Herbie: Fully Loaded

MOVIE DESCRIPTION:

The world's wackiest Volkswagen is back in action in this action comedy. Maggie Peyton (Lindsay Lohan) is the 18-year-old daughter of Ray Peyton Sr. (Michael Keaton), a once-successful stock car driver whose career is not what it once was. Maggie loves racing and is in line for a job covering NASCAR for ESPN, but in her heart she'd rather be behind the wheel, even though her father strictly forbids this. For Maggie's birthday, Ray takes her out looking for a used car, and she finds herself strangely drawn to a wrecked 1963 Volkswagen in a salvage yard. Against Ray's better judgment, Maggie gets the car, and a note in the glove box tells her the rust bucket is named "Herbie," and he can help her solve her problems. To her surprise, the message turns out to be true -- with a little TLC, Herbie is running like new, and after showing his stuff in a street race, Maggie persuades her naysayer dad to take her and her VW on as part of his racing team. Herbie: Fully Loaded also stars Matt Dillon as rival racer Trip Murphy, Breckin Meyer as Maggie's brother (and fellow struggling driver) Ray Jr., and Justin Long as Maggie's friend Kevin. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

DVD FEATURES:

• Region: 1
• Number of Discs: 1
• Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 (Theatre Wide Screen)
• Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
• Screen: Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV, Color
• Subtitle: French
• Features:
  • Bloopers
  • Deleted scenes
  • Alternate title opening
  • A Day at the Races
  • Breaking the Rules: The Stunts From Herbie: Fully Loaded
  • Bringing Herbie to Life
  • Director audio commentary
  • Lindsay Lohan music video "First"

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Cast:

  
       Lindsay Lohan - Maggie Peyton
       Justin Long - Kevin
       Breckin Meyer - Ray Peyton, Jr.
       Matt Dillon - Trip Murphy
       Michael Keaton - Ray Peyton, Sr.
       Cheryl Hines - Sally

• Director:

  Angela Robinson

• Producer:

  Robert Simonds

• Screen Story:

  Robert Ben Garant, Thomas Lennon, Mark Perez

• Screenwriter:

  Robert Ben Garant, Alfred Gough, Thomas Lennon, Miles Millar

• Cinematographer:

  Greg Gardiner, Jacques Haitkin

• Composer (Music Score):

  Mark Mothersbaugh

• Musical Arrangement:

  Roberta Casale

• Musical Direction/Supervision:

  Howard Paar

• Editor:

  Wendy Greene Bricmont

• Production Designer:

  Dan Bradford

• Art Director:

  David S. Lazan

• Co-producer:

  Lisa Stewart

• Associate Producer:

  John G. Scotti, Sara E. White

REVIEW:

• As handled by director Angela Robinson, Herbie: Fully Loaded offers a first-rate entertainment that respects the source material without copying it or settling for nostalgia. The film quickly establishes the relationships between the main characters and allows their motivations to carry the story. The special effects in the film are unobtrusive, and occasionally Robinson uses similar processes that were utilized during the original Herbie films to make that cute little car do the impossible. The rock-solid editing allows the laughs to flow and builds suspense during the action sequences, without milking either. There is a bright, friendly look and feel to the film that puts audiences at ease, and assists the actors as they win over the audience. Even with a certain amount of tabloid baggage at this point in her career, Lindsay Lohan still manages to capture a smart girl-next-door vibe that few of her contemporaries can manage. She is genuinely appealing, and understands how to earn an audience's affection. Lohan gets first-rate support from Michael Keaton as a good father still in mourning over the loss of his wife, and outstanding comedic assistance from Justin Long who in his opening scene manages one of the most perfectly executed pratfalls captured on film in quite some time. The MPAA's G rating is often associated with kid-only films, but the sweet and likable Herbie: Fully Loaded earns its G rating by reminding viewers of a time when that rating meant the film can be enjoyed by all audiences. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

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