

The Love Bug
Herbie will honk his way into your heart.
Down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas teams up with a little VW Bug that has a mind of its own, not realizing Herbie's worth until a sneaky rival plots to steal him.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- —
- Box office
- $51.3M
- Language
- Spanish
- car race
- sports
- san francisco, california
- suicide attempt
- golden gate bridge
- race car driver
- bug
- car trouble
- based on short story
- dual role
- ghost town
- entrepreneur
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United StatesUS
- TheatricalGSneak previews (with some post-production to go; source: the American Film Institute)23 Dec 1968
- TheatricalG13 Mar 1969
United KingdomGB
- TheatricalU23 Jul 1969
AustraliaAU
- TheatricalG18 Dec 1969
BrazilBR
- TheatricalL23 Jun 1970
FranceFR
- TheatricalU19 Sept 1969
GermanyDE
- Theatrical64 Sept 1969
GreeceGR
- PhysicalVHS release31 Dec 1991
- PhysicalDVD release27 Sept 2004
- Physical2nd DVD release distributed by "Feelgood"12 Mar 2012
IrelandIE
- TheatricalG19 Dec 1969
ItalyIT
- Theatrical25 Sept 1969
JapanJP
- TheatricalR15+20 Dec 1969
South KoreaKR
- Digital / OTT126 Aug 2021
SwedenSE
- TV723 Dec 1968
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The Love Bug was released on 23 December 1968.
Audience reviews
2- W6/10
Wuchak
7/10/2020
_**That lovable Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own**_ A has-been racecar driver in San Francisco (Dean Jones) acquires a Volkswagen Beetle and his luck changes on the raceway. He, his mechanic (Buddy Hackett) and potential girlfriend (Michele Lee) start to see that the cute vehicle has a mind of its own. David Tomlinson and Joe Flynn are on hand as dastardly villains. "The Love Bug" (1969) is a fun Disn…
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
12/27/2023
David Tomlinson was always pretty reliable as the go-to comic English gent, and he delivers quite well here as the supercilious car dealer "Thorndyke". He only deals in the luxury end of the market, so "Jim" (Dean Jones) is a bit surprised to find a dilapidated old VW Beetle in his yard. There's something very special about this little car, and soon the down-on-his-luck driver and his mate "Tennessee" (Buddy Hackett)…
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