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The Love Bug (1968) 6.4
A race car driver becomes a champion with a Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own. Director:Robert Stevenson |
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| David Tomlinson | ... | ||
| Buddy Hackett | ... |
Tennessee Steinmetz /
Tennessee
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Havershaw
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Joe E. Ross | ... |
Detective
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Police Sgt.
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Andy Granatelli | ... |
Association President
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Robert Foulk | ... |
Bice
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Gil Lamb | ... |
Policeman at Park
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Nicole Jaffe | ... |
Girl In Dune-buggy
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Wally Boag | ... |
Flabbergasted Driver
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Meet Jim Douglas, a down-on-his-luck race car driver who lives in an old run-down fire house in San Francisco with his friend Tennessee Steinmetz, a occasional drunk mechanic. One day, Jim went to a luxury car dealer and surprisingly seen a strange Volkswagon Beetle with a unusual problem, it tends to drive on it's own almost having its own mind. Then this car drove all the way to Jim's home. Believing that the owner of the car dealership Peter Thorndyke, planted the car on him. Then, Jim wanted to try out the car for himself, then, he experienced the nature of the car for himself. Then, Jim fixed it and now is in more control. Tennessee dubbed the car "Herbie". Then, Jim used Heribe for races. Jim then, was rising to fame and becoming more successful in racing, Then, Thorndyke wants Herbie back, but Jim refuses and Thorndyke wanted to compete against Jim in the races, then Thorndyke sabotaged Herbie before a race so, he can win. then, a big race known as the "El Dorado" was coming up... Written by John Wiggins
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hippie | 1960s | driver car relationship | racecar driver | car racing |Taglines:
Herbie Will Honk His Way Into Your Heart. See more »Parents Guide:
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Country:
USARelease Date:
13 March 1969 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Car-Boy-Girl See more »Filming Locations:
1000 block of Lombard Street, Lombard Street, San Francisco, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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1.75 : 1
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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.
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Herbie The Love Bug was a 1963 Volkswagen Beetle deluxe ragtop sedan painted in Volkswagen L87 pearl white. Under normal circumstances, the interior would be a matching white. However, Herbie's interior was painted a special non-reflective grey color so the camera and studio lights would not reflect. See more »Goofs
In the final scene Thorndyke and Havershaw are working for Wu and start spraying each other with lubricant, but the lubricant is black. No new lubricants are black - only used oils become black. 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.
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After you've watched The Love Bug, you will notice 2 things:
1) You will not be able to get that infectious calypso tune out of your head for at least a week and will be whistling it everywhere you go!
2) You will want to rush out and hug the nearest VW Beetle! And when you see one, you will no longer just see a car - you will see Herbie! You will see Herbie's personality spring to life right in front of you! You will see the headlamps as eyes and the wing mirrors as ears...
This lovely film is a timeless classic, packed with cute moments, great music, and fantastically funny lines !! Script-wise, it is definitely the best of all the Herbie movies. One criticism I have of the later movies is that I would like to have seen Herbie stay with his original owner Jim Douglas, and follow his adventures with that family rather than see him owned by lots of different people - partly because Jim, Tennessee and Carol are great owners for Herbie, but also because how does the poor little car feel being passed from owner to owner?! If Herbie was mine I would keep him and never sell him!!