Bruce Campbell

John Hannah

Ali Wentworth

Kevin J. O'Connor

Dana Gould

Harold Gould

Micky Dolenz

Clarence Williams III

Dean Jones

Burton Gilliam

Andy Houts

Mike Wills

Doug McCallie

Christin Hinojosa

Andrew Woodworth

Peter Spears

Rick Overton

Jeff Garlin

Alecia Guzman

Curtis Bradford

Peyton Reed

Ryan Rowe

Gordon Buford

Bill Walsh

Don DaGradi

Irwin Marcus

Les Mayfield

Joan Van Horn

George Zaloom

Shirley Walker

Russ T. Alsobrook

Chip Masamitsu

Allison Jones

Peg McClellan

Susan Benjamin

Tom Bronson

Kathryn Fenton

Yudi Bennett

Daniel Silverberg

Frank Escobedo

Glenn Forbes

Tim Chilton

Tommy Goodwin

Jerry Jacobson

Reid A. Woodbury Jr.

David Yaffe

Bart Barber

Philip Bartko

Gary D'Amico

Tim Claycomb

John Teska

Richard Burch

Charlie Estepp

Ernie F. Orsatti

William Webb

Scott Musgrove

Tammy Tiehel

Michael Fitzpatrick

Catherine Dianne Kennedy

Richard Masamitsu

Mauni P. Caves

Jeffrey T. Spellman

Diane Griffen

Kristopher Carter

Chris Haynes

Craig Lietzke

Amy R. Baird

Millie Kline Crystal

Ira Hurvitz

Cheri Ruff

Herbie Collection

Fantasy

Adventure

Comedy

Family

The Love Bug

Walt Disney Television

ZM Productions

United States of America

English

_**TV budget but better story, plus the Dark Herbie (actually Horace) and Alexandra Wentworth**_

Herbie is apprehended by a new owner (Bruce Campbell) who is surprised that the unintimidating Volkswagen can win races and do amazing things. A malevolent rival (John Hannah), who initially mocked Herbie, now wants it and therefore hatches a scheme to use Herbie’s creator (Harold Gould) to create a new version of the magical car, but the results aren’t chippy. Kevin J. O'Connor plays the mechanic, Alexandra Wentworth a racing judge and Dana Gould the villain’s associate.     

"The Love Bug" (1997) is the fourth sequel to the original 1969 film and the fifth entry overall. It’s limited by a TV budget, which can mostly be observed in the studio sets/locations and lack of extras, but the script is more compelling to prior endeavors, with the possible exception of the previous one, “Herbie Goes Bananas” (1980), which I enjoyed more than the first three (even though most fans look down on it). 

Several highlights mark this one above the others: We learn how Herbie was created with a mind of its own (the explanations provided in the first two films were vague theories rather than concrete truths); there’s an unexpected death/resurrection subplot; Dean Jones returns as Jim Douglas, now 65 years-old during filming; there’s an Evil Herbie, called Horace; and Alexandra Wentworth is arguably the best female to be featured in the series up to this point, with Elyssa Davalos from the previous flick in close second (i.e. Melissa). 

The film runs 1 hour, 28 minutes and was shot in Los Angeles.

GRADE: B

Herbie The Love Bug 1997

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