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The Love Bug (1968)

Movie"Herbie will honk his way into your heart."
Audience Score
65
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G 1 hr 47 minDec 23rd, 1968Comedy, Fantasy, FamilyHerbie Collection PosterPart of Herbie Collection
Down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas teams up with a little VW Bug that has a mind of its own, not realizing Herbie's worth until a sneaky rival plots to steal him.
StarringDean JonesMichele LeeDavid Tomlinson
DirectorRobert Stevenson

Movie Details

Theatrical Release:December 23rd, 1968
On DVD & Blu-ray:May 20th, 2003 - Buy DVD
Movie Box Office Gross:$51,264,022 (Worldwide)
Original Language:English
Production Companies:Walt Disney Productions
Movie Tags:
sportsbased on short storysan francisco, californiasuicide attemptcar raceghost townrace car driverentrepreneurdual rolebug

Herbie Collection

Herbie is an anthropomorphic 1963 Volkswagen Beetle, a character that is featured in several Disney motion pictures starting with the 1968 feature film The Love Bug. He has a mind of his own and is capable of driving himself, and is a serious contender in auto racing competitions. Throughout most of the franchise, Herbie is distinguished by red, white and blue racing stripes from front to back bumper, a racing-style number "53" on the front trunk lid, doors, and engine lid, and a yellow-on-black '63 California license plate that says, "OFP 857". One exception to this is his introduction in The Love Bug, where he initially appears as a nondescript white vehicle with a gray colored fabric sunroof (a.k.a. "ragtop"), the style of sunroof offered on VW Beetles made through 1963.