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2007 live-action/CGI film directed by Tim Hill

Alvin and the Chipmunks
Alvin and the Chipmunks2007.jpg

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Tim Colina
Screenplay by
  • Jon Vitti
  • Will McRobb
  • Chris Viscardi
Story by Jon Vitti
Based on Alvin and the Chipmunks
by Ross Bagdasarian Sr.
Produced by
  • Janice Karman
  • Ross Bagdasarian Jr.
Starring
  • Jason Lee
  • David Cantankerous
  • Cameron Richardson
  • Justin Long
  • Matthew Gray Gubler
  • Jesse McCartney
Cinematography Peter Lyons Collister
Edited by Peter Berger
Music past Christopher Lennertz

Production
companies
  • 20th Century Fox Blitheness (uncredited)[i]
  • Fox 2000 Pictures[2]
  • Regency Enterprises[2]
  • Bagdasarian Productions[3]
  • Dune Amusement[iii]
Distributed by 20th Century Fox[ii]

Release date
  • December fourteen, 2007 (2007-12-14)

Running fourth dimension

 92 minutes[2]
State United States[2]
Language English
Budget $60 1000000[4]
Box role $361.3 million[iv]

Alvin and the Chipmunks is a 2007 American live-action/computer animated musical comedy film directed by Tim Hill. Based on the characters of the aforementioned name created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr., the film stars Jason Lee, David Cross and Cameron Richardson, while Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse McCartney play the self-titled Chipmunks.

20th Century Play a trick on released it worldwide on December fourteen, and it was produced by Play tricks 2000 Pictures and Regency Enterprises. It received more often than not negative reviews from critics. The Rotten Tomatoes consensus criticizes the film's sense of humor and "rehashed kids' movie formula".[5] Alvin and the Chipmunks grossed $361 1000000 worldwide on a budget of $sixty one thousand thousand[6] [4] and was the seventh-best-selling DVD of 2008.

Alvin and the Chipmunks is the first live-action/blithe film starring Alvin and the Chipmunks since Picayune Alvin and the Mini-Munks was released in 2003, as that film features puppetry used for the Chipmunks and this film features computer animation used for them. The flick was followed by three sequels: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009), Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011), and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Flake (2015).[7]

Plot [edit]

A tree that three young chipmunk brothers Alvin, Simon, and Theodore live in, is cut down and driven to Los Angeles after JETT Records purchases it as a Christmas tree. Struggling songwriter and composer David Seville has his latest demo rejected by their principal executive, Ian Hawke, his higher roommate, who suggests that Dave requite up writing songs. The Chipmunks hop into a basket of muffins that Dave stole from one of Ian'southward coworkers, and follow Dave home.

Once there, Dave discovers the Chipmunks and kicks them out of the firm, only to hear them sing "But You (And You Alone)", and "Funkytown." Dave then makes a deal with the Chipmunks to sing songs he writes in commutation for shelter. Later, when Dave tries to nowadays the Chipmunks to Ian, they fail to sing because of stage fright. The day worsens as Dave is dismissed from his advertising job due to the Chipmunks having unknowingly ruined his presentation. While hosting dinner with former girlfriend Claire, Dave struggles to hide the Chipmunks afterwards Alvin attempts to create a romantic atmosphere, making Claire uncomfortable and causing her to get out. To make it up to him, the Chipmunks become to Ian's lavish mansion where they sing Dave's song to him, prompting Ian to sign a record deal.

The Chipmunks quickly become internationally successful. When Dave, concerned for their well-being, insists that the Chipmunks are also young to handle fame, Ian convinces them that Dave is property them dorsum. Later a misunderstanding, the Chipmunks cull to live with Ian, whose simply interest is profiting off the Chipmunks' success as they set off on a nationwide coast-to-coast tour where Ian exploits their naïveté by overworking them constantly. Frustrated by what Ian has done to the Chipmunks, Dave decides to infiltrate their concert at the Orpheum Theatre to have them back.

Before their tour can begin, a veterinary explains to Ian that the Chipmunks' voices have been worn out due to exhaustion and suggests that they take a long residuum, simply Ian, unwilling to issue refunds, advises the Chipmunks to lip-sync. With Claire's help, Dave is allowed into the concert; the Chipmunks hear Dave calling and decide to sabotage the show. Dave is taken hostage by security and Ian steps on the Chipmunks' tails, locks them in a muzzle, and prepares to take them on their world tour, escaping in his limousine with Dave in pursuit, though the Chipmunks take already escaped into Dave'due south car. As Dave and the Chipmunks reconcile, Ian uncovers the escape, which costs him both his career and his fortune.

