Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo was the third of a series of films made by Walt Disney Productions starring Herbie – the white Volkswagen racing Beetle with a mind of its own. The film stars Dean Jones and Don Knotts. Dean Jones returns as champion race car driver Jim Douglas, and is joined by 1970s Disney stalwart Don Knotts as his mechanic, Wheely Applegate. Herbie, the "Love Bug", takes part in the fictional Trans-France Race, from Paris, France to... more

Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo was the third of a series of films made by Walt Disney Productions starring Herbie – the white Volkswagen racing Beetle with a mind of its own. The film stars Dean Jones and Don Knotts. Dean Jones returns as champion race car driver Jim Douglas, and is joined by 1970s Disney stalwart Don Knotts as his mechanic, Wheely Applegate. Herbie, the "Love Bug", takes part in the fictional Trans-France Race, from Paris, France to Monte Carlo, Monaco. The race was (according to dialogue) the first for Douglas in twelve years, and would not be much of a "comeback" if he did not qualify first. This Trans-France Race was clearly modeled on the world-renowned Monte Carlo Rally, and was apparently run in either 1976 or 1977, although no exact date is expressly stated in the film. Herbie was one of the 18 cars that started the race. While the precise number of competing cars in the race is open to debate, it is possible that twice as many race cars appeared in the movie. In... less