
Overview:
Down-on-his-luck race car driver Jim Douglas teams up with a little VW Bug that has a mind of its own, not realizing Herbie's worth until a sneaky rival plots to steal him.Status: | Released (1968-12-23) |
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Awards: | 1 win & 2 nominations total |
BoxOffice: | $51,264,000 |
Screen: | Bill Walsh, Don DaGradi, Gordon Buford |
Productions: | Walt Disney Productions |
Production Countries: | United States of America |
Spoken Languages: | Español, English, 广州话 / 廣州話 |

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- 40393: Dean Jones - Jim Douglas
- 46944: Michele Lee - Carole Bennett
- 5825: David Tomlinson - Peter Thorndyke
- 67393: Buddy Hackett - Tennessee Steinmetz
- 23586: Joe Flynn - Havershaw
- 91254: Benson Fong - Mr. Wu
- 118924: Andy Granatelli - Association President
Crews
- 2117: Robert O. Cook - Sound - Sound
- 5834: Robert Stevenson - Director - Directing
- 14663: Dick Warlock - Stunts - Crew
- 5837: Don DaGradi - Screenplay - Writing
- 5836: Bill Walsh - Screenplay - Writing
- 14493: Bill Thomas - Costume Design - Costume & Make-Up
- 12869: John B. Mansbridge - Art Direction - Art
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_**That lovable Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own**_ A has-been racecar driver in San Francisco (Dean Jones) acquires a Volkswagen Beetle and his luck changes on the raceway. He, his mechanic (Buddy Hackett) and potential girlfriend (Michele Lee) start to see that the cute ....
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David Tomlinson was always pretty reliable as the go-to comic English gent, and he delivers quite well here as the supercilious car dealer "Thorndyke". He only deals in the luxury end of the market, so "Jim" (Dean Jones) is a bit surprised to find a dilapidated old VW Beetle in his y ....
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