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Herbie Goes Bananas
(1980)
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Stars: Cloris Leachman, Charles Martin Smith, John Vernon, Stephen W. Burns, Elyssa Davalos
Director: Vincent McEveety
Writer: Gordon Buford, Don Tait
Language: English
Studio: Walt Disney Productions
Duration: 100
Rated: G
DVD Release: May 2004

Pete Stancheck inherits from his Uncle Jim Douglas a race car being stored in Puerto Vallarta. With his friend Davy Johns (D.J. to his friends) accompanying him to P.V., Pete is dismayed to learn that the car is an older model Volkswagen Beetle. But when Pete and D.J. see what the car can do and learn that it somewhat has a mind of its own, they decide to enter it into the Brazil Grand Primeo formula one race. En route to Rio de Janeiro, Herbie, the car, gets Pete and D.J. into one predicament after another as it tries to help its new friend, a streetwise orphan named Paco, who Pete and D.J. encountered in P.V. and who stowed away in Herbie's trunk. Because of these predicaments, Pete and D.J. end up requiring a quick influx of cash and slyly enlist the help of wealthy Louise Trent and her bookish niece, anthropology doctoral candidate Melissa, to be their financiers. Pete's role in the scheme is to woo the shy Melissa...


Cloris LeachmanAunt Louise
Charles Martin SmithD.J.
John VernonPrindle
Stephen W. BurnsPete (as Stephan W. Burns)
Elyssa DavalosMelissa
Joaquin Garay IIIPaco
Frank V. PhillipsCinematographer
Gordon D. BrennerEditor
Harvey KormanCaptain Blythe
Richard JaeckelShepard
Alex RoccoQuinn
Fritz FeldChief Steward
Vito ScottiArmando Moccia
Jose Gonzales-GonzalesGarage Owner (as Jose Gonzalez Gonzalez)
Ruben MorenoStore Owner
Tina MenardStore owner's wife
Jorge MorenoBus Driver
Allan HuntCanal Operator #1
Tom ScottCanal Operator #2
Hector MoralesMexican general
Iris AdrianLoud American Wife
Ceil CabotMrs. Purkiss
Pat Van PattenCigarette Guest (as Patricia Van Patten)
Jack PerkinsLoud American
Henry SlateOff-Watch Officer
Ernie FuentesNative
Antonio TrevinoPigeon Owner
Dante D'AndreDr. De Moraes
Alma BeltranGeneral's Wife
Dolores AguirreGeneral's Daughter #1
Aurora CoriaGeneral's Daughter #2
Alex TinneLocal #1
Don DiamondLocal #2
Warde DonovanMaitre D'
Ray VictorGuard Attendant
Bert SantosPoliceman #3
Buddy Joe HookerChef
Steve BoyumPanama Policeman
Kenny EndosoMexican Policeman
Mario CisnerosPuerto Vallarta Policeman
Jeff RamseyThe Matador
John MeierShip's Officer (as John C. Meier)
Genre: Thrillers
Media: DVD
Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1
IMDb: 0080861