The Love Bug (1969) - Special Edition Specs (1 Viewer)

[LukeB]

The May 20 DVD release of Disney's "The Love Bug" is going to be a "Special Edition" release with the same design as "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" and the 4 Vault Disney titles.

The film will be presented in 1.75:1 anamorphic widescreen and Dolby Digital 5.1. Disc 1 also includes audio commentary with Dean Jones, Michele Lee and Buddy Hackett and the accompanying cartoon short "Susie The Little Blue Coupe" (which also appears on the Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad DVD). Disc Two is also packed with documentaries and featurettes: "That Lovable Bug", "The Many Lives of Herbie", "Herbie Mania", "Lost Treasurs: Searching for Herbie", 1969 Disney Studio Album, Production Galley, Behind-the-Scenes Promo, "Love Bug Day" at Disneyland, "The Man Who Gave Herbie His Voice", 2 deleted scenes ("Used Car Lot" & "Playground"), two Sound Studio features ("Herbie on the Rocks" and "Thorndyke and the Bear"), galleries of the original theatrical trailer & radio spots, advertising material, documents, a screenplay excerpt, and cast biographies. SRP is $29.99.

 

[Adam_S]

Outstanding!

1969 Disney Studio Album

so in essence it's a vault disney release without the cover art :rolleyes.

I can't wait for this and 20,000 Leagues, but I was hoping for two more titles, but I'll take what I can get

Adam

 

[oscar_merkx]

great stuff indeed. I never thought that The Love Bug had so many extra features.

Was there a LD released as well with all of these features ?

I never owned a LD player ?

Thanks in advance

 

[LukeB]

Was there a LD released as well with all of these features ?

I think most (if not all) of the material is either newly-produced or in the case of archival footage, unreleased. IMDb lists two cropped laserdisc releases, but I don't think much of the Vault Disney supplemental material has ever been available before. A lot of it is newly-created material, like the commentary and some of the documentaries.

 

[oscar_merkx]

Thanks for the reply Luke

 

[george kaplan]

Well, my ld is bare bones, and what's worse pan & scan (bought a long time ago ).

 

[Kyle McKnight]

This will really be a treat.

 

[Ricardo C]

Sold!

 

[Rob T]

is this a 2-disc set or just 1 disc?

 

[James L White]

The film will be presented in 1.75:1 anamorphic widescreen and Dolby Digital 5.1. Disc 1 also includes audio commentary with Dean Jones, Michele Lee and Buddy Hackett and the accompanying cartoon short "Susie The Little Blue Coupe" (which also appears on the Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad DVD). Disc Two is also packed with...

 

[Shane Bryant]

now if only they'd announce the other herbie movies!

 

[streeter]

I'm there day-and-date! Excellent features. I look forward in particular to the commentary track. Thanks Disney!

 

[Adam_S]

LukeB do you have any idea what happened to the Vault Disney line? was the line percieved not to significantly boost sales Fox 5 Star?

 

[LukeB]

LukeB do you have any idea what happened to the Vault Disney line? was the line percieved not to significantly boost sales Fox 5 Star?

I don't know for sure, and I don't think we'll ever know for sure...but I'd imagine you're right. Since it hasn't been scrapped as a line altogether, I'd guess that generically renaming them "Special Edition" is Disney's way of hoping to get more sales (a la Fox's "Five Star Collection").

Or maybe Disney doesn't want to confuse "families" with another line.

The specs, cover design, and release month seem to indicate that the only thing changed is the name. Well, that and the way they're not being released in a batch of 4 like last year's were.

 

[george kaplan]

I hope you guys are right, but what I fear is that Love Bug and 20,000 Leagues were started and spec'd out when their was a Vault Disney line, and hence they are two disc and OAR. But I fear that future films may not get the same treatment. I hope I'm wrong though.

 

[Chris Lockwood]

Cool. Is this the first time on DVD for Herbie?

 

[Tim_Prasuhn]

I do beleive it is Herbie's first adventure with DVD. A welcome one at that. Always loved these flicks when younger.

Now if Disney would give us a good special edition of The Black Hole I can die a happy man.

 

[BarryR]

Well, Disney dropped the Flubber when they didn't combine ABSENT MINDED PROFESSOR/SON OF FLUBBER into one bouncy (sorry) specal edition, with commentary perhaps by Nancy Olsen and even Tommy Kirk. Maybe soon? Hint? Hint? :frowning:

 

[Tim Glover]

I'm in!

 

[Gunnar Syren]

Cool!

I've always had a soft spot for this film, perhaps in part because I drove a gray VW beetle at the time.