The Love Bug
The Love Bug is a 1968 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. It is the first installment in the Herbie film series.
Plot
Jim Douglas, once a prominent race car driver, is now relegated to participating in demolition derbies. Residing in a converted firehouse overlooking San Francisco Bay, Jim lives with his friend Tennessee Steinmetz, an eccentric mechanic and sculptor whose artistic creations repurpose discarded automobile components.
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| author | Bill Walsh Don DaGradi |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | San Francisco |
| director | Robert Stevenson |
| editor | Cotton Warburton |
| events | car |
| genre | adventure comedy fantasy |
| keywords | apollo gt betray car crusher car dealership car driver crush demolition derbies demolition derby disillusion el dorado flee force golden gate bridge honeymoon limp newlywed one dollar police station race car driver riverside riverside international raceway san francisco bay sentience sierra nevada volkswagen beetle wed |
| musicBy | George Bruns |
| producer | Bill Walsh |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Productions |
| publisher | Buena Vista Distribution |
| recordedAt | San Francisco |
| theme | children's race romantic comedy |