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Meanwhile, Herbie helps Paco, who has dubbed the car "Ocho", escape captivity. When the gung-ho Captain Blythe ([[Harvey Korman]]) has his costume party wrecked by the mischevious boy and car, he sentences Herbie to be dropped in the sea. Herbie becomes a rustbucket, is later disguised as a taxi. Then there is an Incan gold plot, bullfights, romance, and some bananas. The bad guys (headed by ''[[Animal House]]'' alum [[John Vernon]]) are in pursuit of Paco who misplaced some important film when he ripped off their wallets. |
Meanwhile, Herbie helps Paco, who has dubbed the car "Ocho", escape captivity. When the gung-ho Captain Blythe ([[Harvey Korman]]) has his costume party wrecked by the mischevious boy and car, he sentences Herbie to be dropped in the sea. Herbie becomes a rustbucket, is later disguised as a taxi. Then there is an Incan gold plot, bullfights, romance, and some bananas. The bad guys (headed by ''[[Animal House]]'' alum [[John Vernon]]) are in pursuit of Paco who misplaced some important film when he ripped off their wallets. |
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''Herbie Goes Bananas'' did not do well at the box office during the summer of 1980. Though generally considered the weakest entry in the "Love Bug" series, ''Herbie Goes Bananas'' remains a favorit with children, due to the main human character (Paco) being a child. |
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Herbie Goes Bananas (1980) was the fourth of a series of films made by Walt Disney Productions starring Herbie - the white Volkswagen racing Beetle with a mind of its own.
Herbie Goes Bananas was the third sequel in The Love Bug (1969) series, and for 17 years, the last. Loosely picking up where Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo left off, Pete Stanchek (Stephen W. Burns, who died of AIDS a decade after the film's release) has inherited the one-of-a-kind automobile from his uncle Jim Douglas (Dean Jones). Pete trekks to Mexico with his friend Davie Johns (Charles Martin Smith) to retrieve the car. There, they come across little Paco (Joaquin Garay, III), a puny orphaned pickpocket. Unbeknownst to them, Paco has hitched a ride under Herbie's hood to avoid three other irate victims of his thievery.
Pete and Davie board a ship to Rio de Janiero to enter Herbie in the Brazil Grand Primeo. On the trip, they meet a shy bookworm named Melissa (Elyssa Davalos) and her extragavant, dotty aunt Louise (Cloris Leachman), who is trying to find a man for her niece. When Herbie wreaks havoc on board, Pete and Davie come up with a plan to cover the costs. Pete pretends to like Melissa and Aunt Louise is soon sponsoring the guys for their race.
Meanwhile, Herbie helps Paco, who has dubbed the car "Ocho", escape captivity. When the gung-ho Captain Blythe (Harvey Korman) has his costume party wrecked by the mischevious boy and car, he sentences Herbie to be dropped in the sea. Herbie becomes a rustbucket, is later disguised as a taxi. Then there is an Incan gold plot, bullfights, romance, and some bananas. The bad guys (headed by Animal House alum John Vernon) are in pursuit of Paco who misplaced some important film when he ripped off their wallets.
Herbie Goes Bananas did not do well at the box office during the summer of 1980. Though generally considered the weakest entry in the "Love Bug" series, Herbie Goes Bananas remains a favorit with children, due to the main human character (Paco) being a child.
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