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 goes to a luxury car dealer and sees a strange Volkswagen Beetle with a unusual problem: it tends to drive on its own, as if it were sentient. The little Bug follows Jim home but Jim believes that the owner of the car dealership, Peter Thorndyke, is playing a trick on him. Jim decides to tr... (Full plot summary below)
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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 goes to a luxury car dealer and sees a strange Volkswagen Beetle with a unusual problem: it tends to drive on its own, as if it were sentient. The little Bug follows Jim home but Jim believes that the owner of the car dealership, Peter Thorndyke, is playing a trick on him. Jim decides to try out the car, and experiences its magical nature, fahrvergnügen, if you will, for himself. Jim repairs the little car and Tennessee names the him "Herbie". Behind the wheel of Herbie, Jim becomes more successful in racing. Thorndyke wants Herbie back, but Jim refuses and Thorndyke decides to race against him. Thorndyke sabotages Herbie before a big race known as the "El Dorado" - an obvious parody of the then-new "Baja 1000" race in Mexico. Jim and Tennessee along with Thorndyke's former assistant (and ex-girlfriend) Carol Bennett, repair Herbie before the El Dorado. The trio are determined to beat Thorndyke who will stop at nothing in order to gain a victory - and Herbie.
Leave your thoughts about The Love Bug.
| Common Sense MediaPolly M. RobertusKids will fall in love with this spunky Bug. |
| Capital Times (Madison, WI)Rob ThomasI'm a hopeless sucker for live-action '60s Disney, and this one is a classic. |
| VarietyVariety StaffFor sheer inventiveness of situation and the charm that such an idea projects, The Love Bug rates as one of the better entries of the Disney organization. |
| Chicago ReaderDave KehrWhat this autopopathism means in terms of American culture is a subject I neither understand nor wish to. |
| Empire MagazineIan NathanThe first of the silly VW Beetle with a cute personality comedies, is as childish dated and occasionally sweet as the others. |
| New York TimesVincent CanbySuch a vulnerable movie that if it were a little less sappy, one might feel compelled to protect it, as if it were someone under 7 or over 65 -- that portion of the public for which it is intended. |
| User ReviewSarah Bit's herbie :] wow... I love herbie :] |
| User ReviewAnna ADelightful wild and hilarious roller-coaster ride! Amazing Disney comedy aobut a Volkswagen with a mind of it's own; subtle it ain't, but the slapstick and stunts are great fun to watch. |
| User ReviewChrisanne SCan't wait to watch it again with my girls! I really want to buy the soundtrack! |
| User ReviewBrian BJim Douglas (Dean Jones) is a down on his luck race car driver who reluctantly teams up with a VW Beetle named Herbie. Douglas thinks his sudden winning streak is due to his skill, not Herbies. He finally realizes the car's worth when a sneaky rival plots to steal Herbie for himself. But it's Herbie who'll steal your heart. Also stars Buddy Hackett, Michelle Lee, David Tomlinson, Joe Flynn and Benson Fong. directed by Robert Stevenson. |
