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Overview

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Director:
Robert Stevenson
Writers:
Bill Walsh (screenplay)
Gordon Buford (story)
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Release Date:
6 June 1974 (USA) more
Tagline:
A little SQUIRT makes a big SPLASH! more
Plot:
The living Volkswagen Beetle helps a old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. more
User Comments:
a charming follow up that sadly didn't live up to the original more (18 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Helen Hayes ... Mrs. Steinmetz
Ken Berry ... Willoughby Whitfield
Stefanie Powers ... Nicole Harris
John McIntire ... Mr. Judson
Keenan Wynn ... Alonzo A. Hawk
Huntz Hall ... Chicken Run Judge
Richard X. Slattery ... Traffic Commissioner
Raymond Bailey ... Lawyer
Dan Tobin ... Lawyer
Elaine Devry ... Millicent - Hawk's Secretary
Liam Dunn ... Hawk's Doctor
Vito Scotti ... Taxi Driver
Don Pedro Colley ... Waiter with Cake
Chuck McCann ... Fred Loostgarten
Larry J. Blake ... Police Officer
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Additional Details

Runtime:
88 min | Argentina:90 min | Spain:84 min (DVD edition)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.75 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Photophone Sound Recording)

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Trivia:
The original choice for the lead character was Walter Brennan playing Grandpa Steinmetz. However, since he was seriously ill with emphysema the studio cast Helen Hayes as Grandma Steinmetz instead. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: During the Golden Gate Bridge sequence when Herbie is going backwards down the Bridge, he begins to disappear pixel by pixel before he goes off screen. more
Quotes:
Waiter: The giant lobster is very good tonight sir. Uh, of course. No lobster. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in The Walt Disney Comedy and Magic Revue (1985) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Carnival of the Animals - The Swan more

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3 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
a charming follow up that sadly didn't live up to the original, 3 October 2004
Author: krillin123 from NSW, Australia

The thing that brought this film down the most was that the only original character was the VW. I much preferred Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo for two main reasons. Firstly the main character (Jim Douglas) was there and secondly because the plot was more about the car. This film felt more like a regular comedy that happened to involve Herbie. I would've rather the film to be more about the car rather than just involving him (as the original and Monte Carlo were). Funny moments saved the film from total lameness, as did the amusing 1974 special effects (was there really as many special effects people involved as were listed in the credits to get these results?). Not all the charm of the lovable car was lost on the plot that didn't involve him as he still played his part when the chips were down. In terms of acting, Herbie was obviously the best performance followed (albeit by a large margin) by Keenan Wynn as the baddie. I think he actually did a better job as the baddie than David Tomlinson did in the original 1968 film The Love Bug.

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