAR drivers, including Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Mark Martin. It is the sixth and final installment of the Herbie film series, following the television film The Love Bug (1997) and the first theatrical Herbie film since Herbie Goes Bananas (1980). The film was released on June 22, 2005 and grossed over $144 million worldwide.
Maggie Peyton (Lohan) is an aspiring race car driver. Maggie's family includes her brother, Ray Jr., and her father, Ray Sr., who are members of their namesake's racing team. Herbie, a Volkswagen Beetle, is towed to a junkyard after losing several races, and Ray Sr. takes Maggie to the junkyard to buy her a car as a college graduation present. After Maggie selects Herbie, she finds an anonymous note in Herbie's glove box, possibly written by Herbie's old owner Hank Cooper (from the 1997 film The Love Bug) or Jim Douglas (Herbie's original owner from The Love Bug and Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo) which reads: "Please take care of Herbie. Whatever your problem, he'll help you find the answer". Herbie takes her against her will to the garage where her friend Kevin works as a mechanic. Kevin has Maggie take Herbie to a car show to buy parts for Herbie, but when they arrive, Herbie tricks Maggie into disguising herself in a racing suit and helmet and challenging NASCAR champion Trip Murphy to an impromptu race, which Herbie wins by a second.