Andy Granatelli, Barry Kelley, Benson Fong

This savvy Disney hit from 1969 made a star of a Volkswagen precisely when the car was becoming more popular than ever. Dean Jones and Michele Lee head the cast in a story about a VW bug with a mind o...( read more  read more... )f its own. Disney point man Robert Stevenson, director of The Absent-Minded Professor, Mary Poppins, and lots of other Disney live-action hits, makes the slapstick work perfectly and keeps the laughs coming. Buddy Hackett is very funny in a supporting role. --Tom Keogh

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G, 1 hr. 8 min.

Directed by: Robert Stevenson

Release Date: January 1, 1968

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DVD Release Date: May 20, 2003

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  • September 28, 2009
    My favourite Herbie movie!
  • May 22, 2009
    Easily the best Herbie flick and one of the best live action Disney films. Great effects, nice acting, Disney pro Dean Jones again with brilliant back up from another Disney pro Tomlinson and a cute story. I loved this as a kid and still do, the final long race is also quite exci...( read more)ting and good fun. The US DVD is loaded with extras.
  • September 29, 2007
    great flick
  • August 5, 2007
    A cute kids movie.
  • July 11, 2007
    This savvy Disney hit from 1969 made a star of a Volkswagen precisely when the car was becoming more popular than ever.
  • October 30, 2009
    very funny family movie
  • September 4, 2009
    best of the best bug movies
  • August 26, 2009
    An old movie and a good one for the kids.
  • August 21, 2009
    I saw this as a kid, probably several times, but I can't remember it.
  • August 12, 2009
    A decent live action film from Disney about the volkswagon bug car named Herbie the Love Bug. This was a decent comedy film for it's time. Dean Jones, Buddy Hackett are funny in this. The film is dated but it was a favorite of mine when I was a child. Worth a watch for the kids a...( read more)nd the family.

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  • xXLittleSparrowXx
    April 25, 2007
    This is the cutest movie, how could anybody not like it? Yeah, sure its a little old but it's a classic that you would want to watch over and over again. Ya gotta love Herbie!
  • MightyShort
    April 19, 2007
    This film needs a lot more love. Honestly enjoyable, often exciting, and with dollops of pathos (the near-suicide, eek!). What's not to like? If you like Wacky Races-style antics then there's that too.

    The reviewer above who slates it for being "bad" provides somewhat lacking evidence. Yes, it was made in 1969. And it's STILL good.

    They don't make them this well any more. Pixar come close, but none of it's quite as truly joyous as this film.

    Cheer up, watch it again. Now, Herbie, now!

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