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The Love Bug is a 1968 American comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Bill Walsh for The Walt Disney Company. The screenplay was written by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi, with music composed by George Bruns. The cast includes Dean Jones, Michele Lee, David Tomlinson, and Buddy Hackett. The narrative is set in San Francisco, where filming also took place.
The movie centers on a car and blends elements of comedy, romance, and fantasy. It was released in December 1968 and followed by the sequel Herbie Rides Again. The film has a runtime of 108 minutes and was distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Netflix, and Disney+ via video on demand. Critical reception included scores of 6/10, 48/100, and 78%, with an average rating of 6.5 on IMDb.
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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.
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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