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Actors: Dean Jones, Don Knotts
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo |
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Herbie the Love Bug is back in this, his third feature film, HERBIE GOES TO MONTE CARLO. Reprising his role from the first film is Dean Jones as race car driver Jim Douglas. With car and driver, however, is no longer Buddy Hackett as Tennessee Steinmetz, but rubber-faced Don Knotts as mechanic Wheely Applegate. The trio head to Paris, France, to compete in the inaugural Trans-France Race.
In the weeks leading up to the race, Team Douglas has some rather exciting adventures, not the least of which is Herbie's infatuation with a beautiful powder-blue 1977 Lancia Scorpion. It turns out that the car's driver is a
beautiful young red-headed woman named Diane Darcy (Julie Sommars), who is among the contestants for the race, and the solitary female driver as well.
--, Resident Scholar
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Herbie, "the thinking beetle" is back to regale, in this third installment of "The Love Bug" series. Jim Douglas (Dean Jones), along with his mechanic and sidekick Wheely Applegate(Don Knotts), is making a comeback to the tracks by racing at the Monte Carlo Derby. Unknown to him, some jewel thieves drop a stolen diamond into Herbie's gas tank. And as the race heats up, the thieves try to get the jewel back. Meanwhile Herbie falls in love with a Lancia Scorpion!
--Biswa, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Kind of sports story:
- auto racing
Sports story?
Yes
Story of girl(s) doing boy sport?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- An "It".
Secondary Main Character
- Male
- Female
Hair color
- red
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
- (woman) long wavey
Body type
- (man) average build
- (woman) average
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 60%
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- gang
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- not employed but independently wealthy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Ethnicity/Nationality
- German
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- France
Misc setting
- sports arena
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Any profanity?
- None
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 5-10
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
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