The story is the usual, dean jones somehow acquires this magical car and uses it to fame and fortune while stereotypical bad guys hatch a plot to steal it away from him for their own greedy reasons. Dec 11, 2010 we were lucky enough to have a famous herbie staying with us for a while. Douglas thinks his sudden winning streak is due to his skill, not herbie s. It follows the adventures of herbie, his driver jim douglas dean jones, and jims love. The love bug, sometimes referred to as herbie the love bug, is a 1968 film about a race car driver who becomes a champion with a volkswagen beetle with a mind of its own. Herbie honks his way into your heart in the 1968 movie the love bug. The 1968 film used a total of 11 identical love bugs. It all started with 1968 s the love bug, which introduced the world to herbie, a lovable and goodhumoured volkswagen beetle sporting the nowiconic gofast stripes and 53 race numbers. He has a mind of his own and is capable of driving himself, and is a serious contender in auto racing competitions. However, herbie s interior was painted a special nonreflective grey color so the camera and studio lights would not reflect. Filled with adventure, comedy, and sweetness it is perfect for kids of all ages. The love bug full full movie, the love bug full full movie streaming the love bug full movie engsub watch the love bug full english full movie online the love bug full film online watch the love. When jim douglas, played by dean jones, starts to have a fluke in his racing career he almost gives up hope. Disney regular dean jones played jim douglas, a downandout race car driver.
I think i may have seen some of the original herbie films, but not the love bug, the first movie to feature the living car. Released december 24th, 1968, the love bug stars dean jones, michele lee, david tomlinson, buddy hackett the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 47 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Hes herbie, the lovable car with a mind of his own. Herbie is an anthropomorphic 1963 volkswagen beetle, a character that is featured in several disney motion pictures starting with the 1968 feature film the love bug. A race car driver becomes a champion with a volkswagen beetle with a mind of its own. The love bug was the first in a series of movies made by walt disney productions that starred a white volkswagen racing beetle named herbie. The love bug 1968 stream and watch online moviefone. And the super beetle which is a completely different chassis architecture from a beetle didnt come out until the 1971 model year.
It was based on the 1961 book car, boy, girl by gordon buford. Herbie sometimes referred to as herbie the love bug is a fictional sentient anthropomorphic 1963 volkswagen beetle, a character that is featured in several walt disney motion pictures starting with the 1968 feature film the love bug. The love bug sometimes referred to as herbie the love bug is a 1968 american comedy film directed by robert stevenson and the first in a series of films made by walt disney productions and distributed by buena vista distribution that starred an anthropomorphic pearlwhite, fabricsunroofed 1963 volkswagen racing beetle named herbie. Bug, making herbies star vehicle the second most successful disney film. Out of gratitude, herbie enables the luckless guy to win one race.
Hoy, robert stevenson, screenplay by bill walsh and don dagradi, based on a story by gordon buford. Out of gratitude, herbie enables the luckless good guy to win one race after another. The film spawned a loyal fan movement and numerous sequels. Jones plays downonhisluck race car driver jim douglas, who reluctantly teams up with the little machine. Classic scenes from disneys the love bug 1968, dales. Rent the love bug 1968 starring dean jones and michele lee on dvd and bluray. He still needs to actually drive out by the end though. Nov 08, 20 the love bug was filmed in 1968 and released in 1969. Under normal circumstances, the interior would be a matching white. The love bug 1968 full movie download full hd youtube. Featuring dean jones, it was the first in a series of herbie the love bug films. It is the first in a series of comedy films made by walt disney productions that starred an anthropomorphic pearlwhite, fabricsunroofed 1963 volkswagen racing beetle named. Dean jones, michele lee, david tomlinson, buddy hackett, joe flynn, benson fong, andy granatelli, joe e. The love bug is a 1997 american madefortelevision comedy adventure film and a reboot of the 1968 film of the same name produced by walt disney television which premiered on abc as part of the wonderful world of disney on november 30, 1997.
