No. Less violent than 92% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Herbie end with hope?

Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Herbie easy watching?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Herbie

Name: Herbie
Genre: Music
Released: 1966
Duration: 3 min
Rating: 6.9

Directed by George Lucas, Paul Golding

19663 min6.9 / 10

An abstract visual meditation on urban light and motion, rendered in black and white and synchronized to jazz, that prioritizes sensory experience over narrative meaning.

Herbie is a short 16mm black and white film by George Lucas and Paul Golding made in 1966 as part of their USC film school course. It is an abstract film with no story and no actors, that graphically depicts the reflections of moving light streaks and light flashes from traffic at night. It is set to a piece of jazz music by Herbie Hancock, whose first name was used for the title.

Clusters

Visually Experimental Films Music And Musicians

Genres

Music

Keywords

Jazz Short Film

Questions people ask

Is Herbie violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Does Herbie end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 78% of films.
Is Herbie scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Is Herbie sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Herbie easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.