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6.6Down-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.
Released: 1968-12-23108 minDir: Robert StevensonComedy, Family, FantasyBox office: $51.3MPart of: Herbie Collection
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Cast
- Dean Jones as Jim Douglas
- Michele Lee as Carole Bennett
- David Tomlinson as Peter Thorndyke
- Buddy Hackett as Tennessee Steinmetz
- Joe Flynn as Havershaw
- Benson Fong as Mr. Wu
Themes
- car race
- sports
- san francisco, california
- suicide attempt
- golden gate bridge
- race car driver
- bug
- car trouble
- based on short story
- dual role
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Named after
- Volkswagen Beetle
- Genre
- fantasy film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Followed by
- Herbie Rides Again
- Main subject
- car
- Director
- Robert Stevenson
- Screenwriter
- Don DaGradi
- Cast member
- Jock Mahoney
- Composer
- George Bruns
- Producer
- Bill Walsh
- Production company
- The Walt Disney Company
- Cinematographer
- Edward Colman
- Narrative location
- San Francisco
- Filming location
- San Francisco
- Duration
- 107
- FilmAffinity ID
- 396520
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Herbie.jpg
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- publication date
- 1969-09-04
- film editor
- Cotton Warburton
- title
- The Love Bug
- distributed by
- Disney+
- production designer
- Carroll Clark
- Commons category
- Herbie 1963
- production code
- 0102
- review score
- 78%
- form of creative work
- feature film
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