The Love Bug
Film1968107 min

The Love Bug

Taste attributes: comedyfamilyfantasysportsbusinessrobots/ai/spacemonster/alien/supernaturalvehiclesfastfresh & originalwholesomelightimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedemotionally undemandingall consuming questgame/competitionrescue/escape/jeopardy

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"Herbie will honk his way into your heart."

Boxlist takeA fantastical, breakneck comedy: inventive and light. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Pace: very fast · Originality: very fresh · Tone: wholesome · Weight: light · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: undemandingHow we score

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What lines up

  • Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Emotional punch: Undemanding, where this profile leans emotive / stirring
  • Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

Herbie is a car - but no ordinary car. The story follows the Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own from the showroom to the race track, with various close escapes in between. Three further Herbie movies were to follow.

Synopsis: TMDB

Taste Attributes

all consuming questgame/competitionrescue/escape/jeopardy

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Dean JonesMichele LeeBuddy HackettJoe FlynnBenson Fong

Details

Genre
Comedy
Year
1968
Runtime
107 min
Status
Released
Studio
Walt Disney Productions
Taste scores
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Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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