12/29/2023 0 Comments Herbie fully oloaded mousterpieceDavid Tomlinson, of course, was the father from Mary Poppins. Buddy Hackett was Johnny Carson’s favourite guest and a star from It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. Michele Lee had starred (both on Broadway and in film) in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Dean Jones was a Disney star having made successful films for them including That Darn Cat!, Blackbeard’s Ghost, and The Horse in the Grey Flannel Suit. The Love Bug (1968) Driver: Jim Douglas (Dean Jones), Love Interest: Carole Bennett (Michele Lee), Mechanic: Tennessee Steinmetz (Buddy Hackett), Villain: Peter Thorndyke (David Tomlinson) See also 'The Beauty'- Cronenbergian crime drama explores dark side of beauty Finally, there is a villain, determined to either own or destroy Herbie. This comedy relief character is frequently Herbie’s mechanic. Most of the Herbie films have a formula: there is a romantic couple, usually Herbie’s driver and a love interest, and there is a character – usually a comedian – who plays Herbie’s friend, the person who believes in Herbie. Thing is, you could have predicted Herbie Goes Bananas would bomb just by looking at the cast list and the roles that they played. While the franchise continued with an unsuccessful TV series ( Herbie the Matchmaker) two years later in 1982 and a TV film with Bruce Campbell in 1997 ( The Love Bug), Herbie was banished from film screens until paired with Lindsay Lohan for the 2005 film Herbie Fully Loaded. It made the least of any of the Herbie films, grossing only 18 million. There is no denying that Herbie Goes Bananas was a bomb. They can be linked, but films bombing may result from any number of factors from poor marketing ( John Carter) to poor timing ( Speed Racer coming out at the same time as Iron Man) to changing tastes ( Grease 2). There is a perverse feedback loop in place, the film bombed because no one went to see it, and since the film bombed it must be terrible, so no one wants to watch it.īut this is confusing quality with popularity. This fate happens particularly to notorious bombs – especially to films that (temporarily) kill off franchises. Everyone knows that Alien³ and Alien Resurrection are terrible even especially those who have never seen the film. Some films acquire a bad reputation that sticks like a bad smell, driving potential viewers away before they ever see it. Listen to our Mousterpiece Cinema Herbie Goes Bananas podcast or read Josh‘s extended thoughts about the film. ![]() Written by Don Tait, based on the novel Car, Boy, Girl by Gordon Buford
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