The Love Bug

1968 film directed by Robert Stevenson
Movie film Q1305705
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The Love Bug

Summary

The Love Bug is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (795 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Love Bug's image is recorded as Herbie.jpg[3].
  • The Love Bug's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • The Love Bug's director is recorded as Robert Stevenson[5].
  • The Love Bug's screenwriter is recorded as Bill Walsh[6].
  • The Love Bug's screenwriter is recorded as Don DaGradi[7].
  • The Love Bug's composer is recorded as George Bruns[8].
  • The Love Bug's genre is recorded as comedy film[9].
  • The Love Bug's genre is recorded as romantic comedy[10].
  • The Love Bug's genre is recorded as fantasy film[11].
  • Volkswagen Beetle is named after The Love Bug[12].
  • The Love Bug's followed by is recorded as Herbie Rides Again[13].
  • The Love Bug's cast member is recorded as Dean Jones[14].
  • The Love Bug's cast member is recorded as Michele Lee[15].
  • The Love Bug's cast member is recorded as David Tomlinson[16].
  • The Love Bug's cast member is recorded as Buddy Hackett[17].
  • The Love Bug's cast member is recorded as Joe Flynn[18].
  • The Love Bug's cast member is recorded as Benson Fong[19].
  • The Love Bug's cast member is recorded as Gary Owens[20].
  • The Love Bug's cast member is recorded as Ned Glass[21].
  • The Love Bug's cast member is recorded as Barry Kelley[22].
  • The Love Bug's cast member is recorded as Ben Frommer[23].
  • The Love Bug's cast member is recorded as Bing Russell[24].
  • The Love Bug's cast member is recorded as Chick Hearn[25].
  • The Love Bug's cast member is recorded as Joe E. Ross[26].
  • The Love Bug's cast member is recorded as Larry J. Blake[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Love Bug's producer is recorded as Bill Walsh[28]. Its director is recorded as Robert Stevenson[5]. Screenwriters include Bill Walsh[6] and Don DaGradi[7]. Cast members include Dean Jones[14], Michele Lee[15], David Tomlinson[16], Buddy Hackett[17], Joe Flynn[18], and Benson Fong[19].

Publication

Publication dates include +1968-12-24T00:00:00Z[29] and +1969-09-04T00:00:00Z[30]. The Love Bug's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[31]. Genres include comedy film[9], romantic comedy[10], and fantasy film[11]. Its part of the series is recorded as Herbie[32].

Subject and Themes

The Love Bug's main subject is recorded as car[33]. Its part of the series is recorded as Herbie[32].

Reception

Reviews include 6/10[34], 48/100[35], and 78%[36].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Love Bug's followed by is recorded as Herbie Rides Again[13].

Why It Matters

The Love Bug ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (795 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] . wikidata.org.
  28. [31] . wikidata.org.
  29. [34] . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [35] . wikidata.org.
  31. [36] . wikidata.org.
  32. [29] . wikidata.org.
  33. [30] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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