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The Love Bug (Special Edition) | Year: 1969 Classification: Feature Film Family Directed: - Robert Stevenson Actors/Actresses: - Dean Jones - Michele Lee A Disney classic for all ages The Love Bug Special Edition is a classic that all fans of Herbie need to have. Jim Douglas is a down on his luck race car driver when he meets Herbie, the Volkswagen bug who follows him home from a car dealership. Soon, Douglas is back on top after racing Herbie in several races. Problems arise when his sudden success goes to Douglas' head. The story of Herbie, the car with a mind of its own, is a great one for kids and adults. By the end of the movie, you will begin to see Herbie as a real human being if you already haven't by then. This is a great movie about friendship as well as a good story about race car driving. Dean Jones is perfectly cast as Jim Douglas, the driver who shoots to the top with Herbie. At first he is also skeptical about the little car's ability, but even he begins to believe. Michelle Lee plays Carol Bennett, the love interest who in the beginning works for Douglas' rival, Peter Thorndyke. David Tomlinson is hysterical in this role as the driver obsessed with finding out what makes Herbie go. Buddy Hackett is also great as Tennessee Steinmetz, Jim's friend who has a trace of hippie in him. The Special Edition DVD is truly awesome and should not be missed. Disc One offers a widescreen presentation which still holds up pretty well and also audio commentary by some of the stars. Disc Two offers numerous special features including documentaries about Herbie's history, the making of the movie, Herbie mania, Herbie Day at Disneyland, information about two scenes that were never even filmed, and much, much more that all Herbie fans will love. I hope Disney keeps putting out these great DVD's of all their classic films. For fans of Herbie go out and buy this classic! You can't go wrong! A real family classic! Jim Douglas (played by Dean Jones) is a broken-down, has been racecar driver. But, when he finds himself saddled with an innocuous little Volkswagen Beetle, he suddenly finds that he can get a lot more out of it than anyone thought possible. Jim's kooky friend Tennessee Steinmetz (Buddy Hackett) keeps trying to tell him that this car is special, it has a heart and feelings, but Jim knows that a car is a car, is a car, right? And now that he is winning races, his chief competitor, Richard Thorndyke (David Tomlinson), is out to get that inexplicable little car! [Color, released in 1968, with a running time of 1:47.] This is a fantastic movie, and a real family classic! I loved this movie as a kid, and couldn't wait to introduce my children to it. As expected, they loved it, especially the scenes where Herbie seemed to swallow Thorndyke and when he "oiled" on his leg! The DVD set is excellent, containing a nice Disney cartoon short, and lots of other neat extras. My family and I all love this DVD set, and highly recommend it to you! Disney almost got this DVD right For the most part, this is one of Disney's few successes when it comes to releasing a movie on DVD. However, even with this DVD, there are some issues. The scene in Chinatown is strangely out of focus, while the rest of the movie appears just fine. Did the engineer fall asleep while he was doing the transfer, or just what happened? In spite of that, I will say that this is one Disney DVD you are PROBABLY safe in buying. Maybe it came out before they started cutting corners so severely. Buy The Love Bug at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on The Love Bug Search with the Priority Search Engine on The Love Bug This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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