|
The Love Bug (1968) 6.3
A race car driver becomes a champion with a Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own. Director:Robert Stevenson |
| 0Share... |
User Lists
Related lists from IMDb users
Share this Rating
Title: The Love Bug (1968)
Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? Use the HTML below.
Learn more
People who liked this also liked...
Angels in the Outfield
(1994)
Comedy
|
Family
|
Fantasy
Director:
William Dear
Stars:
Danny Glover,
Brenda Fricker,
Tony Danza
Like Mike
(2002)
Comedy
|
Family
|
Fantasy
Director:
John Schultz
Stars:
Bow Wow,
Morris Chestnut,
Jonathan Lipnicki
Angels in the Outfield
(1951)
Comedy
|
Family
|
Fantasy
Director:
Clarence Brown
Stars:
Paul Douglas,
Janet Leigh,
Keenan Wynn
Blackbeard's Ghost
(1968)
Comedy
|
Family
|
Fantasy
Director:
Robert Stevenson
Stars:
Peter Ustinov,
Dean Jones,
Suzanne Pleshette
Matilda
(1996)
Comedy
|
Family
|
Fantasy
Director:
Danny DeVito
Stars:
Mara Wilson,
Danny DeVito,
Rhea Perlman
Elf
(2003)
Comedy
|
Family
|
Fantasy
Director:
Jon Favreau
Stars:
Will Ferrell,
James Caan,
Bob Newhart
Freaky Friday
(1976)
Comedy
|
Family
|
Fantasy
Director:
Gary Nelson
Stars:
Barbara Harris,
Jodie Foster,
John Astin
The Addams Family
(1991)
Comedy
|
Fantasy
Director:
Barry Sonnenfeld
Stars:
Anjelica Huston,
Raul Julia,
Christopher Lloyd
Rookie of the Year
(1993)
Comedy
|
Family
|
Fantasy
Director:
Daniel Stern
Stars:
Thomas Ian Nicholas,
Gary Busey,
Albert Hall
Freaky Friday
(2003)
Comedy
|
Family
|
Fantasy
Director:
Mark Waters
Stars:
Jamie Lee Curtis,
Lindsay Lohan,
Mark Harmon
The Shaggy D.A.
(1976)
Comedy
|
Family
|
Fantasy
Director:
Robert Stevenson
Stars:
Dean Jones,
Tim Conway,
Suzanne Pleshette
Little Giants
(1994)
Comedy
|
Family
|
Sport
Director:
Duwayne Dunham
Stars:
Rick Moranis,
Ed O'Neill,
Shawna Waldron
Edit
Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Dean Jones | ... | ||
| Michele Lee | ... | ||
| David Tomlinson | ... | ||
| Buddy Hackett | ... | ||
| Joe Flynn | ... |
Havershaw
|
|
 |
Benson Fong | ... |
Mr. Wu
|
|
|
Joe E. Ross | ... |
Detective
(as Joe E.Ross)
|
|
|
Barry Kelley | ... |
Police Sgt.
|
|
|
Iris Adrian | ... |
Carhop
|
|
|
Andy Granatelli | ... |
Association President
|
| Ned Glass | ... | ||
|
|
Robert Foulk | ... |
Bice
|
|
|
Gil Lamb | ... |
Policeman at Park
|
|
|
Nicole Jaffe | ... |
Girl In Dune-buggy
|
|
|
Wally Boag |
|
|
Edit
Plot Summary
|
Add Synopsis
See more »
Storyline
Herbie is a car - but no ordinary car. The story follows the Volkswagon Beetle with a mind of its own from the showroom to the race track, with various close escapes in between. Three further Herbie movies were to follow. Written by Colin Tinto <cst@imdb.com>
Plot Keywords:
wonder car | car race | tollbooth | racecar driver | inanimate object in cast credits |Taglines:
Herbie Will Honk His Way Into Your Heart. See more »Parents Guide:
View content advisory »
Edit
See full technical specs »
Details
Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
13 March 1969 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Cupido motorizado See more »Filming Locations:
1000 block of Lombard Street, Lombard Street, San Francisco, California, USA See more »Company Credits
Show detailed
company contact information
on
IMDbPro »
Technical Specs
Runtime:
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)Color:
Color (Technicolor)Aspect Ratio:
1.75 : 1
Edit
Jim Douglas: I'd like another shot at that prize money. Okay for next Sunday?
Bice: No, Jim, it ain't okay.
Jim Douglas: Now, look, Bice, I know...
Bice: No, *you* look. All my drivers are eighteen, nineteen... You're too old for these kid snorts. You're liable to get hurt in there.
See more »
Did You Know?
Trivia
Herbie got his name when the crew of the film was watching one of Buddy Hackett's skits about a ski instructor with a funny accent. Then Hackett said, "If you ain't got a herbie [pronounced hoy-bie], I ain't goin'." The name stuck. See more »Goofs
There are two cars used in the Lamborghini scene. The first one in which Jim drives up is in fact a Lamborghini, but the car that gets destroyed by Herbie moments later is a red Jaguar. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Jim Douglas: I'd like another shot at that prize money. Okay for next Sunday?
Bice: No, Jim, it ain't okay.
Jim Douglas: Now, look, Bice, I know...
Bice: No, *you* look. All my drivers are eighteen, nineteen... You're too old for these kid snorts. You're liable to get hurt in there.
See more »
Sorry to sound like Scrooge, but after seeing these films once again in the late '90s, I did not particularly enjoy this late '60s Disney movie favorite, nor its sequels. I watched them when they came out and was mildly amused at that time, but these Herbie flicks did not age well. I can understand why they did a remake recently.
I know it's a fantasy, but it just looks now so stupid it's almost beyond description. In a nutshell, we have a 40-horsepower VW bug that wins auto races because it's "alive," complete with a personality and - get this - a soul! Meanwhile, the driver of the race car (Dean Jones as the annoying "Jim Douglas") thinks he's responsible for the race victories. Well, at least that made sense. The film turns out to be a propaganda piece for Buddhism!! I kid you not!
In fairness, Disney and other studios who have done animation have always made inanimate objects human-like and many times we laugh at that, myself included. So, I'm not really making fun of the premise but it just looks and sounds so dated 40 years later, especially the San Francisco hippie scenes.
"Herbie," by the way, was a likable "guy." It was good to see Benson Fong (Charlie Chan films) again, and Joe E. Ross (Bilko, Car 54, Where Are You?) and even goofy Buddy Hackett as "Tennessee Steinmetz." I always found it a shame, though, that humorous stand-up comics like Hackett and Don Rickles played so many stupid roles in these '60s films.