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ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS finds the chipmunks transported from their woodland habitat to the city, where they wind up in the home of Dave Seville. Dave realises the potential of a singing chipmunk pop act and becomes an unlikely mentor/father figure to Alvin, Simon, and Theodore. When a devious record executive enters the picture, however, Alvin and the Chipmunks must deal with both the trappings of fame and their loyalty to the amiable, hapless Dave.

Product Identifiers

ProducerRoss Bagdasarian

EAN5039036037082

eBay Product ID (ePID)63405284

Product Key Features

ActorCameron Richardson, Jane Lynch, Jason Lee, David Cross

Film/TV TitleAlvin and the Chipmunks

DirectorTim Hill

LanguageEnglish

Run Time87 Mins

Aspect Ratio16:9 Anamorphic Wide Screen

Release Year2008

FormatDVD

FranchiseAlvin and the Chipmunks

FeaturesWidescreen, Four Featurettes\Set Top Game: Chipmunk Funk Mixer

GenreFamily

Additional Product Features

Number of Discs1

CertificateU

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States of America

ComposerChristopher Lennertz

Additional InformationThis live-action/computer-animated update of Ross Bagdasarian's squeaky-voiced cartoon characters finds the chipmunks (in CGI form) transported from their woodland habitat to the city, where they wind up in the home of Dave Seville (Jason Lee). Dave, a down-on-his-luck songwriter, realises the potential of a singing chipmunk pop act, and becomes an unlikely mentor/father figure to feisty Alvin, brainy Simon, and dopey Theodore. Meanwhile, the threesome causes chaos in his life, leading to plenty of fun, frenetic scenarios. When a devious record executive (David Cross) enters the picture, however, Alvin and the Chipmunks must deal with both the trappings of fame and their loyalty to the amiable, hapless Dave.<BR>Directed by Tim Hill (GARFIELD - A TALE OF TWO KITTIES), ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS simultaneously modernises and pays tribute to the classic title characters, who first appeared in the late 1950s and became wildly popular in the '60s. While Lee (MY NAME IS EARL) is well cast as the perpetually exasperated Dave, Long (DIE HARD 4.0) steals the show as the voice of Alvin, who provides the group's lively spirit.

ReviewsThe Sun - Kids will be nuts about this chipmunk movie, Variety - A harmless and frequently humorous trifle

ScreenwriterWill McRobb, Chris Viscardi, Jon Vitti

Sound sourceDolby Digital 5.1

CreatorRoss Bagdasarian

Movie/TV TitleAlvin And The Chipmunks

VoiceMatthew Gray-Gubler, Justin Long, Jesse McCartney

Director of PhotographyPeter Lyons Collister

Consumer AdviceContains no material likely to offend or harm