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13 March 1969 (USA) moreTagline:
Herbie Will Honk His Way Into Your Heart. morePlot:
A race car driver becomes a champion with a Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own. full summary | add synopsisAwards:
2 wins & 1 nomination moreNewsDesk:
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Herbie springs to life! more (26 total)Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Dean Jones | ... | Jim Douglas |
 | Michele Lee | ... | Carole Bennett |
| David Tomlinson | ... | Peter Thorndyke |
 | Buddy Hackett | ... | Tennessee Steinmetz |
| Joe Flynn | ... | Havershaw |
| Benson Fong | ... | Mr. Wu |
| Andy Granatelli | ... | Association President |
| Joe E. Ross | ... | Detective |
| Iris Adrian | ... | Carhop |
| Ned Glass | ... | Toll Booth Attendant |
| Robert Foulk | ... | Bice |
| Gil Lamb | ... | Policeman at Park |
| Barry Kelley | ... | Police Sgt. |
| Nicole Jaffe | ... | Girl In Dune-buggy |
| Wally Boag |
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107 minCountry:
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1.75 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Australia:G | Iceland:L | Canada:G (video rating) | Argentina:Atp | Canada:F (Ontario) | Finland:S | Norway:A | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:U | USA:G | Singapore:PGFilming Locations:
1000 block of Lombard Street, Lombard Street, San Francisco, California, USA moreFun Stuff
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The yellow "Thorndike Special" was an Apollo GT. Apollos were built in Pasadena, California. The body shells were fabricated in Italy and shipped to the US, where aluminum Buick 215 CID V8 engines were installed. The same company later made another sports car called the Intermeccanica Italia. One of these appears in the 1971 Disney movie Million Dollar Duck. moreGoofs:
Continuity: The Edsel grille on Tennessee's sculpture is upside down the first time we see it and then appears right side up when it appears again a few moments later. moreQuotes:
Jim Douglas: Why is it the only food we have in this house is parrot food? I mean, we don't *have* a parrot.Tennessee Steinmetz: Eat that! That's good. That's pressed kelp. That aerates your liver.
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Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Wild World of Batwoman (#6.15)" (1993) moreSoundtrack:
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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!!