This article is about the 1969 Disney film. For the insect, see lovebug. For the 1997 film, see The Love Bug (1997 film). For other uses, see Love Bug.
The Love Bug
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Robert Stevenson
Screenplay by
Bill Walsh Don DaGradi
Based on
"Car, Boy, Girl" by Gordon Buford
Produced by
Bill Walsh
Starring
Dean Jones Michele Lee David Tomlinson Buddy Hackett
Cinematography
Edward Colman
Edited by
Cotton Warburton
Music by
George Bruns
Production company
Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by
Buena Vista Distribution
Release dates
December 24, 1968 (1968-12-24) (limited)
March 13, 1969 (1969-03-13) (wide)
Running time
108 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$5 million[1]
Box office
$51.2 million[2]
The Love Bug (also known as Herbie the Love Bug) is a 1969 American sports adventure comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson from a screenplay by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi, based on the story "Car, Boy, Girl" by Gordon Buford. The film is the first installment in the Herbie film series.
The film follows the adventures of a sentient Volkswagen Beetle named Herbie, Herbie's driver, Jim Douglas (Dean Jones), and Jim's love interest, Carole Bennett (Michele Lee). It also features Buddy Hackett as Jim's enlightened, kind-hearted friend, Tennessee Steinmetz, a character who creates "art" from used car parts. English actor David Tomlinson portrays the villainous Peter Thorndyke, the owner of an automobile showroom and an SCCA national champion who sells Herbie to Jim and eventually becomes his racing rival.
The Love Bug was followed by Herbie Rides Again (1974).
^Solomon, Aubrey (1989). Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, p. 163, ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1.
^"The Love Bug, Box Office Information". Box Office Mojo. Archived from the original on December 25, 2011. Retrieved January 9, 2012.
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