The Love Bug was the first (and most successful) in a series of movies made by Walt Disney Productions that starred a white Volkswagen racing Beetle named Herbie, a car with a mind of its own. It was based on a 1961 book Car, Boy, Girl by Gordon Buford. The movie follows the adventures of Herbie, his driver Jim Douglas, and Jim's love interest, Carole Bennett . It also featured Buddy Hackett as Jim's enlightened friend, Tennessee Steinmetz, who created 'art' from used car parts. English actor David Tomlinson portrayed the devilishly evil Peter Thorndyke, the owner of the auto showroom and multitime SCCA national champion who sells Herbie to Jim and eventually becomes his racing rival.

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  • The Love Bug was the first (and most successful) in a series of movies made by Walt Disney Productions that starred a white Volkswagen racing Beetle named Herbie, a car with a mind of its own. It was based on a 1961 book Car, Boy, Girl by Gordon Buford. The movie follows the adventures of Herbie, his driver Jim Douglas, and Jim's love interest, Carole Bennett . It also featured Buddy Hackett as Jim's enlightened friend, Tennessee Steinmetz, who created 'art' from used car parts. English actor David Tomlinson portrayed the devilishly evil Peter Thorndyke, the owner of the auto showroom and multitime SCCA national champion who sells Herbie to Jim and eventually becomes his racing rival. The movie itself inspired a franchise that is still popular even today. The movie also pushed along the Volkswagen Beetle craze called Beetlemania, as people began to identify with the strange, rounded car that seemed just a bit different from most vehicles on the road. Four theatrical sequels followed: Herbie Rides Again, Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo, Herbie Goes Bananas, and, 2005 by Walt Disney Pictures. At Walt Disney World's All-Star Movies Resort in Orlando, Florida, Herbie has been immortalized in the "Love Bug" buildings 6 and 7. The Love Bug was the highest-grossing film of 1969. Tagline: It's a Love in for Herbie... the incredible little car who shifts for himself! (en)
  • Un amour de coccinelle (The Love Bug) est un film réalisé par Robert Stevenson sorti en 1968.Il appartient à la Saga de la Coccinelle, dont c'est le premier épisode. (fr)
  • Riemukupla (The Love Bug) on Riemukupla-elokuvasarjan ensimmäinen elokuva vuodelta 1968. Elokuvan päähenkilö ei itse asiassa ole ihminen vaan hellyttävä ja hauska kuplavolkkari Herbie. Elokuvassa esiintyivät mm. Dean Jones, Michelle Lee, David Tomlinson ja Buddy Hackett. Elokuvan ohjasi Robert Stevenson ja tuottajana toimi Disney. (fi)
  • Un Maggiolino tutto matto è un film della Walt Disney uscito nel 1969 per la regia di Robert Stevenson. Ebbe tre seguiti: Herbie il Maggiolino sempre più matto (1974) - Herbie al rally di Montecarlo - Herbie sbarca in Messico, seguiti poi da una mini-serie TV e da un film per la TV . Nel 2005 è uscito poi il V episodio della serie: Herbie - Il super Maggiolino. (it)
  • Ein toller Käfer ist eine US-amerikanische Filmkomödie aus dem Jahr 1968 mit dem Wunder-VW-Käfer Herbie als Hauptfigur. (de)
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  • The Love Bug was the first (and most successful) in a series of movies made by Walt Disney Productions that starred a white Volkswagen racing Beetle named Herbie, a car with a mind of its own. It was based on a 1961 book Car, Boy, Girl by Gordon Buford. The movie follows the adventures of Herbie, his driver Jim Douglas, and Jim's love interest, Carole Bennett . It also featured Buddy Hackett as Jim's enlightened friend, Tennessee Steinmetz, who created 'art' from used car parts. English actor David Tomlinson portrayed the devilishly evil Peter Thorndyke, the owner of the auto showroom and multitime SCCA national champion who sells Herbie to Jim and eventually becomes his racing rival. (en)
  • Un amour de coccinelle (The Love Bug) est un film réalisé par Robert Stevenson sorti en 1968.Il appartient � la Saga de la Coccinelle, dont c'est le premier épisode. (fr)
  • Riemukupla (The Love Bug) on Riemukupla-elokuvasarjan ensimmäinen elokuva vuodelta 1968. Elokuvan päähenkilö ei itse asiassa ole ihminen vaan hellyttävä ja hauska kuplavolkkari Herbie. Elokuvassa esiintyivät mm. (fi)
  • Un Maggiolino tutto matto è un film della Walt Disney uscito nel 1969 per la regia di Robert Stevenson. Ebbe tre seguiti: Herbie il Maggiolino sempre più matto (1974) - Herbie al rally di Montecarlo - Herbie sbarca in Messico, seguiti poi da una mini-serie TV e da un film per la TV . (it)
  • Ein toller Käfer ist eine US-amerikanische Filmkomödie aus dem Jahr 1968 mit dem Wunder-VW-Käfer Herbie als Hauptfigur. (de)
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  • Ein toller Käfer (de)
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