#Herbie fully loaded movie#
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Fans of past Herbie movies needn't fear that the domestic drama dampens in anyway the free-wheeling fun that they would deem present in some number of past outings.

#Herbie fully loaded movie#

One may see a fairly obvious solution to both problems, but the movie doesn't resolve its problems too quickly or too cleanly. Having serious street racing accidents in her past, Maggie must lie to hide Herbie and her's triumph from her overprotective father, who wants better for his daughter. The family's racecar is losing sponsors left and right behind the poor driving performances of Maggie's older brother Ray Jr.

Meanwhile, back at home, the Peytons are dealing with some unease. Maggie's remarkable win puts Trip in a bit of a tizzy, and he handles defeat by demanding a rematch. What by all accounts should be a total embarrassment results in a victory for Maggie (or 'Maxx', as the name on the newly-discovered suit she wears claims) and Herbie, who is indeed brimming with spirit despite being covered with dirt. He takes her to a garage run by her long-haired, same-aged friend Kevin (Justin Long) and then throws her into an impromptu drag race with NASCAR bigshot Trip Murphy (Matt Dillon). Just as Jim Douglas and Paco did before, Maggie quickly discovers that Herbie has a mind all his own. (Michael Keaton) has taken her to Crazy Dave's for a college graduation present and though it's not her first (or second) choice, she walks away with Herbie, or rather he drives away with her. Maggie's well-meaning widower father Ray Peyton Sr. Despite arriving to her graduation late and on a skateboard, Maggie has somehow earned a diploma from the fictional Los Angeles University and a producing job for ESPN in New York (conveniently making this the year's second Disney film with plenty of references to their profitable cable sports network). When Fully Loaded opens in earnest, Herbie is arriving in a dusty used car lot run by a shady figure called 'Crazy Dave.' Fortunately for the car, he soon meets his latest owner, Maggie Peyton (Disney regular and now pop culture icon Lindsay Lohan). What has Herbie been up to since he was last seen? The film's clever opening credits montage answers that question, revealing that since being an international racetrack sensation and even hanging out with KITT (the car from 'Knight Rider'), the bouncy Bug has seen his glory fade.

#Herbie fully loaded series#

This past summer, after twenty-five years away from theaters, the spirited '63 Volkswagen Beetle who headlined four big screen Disney comedies - from 1969's top-grosser The Love Bug through 1980's South-of-the-Border romp Herbie Goes Bananas (as well as a short-lived early '80s television series and 1997 TV movie) - made his return in Herbie: Fully Loaded.