Herbie is on the move
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| German title | Herbie is on the move | ||
| Original title | Herbie Rides Again | ||
| Country of production | United States | ||
| original language | English | ||
| Publishing year | 1974 | ||
| length | 88 minutes | ||
| Age rating | FSK 6 | ||
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| Director | Robert Stevenson | ||
| script | Bill Walsh | ||
| production | Bill Walsh | ||
| music | George Bruns | ||
| camera | Frank V. Phillips | ||
| cut | Cotton Warburton | ||
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Herbie big in drive (Original title: Herbie Rides Again ) is an American comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson from 1974. The film is the continuation of the Disney success A great Beetle (1968) with the VW Beetle Herbie as the title character. The German premiere was on October 11, 1974.
action
The real estate agent Alonzo Hawk wants to tear down a train of buildings in order to build a huge skyscraper on it. The only obstacle is the old syringe house where grandmother Steinmetz lives with Nicole, who used to live in one of the demolished houses. The two women have three special items: a jukebox that chooses the music itself, an old tram called "the old number 22" and "Herbie", a very special VW Beetle. Grandmother Steinmetz is the aunt of Tennessee Steinmetz, the then partner of Jim Douglas, the previous owner of the little Beetle.
Hawk has tried quite a bit to get hold of the property, but no trick has worked so far. Now he sends his nephew Willoughby to get the two women out of the house. But when he meets grandmother Steinmetz and especially Nicole, who tells him about his uncle's earlier deeds, he changes fronts.
Hawk wants Herbie kidnapped to meet Grandma Steinmetz. But on the drive to the market, where Hawk's henchmen want to strike, Herbie escapes his pursuers by driving up the steel cables of the Golden Gate Bridge . In the meantime, Willoughby has dressed up to get home unseen. But Nicole is not fooled and convinces him to stay. Herbie takes the initiative and drives them to a romantic place so they can talk.
When they return, they find the syringe house empty. The tracks lead Willoughby, Grandmother Steinmetz, Nicole and Herbie to a warehouse. With the help of Herbie, who keeps the guards busy, all things can be brought back. Grandmother Steinmetz takes the stolen furniture home by tram, taking Mr. Judson, a drunk who thinks number 22 is a regular tram, with her and later drops it off. When the car goes out of control, Herbie and Willoughy intervene to help.
Hawk is at the end of his line and hires the tough guy, Mr. Loostgarten. Willoughby notices this, calls Loostgarten and sends him to another house to be demolished. In doing so, he imitates his uncle's voice. But Loostgarten calls back to Hawk, who has nightmares about Herbie. In the current nightmare, Hawk is hunted down on a skyscraper. Flying herbies buzz around him. Loostgarten's call wakes Hawk out of his nightmare, who asks him if he should really destroy the house he is standing in front of. Hawk orders him to begin. What Hawk doesn't know until a few seconds later (when a wrecking ball crashes through the bedroom wall) is that Loostgarten is standing in front of his house. Hawk can stop him and then asks Grandmother Steinmetz for a truce.
While Willoughby and Nicole go out, Grandmother Steinmetz talks to Mr. Judson, the drunken passenger. At the same time, Hawk breaks the ceasefire and threatens to tear down the house with bulldozers. Judson knocks out two of the drivers, Herbie intervenes and can panic Hawk's men. After all, VW Beetles drove up from all directions and ruined Hawks' plan. Hawk is arrested on his escape because the police officers find the story of chasing bugs very funny. Nicole and Willoughby get married. The wedding is celebrated in the syringe house. Finally, the newly married couple drives Herbie through a trellis formed by other VW Beetles.
background
The film editor Cotton Warburton won an Oscar in 1965, film architect Walter H. Tyler in 1951, special effects technician Art Cruickshank only in 1967, his colleagues Danny Lee and Alan Maley in 1972. Lee and Maley's colleague Eustace Lycett , who worked with him in 1972 won his first Oscar in 1965.
Keenan Wynn had already portrayed Alonzo P. Hawk twice before, in The Flying Pauker (1961) and its sequel The Pauker Can't Stop , both also directed by Robert Stevenson.
The film wasn't a box office hit. With a budget of over $ 38 million, he grossed $ 17.5 million in the United States.
Reviews
"Naive but nice family entertainment with some turbulent gags," said the lexicon of international films . For the lexicon of fantasy films , Herbie was in great shape "[p] assabel" and a "continuation of A great Beetle based on relevant Disney formulas ". Regarding Disney's concept, it also says: “As always, the slapstick causes a laugh or two even with older viewers, as always the villain turns out to be a bad guy, as always the grandma is very patent, and as always the naive march Hero and his militant girlfriend in the end in marriage heaven. "
The lexicon “Films on TV” wrote: “[…] Herbie proves that a VW Beetle, built in '62, is a good person; and because he comes from the Disney workshop, he also demonstrates his qualities as a worry breaker for the '73 season. ”(Rating: two out of four possible stars = average)
The Wiesbaden film evaluation agency awarded the production the rating “valuable”.
Awards
At the 1975 Golden Globe Awards , Helen Hayes was nominated for Best Actress - Comedy or Musical .
synchronization
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Grandmother Steinmetz | Helen Hayes | Tina Eilers |
| Willoughby Whitfield | Ken Berry | Norbert Langer |
| Nicole Harris | Stefanie Powers | Evelyn Gressmann |
| Mr. Judson | John McIntire | Martin Hirthe |
| Alonzo P. Hawk | Keenan Wynn | Fritz Tillmann |
| doctor | Liam Dunn | Herbert Weissbach |
Web links
- Herbie Rides Again in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Herbie Rides Again at Rotten Tomatoes (English)
- Herbie is on the move at Metacritic (English)
- Herbie is on the move in the online film database
- Herbie is on the move in the German dubbing file
Individual evidence
- ↑ Box office results according to IMDb.
- ↑ Herbie is on the move. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 26, 2018 .
- ↑ Ronald M. Hahn , Volker Jansen, Norbert Stresau : Lexicon of Fantasy Films. 650 films from 1900 to 1986 . Heyne, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-453-02273-4 , p. 212.
- ^ Adolf Heinzlmeier, Berndt Schulz: Lexicon "Films on Television" (extended new edition). Rasch and Röhring, Hamburg 1990, ISBN 3-89136-392-3 , p. 356.
- ↑ Herbie is on the move. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on July 26, 2018 .