The Daily Movie Quote: The Love Bug
"Jim, it's happening right under our noses and we can't see it. We take machines and we stuff 'em with information until they're smarter than we are. Take a car. Most guys spread more love and time and money on their car in a week than they do on their wife and kids in a year. Pretty soon, you know what? The machine starts to think it *is* somebody." - Tennessee Steinmetz, The Love Bug (1968)
Walt Disney Productions, Rated G, 108 minutes.
Directed By: Robert Stevenson
Cast:
Dean Jones - Jim Douglas
Michele Lee - Carole Bennett
David Tomlinson - Peter Thorndyke
Buddy Hacket - Tennessee Steinmetz
Herbie as himself
Domestic Box Office Gross: $50,576,808
Synopsis: A Volkswagen, Herbie, has a mind of his own and helps a down on his luck race car driver.
Fact: Herbie's number 53 is a tribute to Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Don Drysdale, who shares the same number.
Trivia: Dean Jones kept the only trick Herbie.
Movie Mistake: At the drive in Carole's earrings are on when talking to Jim and off when talking to the hippies.
My Take: I loved this movie when I was a kid. It's one of those movies that brings fond memories when brought up. Watch it with the family, your kids will love it!
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