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1969 Certificate U
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"Herbie" the super-car with a mind of its own saves the day for a fading race car driver and leads him to victory and romance. Stunts are enhanced by excellent special effects. Read more

Starring David Tomlinson, Buddy Hackett, Dean Jones, Michele Lee
Director Robert Stevenson
Genres Family

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The Love Bug

"Herbie" the super-car with a mind of its own saves the day for a fading race car driver and leads him to victory and romance. Stunts are enhanced by excellent special effects.

Starring David Tomlinson, Buddy Hackett, Dean Jones, Michele Lee, Joe Flynn, Benson Fong, Andy Granatelli
Director Robert Stevenson
Studio BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time DVD: 1 hr 44 mins
Certificate Certificate U
Collections 100 Big Adventures
Genres Family
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 12 Feb 2001
Production year: 1969
Format DVD
  • Critics' reviews (3) of The Love Bug

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    Herbie rides again, this time in a cute TV movie made 28 years after the 1969 original. A bevy of 1960s all-star cameos (Dean Jones, Micky Dolenz, Clarence Williams III) peppers this remake of the Disney feature film, in which the magic Volkswagen is under new ownership, beetling off to burn rubber in a race against evil counterpart Horace. Peyton Reed's film isn't one of cinema's greatest achievements, and it lacks the charm of its big-screen Disney predecessors, however it is good family entertainment.

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  • 10 out of 10 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 5 stars

    Disney's Adventure of a VW Beetle Come to Life!

    The Love Bug is one of my favorite Disney movies. A movie about a car with a mind of it's own, a vw beetle with a heart, how could you not love a movie like that. Among all the great characters are the evil Peter Thorndyke, the beautiful Carole, the down on his luck driver Jim Douglas and the best one of the bunch Buddy Hackett as the wonderfully eccentric Tennessee Steinmetz, Tennessee has a Buddhist soul and does not discount the car as being alive. Love Bug is funny, sad and has scenes that will leave you to tears, you will laugh and shake your head.

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  • Rated - 5 stars

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    great all round film

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