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Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo

1977 · 105 min

A breezy, silly caper with a lovable car, playful chases, and gentle romance that never takes itself seriously.

Directed by: Vincent McEveety
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Family
Starring: Dean Jones, Don Knotts, Julie Sommars

Tagline: The Love Bug falls 'hood-over-wheels' for a classy chassis!
Overview: Herbie, the Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own, is racing in the Monte Carlo Rally. But thieves have hidden a cache of stolen diamonds in Herbie's gas tank, and are now trying to get them back.

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Directed by: Vincent McEveety
Genres: Romance, Comedy, Family
Starring: Dean Jones, Don Knotts, Julie Sommars

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
friendship
crime
betrayal
survival
Places: road trip
big city
countryside
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	6
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	4
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: romance, comedy, family, action, adventure
Directed by: Vincent McEveety
Written by: Arthur Alsberg, Don Nelson
Starring: Dean Jones, Don Knotts, Julie Sommars, Jacques Marin, Roy Kinnear, Bernard Fox, Eric Braeden, Xavier Saint-Macary
Music: Frank De Vol
Cinematography: Leonard J. South
Runtime: 105 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: French, English

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