the love bug and star herbie ( the 1963 vw bug ) in his big motion picture debut . he go on to have a lucrative but somewhat stereotype role in motion picture . all the movie which follow this one have him play the same role . it sad when non living thing get typecast . i know this bothered r2d2 quite a bit a profile in the documentary behind the dome ( if i get the title right ) . herbie go on to star in 4 sequel and a re make for tv movie and a short lived tv series . the title of the film seem to indicate that the main crux of the plot involve herbie play cupid to dean jones and michelle lee . although the little bug do try to play matchmaker it much more about herbie be a race car and kinda like the mach 5 in speed racer and accept that this car be alive . but actually the film be more than just a race car movie with silly disney moment while it about the complex relationship between the driver and his car . the main comic hijinks steam from the story line that this vw bug be alive with a mind of it own . the car be alive in the same way the car in car and be alive accept that herbie doesn not have big eye in his windshield and a mouth in it front bumper . an amazing little bonus feature and present a old disney cartoon with a car look car entitle by susie and the little blue coupe narrate by winnie the pooh . herbie look more alive in the way the knight 2000 look alive accept that it be not due to artificial intelligence . maybe it possessed like christine and or have the spirit of some person like in my mother the car . who know . the movie never delve too deeply into why the car be alive and but it doesn not need to . the character in the film and the audience be catch up in the reality of the situation and the reality take root into their heart and mind and question about a car be alive be naturally accept . the film also never give question it doesn not answer . it a comedy and not an in depth science fiction film and it treat the story a such . unlike other disney film it take awhile for the character to slowly believe that the car be actually alive . certain incredible thing be sometimes process slowly . christian faith can be like that to someone who come to believe in it after believe in some other philosophy ( such a atheism ) for some time . thus the story line proceeds at a natural pace . the comedy spring up from the character and the situation that they be in as oppose to have wacky thing happen just to get a cheap laugh . the whole cast and dean jones ( lot of disney film ) and michelle lee and buddy hacket and david tomlinson ( mary poppins ) and joe flynn ( macale navy ) and herbie ( herbie fully load ) himself be delightful folk to hang out with for a couple hour . this be a film that defiantly deserve a place in the family library and right next to car .