The movie follows the adventures of herbie, herbies driver, jim douglas dean jones, and jims love interest, carole bennett michele lee. The movie concerns the adventures of sentient vehicle herbie, a 63 lovable volkswagen beetle with a mind and heart of its own. Feb 19, 2016 movie film herbie the love bug is a sentient anthropomorphic 1963 volkswagen beetle, a character that is featured in several walt disney motion pictures starting with the 1968 feature film the. Herbie, the love bug was a 1963 volkswagen beetle deluxe ragtop sedan. Herbie blows the competition away and jim falls in love with the cars speed, but tennessee knows it has heart and names it herbie. If you read some of the replies above, there was one herbie built with a porsche 912 motor. The love bug is a 1968 american comedy film directed by robert stevenson and the first in a. Abused by a bad racecar driver, herbie is rescued by racer jim. All of the racing scenes are really fun to watch, even if they have seen better days. Douglas thinks his sudden winning streak is due to his skill, not herbies.
It is such good fun, and i do agree that it is by far and away the best movie of the series. The love bug 1968 race car driver jim douglas dean jones and his philosophical mechanic, tennessee steinmetz buddy hackett, find themselves in possession of a white volkswagen beetle that. Where herbie get scared of the freeway and end up stopping and then going in reverse to get. The first movie was in but the sequels carried through the i wanted a vw bug ever since this movie. Dean jones, michele lee, and buddy hackett join herbie in this revvedup comedy classic. The love bug, american liveaction comedy film, coproduced by disney and released in 1968, that centred on herbie, a volkswagen beetle that has human qualities. Rent the love bug 1968 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Of those eleven, only three of the cars are known to exist today. The story is simple but well structured and interesting and the dialogue has its fair share of very funny and somewhat poignant moments.
Since, i was three years old i have loved herbie, the volkswagen beetle with a mind of his own. This movie seems to exist in a different disney universe from that of the studios earlier features. By far the funniest and best of disneys herbie series, the love bug is silly fun thats still smartly written enough to be fun for all ages. But its herbie wholl steal your heart in this wildly fun rollercoaster ride of a movie youll never forget. Ross, iris adrian, barry kelley, ned glass, gil lamb, robert f. The love bug 1968 filming locations 19 block, lombard. Wheelie has to practically act as a periscope to drive out. Aug 20, 2018 in 1968, the love bug movie was released. The love bug g 1h 48min comedy, family, sport march 1969 usa a race car driver becomes a champion with a volkswagen beetle with a mind of its own. The star of this disney film is herbie, a lovable volkswagen. The love bug, american liveaction comedy film, coproduced by disney and released in 1968, that centred on herbie, a volkswagen beetle. The love bug 1968 dean jones in the love bug 1968 the love bug 1968. The love bug 1968 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Herbie the love bug is a car with his own personality, even more than the general lee or kitt. Dec 31, 2017 channel 53 herbie the love bug 5,993,668 views. Hes the star who provides the most laughs per gallon. This volkswagen is one of eleven original cars built by walt disney studios for the first herbie movie, the love bug. Dean jones, michele lee, and buddy hackett join herbie in. The real star of the comedy was the 1963 white volkswagen beetle named herbie, which had a mind of its own and could function without a driver. Downonhisluck race car driver jim douglas teams up with little vw bug that has a mind of its own, not realizing herbie s worth until a sneaky rival plots to steal him. There are plenty of scenes in the love bug such as the mexican where you can see a bunch of junk cars and a few of disneys other movie cars so i wouldnt doubt that the etype was already a wreck. Jim believes his own driving skill deserves the credit for his newfound success, but finally comes to believe the truth about herbie in time for the final climactic race. He finally realizes the cars worth when a sneaky rival plots to steal herbie for himself. Released december 24th, 1968, the love bug stars deanjones, michelelee, davidtomlinson, buddyhackett the g movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 47 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. We saw a lamborghini but fortunaly the car that was beat up was either an etype or a form of etype replica, im leaning more toward an etype though.
The movie required a large number of the white volkswagen beetles because of stunts and. I was surprised at how much i enjoyed the love bug. I was surprised by how well the racing scenes held up. Herbie, the love bug was a 1963 volkswagen beetle deluxe ragtop sedan painted in volkswagen l87 pearl white.