The Love Bug (1997 film)
| The Love Bug | |
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| Based on | Screenplay by Bill Walsh & Don DaGradi |
| Written by | Ryan Rowe |
| Directed by | Peyton Reed |
| Starring |
Bruce Campbell John Hannah Alexandra Wentworth Kevin J. O'Connor Dana Gould Harold Gould Dean Jones Micky Dolenz Clarence Williams III |
| Music by | Shirley Walker |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | George Zaloom Les Mayfield |
| Producer(s) | Irwin Marcus Joan Van Horn |
| Cinematography | Russ Alsobrook |
| Editor(s) | Chip Masamitsu |
| Running time | 88 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Walt Disney Television |
| Distributor | Buena Vista Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | November 30, 1997 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Herbie, the Love Bug |
| Followed by | Herbie: Fully Loaded |
The Love Bug is a 1997 American made-for-television comedy adventure film and a sequel/remake of the 1968 film of the same name produced by Walt Disney Television which premiered on ABC as part of The Wonderful World of Disney on November 30, 1997. The remake starred Bruce Campbell and included a special appearance by Dean Jones, star of the original Love Bug, tying it to the previous films; and introduced an evil black Volkswagen named Horace, "the Hate Bug", giving the film a much darker tone than the other "Herbie" films.
The film is part remake and part sequel, in that the events of the original 1968 film are repeated while the storyline plots to follow 1980's Herbie Goes Bananas. It can also be thought a prototype of Herbie: Fully Loaded, in that both show a later racer finding Herbie in a junkyard and restoring him.
This 1997 version also marks the first new appearance of Herbie in 15 years, following the Bug's lone TV series Herbie, the Love Bug, which had ended after five episodes.
The narrator, Jim Douglas (Dean Jones), unfolds the story of Herbie the Volkswagen Beetle. Herbie was owned by an egotistic racing driver and car dealer named Simon Moore III (John Hannah). Due to his arrogance, he does not treat Herbie very well. During a race, Simon Moore III swears at Herbie, which caused Herbie to not want to listen to his owner. They end up in last place for the race. Simon was not pleased and he throws out Herbie to the junkyard.
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