Movie · 1968
The Love Bug
“Herbie will honk his way into your heart.”
Released 23 December 1968 108 min Comedy / Family / Fantasy More from 1968 → IMDb ↗ · Letterboxd ↗ · TMDB ↗
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.
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How old were they?
Gil Lamb
as Policeman at Park
Ned Glass
as Toll Booth Attendant
Robert Foulk
as Bice
Barry Kelley
as Police Sgt.
Iris Adrian
as Carhop
Joe E. Ross
as Detective
Larry J. Blake
as Track Timekeeper (uncredited)
Benson Fong
as Mr. Wu
David Tomlinson
as Peter Thorndyke
Jock Mahoney
as Driver
Andy Granatelli
as Association President
Rudy Doucette
as Driver
Buddy Hackett
as Tennessee Steinmetz
Joe Flynn
as Havershaw
Dean Jones
as Jim Douglas
Gary Owens
as Announcer
Peter Renaday
as Policeman on Bridge
Nicole Jaffe
as Girl In Dune Buggy
Michele Lee
as Carole Bennett
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The numbers
$51mworldwide box office
38years between the oldest and youngest billed
64Gil Lamb — oldest on the call sheet
26Michele Lee — youngest billed
47average age of the credited cast