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Herbie Rides Again  (1974)


Everyone’s favorite Volkswagen is back in this endearing follow-up to The Love Bug (1968).  Retired from racing, but ready with a few tricks up his cylinders, it’s up to Herbie and his friends—human and vehicular—to ride to the rescue when a ruthless San Francisco real estate magnate schemes to demolish the beloved firehouse home of a kindly widow.

Walt Disney Productions.  Producer: Bill Walsh.  Director: Robert Stevenson.  Screenwriter: Bill Walsh.  Based on a story by Gordon Buford.  Cinematography: Frank Phillips.  Editor: Cotton Warburton.  Cast: Helen Hayes, Ken Berry, Stefanie Powers, John McIntire, Keenan Wynn.  35mm, color, 89 min.

Note:  recommended for ages 6+