Herbie Goes Bananas (1980) on Netflix
G19801h 33mAdventureComedyFamilyFantasy
Pete Stancheck and Davy Johns travel to Puerto Vallarta to collect the Volkswagen Beetle he inherited. The car, Herbie, has a mind of its own and befriends Paco, an orphaned pickpocket.
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- Rotten Tomatoes40%
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Plot summary
Pete Stancheck inherits a Volkswagen Beetle from his uncle and goes with his friend Davy Johns to Puerto Vallarta to collect it. The car, Herbie, has a mind of its own. Paco, an orphaned pickpocket in the town, takes both men's wallets, and he also robs one of three thieves who plan to steal gold from Inca ruins. The thieves chase Paco, who hides inside Herbie. Herbie is then loaded aboard a ship headed for Rio de Janeiro, where Pete and Davy intend to enter the car in the Brazil Grand Prêmio.
Cast
- Joaquin Garay IIIas Paco
Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- The Herbie prop that was dropped into the ocean during filming was never retrieved; it remains somewhere between Laz Paz and Baja California, and it was not a proper car, it had some wooden parts.
- A total of 26 Volkswagen Beetles were used to make the film, because of the quantity of stunts and tricks it required.
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