The Love Bug
1968, G, 107 min. Directed by Robert Stevenson. Starring Dean Jones, Michelle Lee, David Tomlinson, Buddy Hackett, Andy Granatelli.
REVIEWED By Marjorie Baumgarten, Fri., June 7, 2002
The "love bug" in question is Herbie, the Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own, the adored anthropomorphized German import that spawned three sequels. Here's the tagline: "It's a Love-in for Herbie - the incredible little car who shifts for himself!"
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The Love Bug, Robert Stevenson, Dean Jones, Michelle Lee, David Tomlinson, Buddy Hackett, Andy Granatelli
