Herbie: Fully Loaded is a 2005 film by Walt Disney Pictures, starring Lindsay Lohan alongside Michael Keaton, Matt Dillon, Breckin Meyer and Justin Long. The movie features many NASCAR drivers, including Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Mark Martin, and more. It is the first theatrical Herbie film since Herbie Goes Bananas in 1980.
During the opening credits, viewers are reintroduced to the once famous Herbie – The Love Bug. It is revealed that he has been a famous racing car, but eventually went into a decline which saw a slump in his fortunes on the racetrack before he was finally withdrawn from the sport and was then used as a taxi. Viewers then see that he has been consigned to a junkyard, where he is condemmed to demolition.
The focus then shifts a college graduation ceremony. There, one Maggie Peyton (Lindsay Lohan) becomes the first of her family to receive a college degree. Maggie will be spending the next few weeks living with her father Ray Peyton (Michael Keaton), owner of the Peyton Racing Team. This team, founded by Maggie's grandfather, has been famous in the past, but Maggie's brother Ray Jr. (Breckin Meyer), who is currently its driver, is incompetent. His lack of drivers' skill and of any passion for racing has led to the team's lack of victories, which in turn have caused its sponsors to lose confidence. Maggie, under the influence of her family, was once a great street racer, but as a result of an accident, her frightened father refuses to let Maggie race again. Instead, Maggie is designated to go to New York to work as an assistant producer for ESPN.
Ray decides to get a car for Maggie as a graduation present. Due to their lack of money, all he can do is bring her to the junk yard and tell her to choose the car she wants. Maggie goes from car to car, never paying attention to Herbie although he is constantly trying to make himself noticed. When Maggie has chosen a car (a black Nissan 200SX), Herbie drops from a crane onto it. Frustrated, Maggie buys Herbie instead.
