Directed by: Robert Stevenson
Starring: Ken Berry, Stefanie Powers, John McIntire, Helen Hayes
Audio problem: When Herbie is pushing furniture on to the two security guards at the warehouse, the first security guard yells "Look out, Smitty! Run!" but his mouth does not move.
Audio problem: Pay phones are programmed to drop the coins into an internal storage box after the receiver is placed back in the cradle. But at the airport, when Whitfield hangs up on his mother (and he didn't call collect), there's no sound of coins dropping. (00:38:00)
Revealing mistake: When Herbie dives into the ocean, water can be seen coming out of the open back window, even though the next shot shows the inside completely dry and the window closed.
Trivia: The producers were originally considering Walter Brennan to play Grandpa Steinmetz as the lead character. But since he was unable to work due to ill health, they cast Helen Hayes as Grandma Steinmetz instead.
Question: Why are Jim (Dean Jones), Carol (Michelle Lee) and Tennessee (Buddy Hackett) not back for this sequel?
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Answer: I don't know specifically why these particular actors did not return. There are any number of reasons why an actor does not reprise a role in a sequel: salary disputes, creative differences, scheduling conflicts, an actor wishing to avoid being stereotyped, and so on.
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