The Love Bug (TV 1997)

Herbie, the magical Volkswagen Beetle, is passed on to a new owner. Together, they must battle a dastardly racer and his devil-car "Horace", an evil Herbie.

Director:

Peyton Reed

Writers:

Gordon Buford (earlier story), Bill Walsh (earlier screenplay),

Stars:

Bruce Campbell, John Hannah, Alexandra Wentworth

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Bruce Campbell	...	Hank Cooper
John Hannah	...	Simon Moore III
Alexandra Wentworth	...	Alex Davis
Kevin J. O'Connor	...	Roddy Martel
Dana Gould	...	Rupert
Harold Gould	...	Dr. Gustav Stumpfel
Micky Dolenz	...	Donny Shotz
Burton Gilliam	...	Mecanic Race Announcer
Clarence Williams III	...	Chuck
Dean Jones	...	Jim Douglas
Andy Houts	...	1st Mechanic
Mike Wills	...	2nd Mechanic
Doug McCallie	...	Cocky Mechanic
Christin Hinojosa	...	Trendy Gal
Andrew Woodworth	...	Trendy Guy

Storyline

Herbie, the magical Volkswagen Beetle, is passed on to a new owner. Together, they must battle a dastardly racer and his devil-car "Horace", an evil Herbie.

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Plot Keywords:

volkswagen | driver car relationship | herbie the love bug | vw käfer | smart car | 

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Taglines:

Heeee's baaack!

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Genres:

Comedy | Adventure | Family | Fantasy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 November 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

A kicsi kocsi újra a régi

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Television, ZM Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

88 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The only Herbie movie without the George Bruns original theme.

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Goofs

When Herbie and Horace "trade paint" both cars dent their fenders up and Herbies looses a hubcap, but in the next shot both cars are fine.

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Connections

Follows Herbie Goes Bananas (1980)

User Reviews

The Love Bug 5

5th film in the Love Bug series (following The Love Bug, Herbie Rides Again, Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, and Herbie Goes Bananas), incorrectly labeled a remake is actually a sequel despite it's title (a lot of the original film's plot is reworked but isn't that true of most sequels?) Dean Jones portrays original owner Jim Douglas in the odd numbered films, including this one but he is delegated to a much smaller part (but it does assure us this is a sequel and not a remake.) Bruce Campbell takes over as the new owner of Herbie (hey, if Ken Berry could do it?) Not as good as the first three (Dean Jones was in one and three and how can you beat Helen Hayes driving Herbie around a high rise ledge in number two?) but better than the fourth (which always seemed more like a Benji film to me), and better than the short-lived series that had buried the series for a long time. Apparently there were many changes of continuity in story line from the original and the VW's detailing (hey it's been 28 years and quite a few crashes, why not a little face lift?), but this isn't the type of film to worry about such things. Just have fun and enjoy. It's good to see Herbie working again and he's held up better than most of Hollywood's movie stars.