Herbie Rides Again

The Loveable Bug's back doin' his thing!

1974 • 88 min • Romance · Comedy · Family · Fantasy

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Synopsis

The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.

Our family guide

Best from age 5

Movie Knight Score

448 reviews

100 Reviewers · 2 · 51%
62 Audience · 446 · 49%

Herbie, the anthropomorphic Volkswagen Beetle, helps a kind old woman and her friends defend her home from a greedy land developer who wants to replace it with a shopping mall. It's a fun, slapstick adventure with a heartwarming message.

Violence & peril: 2/10
Language: 1/10
Drinking, drugs & smoking: 0/10
Romance & sensuality: 0/10
Scary moments: 1/10

Heads up

Some slapstick car stunts
Minor peril during car chases

What it models well

Standing up for what's right
Protecting community
The value of heritage

Talk about it after

Why is it important to protect historical places?
How can we help others in need?
The difference between wants and needs

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Top billed cast

Director: Robert Stevenson • Crew: Bill Walsh

Trailers & clips

Herbie Rides Again (1974) Disney Home Video Australia Trailer

Reviewer notes

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
Helen Hayes is the single-minded "Mrs. Steinmetz". She is determined not to be forced from her alleged "firetrap" home by the mall-building millionaire "Hawk" (Keenan Wynn). Luckily she has "Nicole" (Stefanie Powers) to help out - and she proves especially useful when "Hawk" sends his gullible nephew "Willoughby" (Ken Berry) to try and charm the old woman from her home.…
CinemaSerf, TMDB Community

RecommendedTrusted family reviewers
_**Herbie’s back**_ Tennessee Steinmetz’ aunt (Helen Hayes) is the new owner of Herbie and lives in a firehouse in San Francisco. A notorious real estate magnate (Keenan Wynn) wants her property to build a huge complex, but she won’t sell. When he sends his green lawyer nephew (Ken Berry) to persuade her, the nephew meets her displaced neighbor (Stefanie Powers) and changes sides. Can Herbie & Co.…
Wuchak, TMDB Community