Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo is a 1977 film and the third of a series of films made by Walt Disney Productions starring Herbie the white 1963 Volkswagen racing Beetle with a mind of its own.
Diane and her Lancia unfortunately crash into a lake towards the end of the race, and with victory in sight. But Herbie and Jim manage to save both car and woman from drowning. Because of this, she soon changes her attitude toward Jim after he saves her life and she witnesses Herbie towing her Lancia out of the lake. All three watch as Herbie crawls next to the Lancia and the two cars hold doors like holding hands. When Herbie seems to have trouble restarting because of being determined to stay with the Lancia, Diane is now fully convinced that cars can have minds of their own because she now knows her own car is alive as well. She encourages the little car not to relent in the quest for victory in the TransFrance Race with the added agreement of the Lancias horn, and bids Jim good luck with a light kiss on one cheek.With Diane now out of the race followed shortly thereafter by Claude Gilbert in the aforementioned crash, Jim pursues Von Stickle through the streets of Monte Carlo, combatants in a thrilling duel for the win. In the end, though, Bruno von Stickle is overtaken by the little car in the famous tunnel of the Formula One race track, Herbie outracing him by outsmarting him through driving upside down on the tunnel roof. Jim drives Herbie to victory for also according to dialogue the 20th time in their careers. ........
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