Cast [edit]

  • Jason Lee equally David "Dave" Seville, a struggling songwriter and father figure to Alvin, Simon and Theodore
  • David Cantankerous as Ian Hawke, the CEO of JETT Records
  • Cameron Richardson every bit Claire Wilson, Dave'south ex-girlfriend
  • Jane Lynch as Gail, an advertizement executive, and Dave's sometime boss
  • Justin Long as Alvin
  • Matthew Greyness Gubler as Simon
  • Jesse McCartney as Theodore

Additionally, Kevin Symons appears as Ted, Frank Maharajh appears every bit Barry, and Veronica Alicino appears as Amy, Dave's three one-time co-workers.

Product [edit]

Development [edit]

Ross Bagdasarian Jr., the son of Alvin and the Chipmunks creator Ross Bagdasarian Sr. who revived the franchise afterward his begetter'southward death, dreamed of making a alive-activeness Alvin film since 1997, "and the dream has had many nightmare moments."[8] On September 17, 2004, Play a trick on 2000 Pictures, 20th Century Fox Animation and Bagdasarian Productions announced they would collaborate to create a live-action reckoner-generated film starring Alvin and the Chipmunks.[i] On April 17, 2005, The Simpsons writer Jon Vitti was revealed to be writing the screenplay.[nine] On Jan 24, 2007, it was announced Tim Hill was in talks with Play tricks to direct the movie.[10]

Casting [edit]

Chevy Chase, Jim Carrey, Tim Allen, John Travolta, Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, and Bill Murray were originally considered for the role of David Seville.[11] [12] [thirteen] On March 7, 2007, Jason Lee joined the project to play David Seville,[14] and Cameron Richardson signed on March 21.[15] David was a more than clean-cut graphic symbol for Lee than his past roles, which he appreciated.[16] Patton Oswalt and Brian Posehn were approached to play Ian Hawke simply both of whom declined.[17]

Bagdasarian and his married woman, Janice Karman, had ever voiced the chipmunks since they revived the franchise; however, for the film, they were replaced past Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse McCartney for marketing reasons.,[eighteen] despite the fact that for the commencement trailer of the film, Bagdasarian and Karman voiced the chipmunks.

For recording, the chipmunk voice actors spoke their lines slowly to be sped upward to normal speed in post-production; McCartney described it as a "tedious procedure," where "it could take 40 takes for one line." He was such an Alvin and the Chipmunks fan that he even owned the album Chipmunk Punk (1980), and studied 1980s Alvin cartoons for his role in the pic.[19]

Filming [edit]

Primary photography began on March 28, 2007,[20] making it the get-go film to be produced under the leadership of Fox Animation president Vanessa Morrison.[21] Seville's business firm was built on Sunset Gower Studios and contains references to Bagdasarian Sr.'s life. The prepare pieces included an upright pianoforte he used to write his songs and a flower visual he painted; the house'south address number includes 1958, the year he created the chipmunk characters; and the business firm design is based on a cottage built in 1919, the year Bagdasarian Sr. was built-in.[16] In shots where Lee interacted with the chipmunks, the actor rehearsed with small stuffed animals indicating where the chipmunks would be; the animals were then removed when it was fourth dimension to shoot, and he used his memory of where the animals were.[22]

Visual-effects [edit]

The Chipmunks were blithe past Rhythm and Hues Studios, a company that previously animated creatures for projects such as Mouse Hunt (1997); The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005); and Baby (1995), which garnered Rhythm & Hues an Academy Honour.[22] As with all of its past projects, Rhythm & Hues used its own software for animating Alvin and the Chipmunks, such every bit Voodoo and Icy, which was used for placing the CGI into live-action shots;[22] although Autodesk programs like Flame and Maya were used.[23]

Co-ordinate to Bagdasarian Jr., getting the expect of the chipmunks suited for a live-action setting while maintaining the essence of the drawing designs was challenging, and it took until September 10, 2006, for the artists to become it right.[24] Hill instructed the artists to make the chipmunks await realistic, but not entirely similar chipmunks.[22] In addition to observing existent chipmunks offered by Universal Studios, Rhythm and Hues studied all versions of the chipmunk characters from past Alvin media for conceiving, fur-texturing, and animative designs for the film.[22] Human dancers were referenced for animating the trip the light fantastic movements of the chipmunks, and YouTube videos of famous guitarists playing the guitar influenced how Alvin'south guitar-playing was animated.[22] Loftier-dynamic-range images of sets were too used for lighting the chipmunks to fit the live-action shots.[22] The most difficult role of integrating the CGI critters in the live-activity shots was match moving for instances when they climb on Seville'due south head.[22] For scenes where the chipmunks interacted with props, some of them were live-activity props while others, such every bit a paper airplane, were produced and animated with computers.[22]

Music [edit]

Soundtrack [edit]

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Original Movement Moving-picture show Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by

The Chipmunks
Released November twenty, 2007 (2007-11-20)
Length 48:17
Label Razor & Tie
Producer Ali Dee Theodore
The Chipmunks chronology
Footling Alvin and the Mini-Munks
(2004) 		Alvin and the Chipmunks: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2007) 		Christmas with The Chipmunks (2008 reissue)
(2008)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Sampler

The soundtrack was released November xx, 2007, three weeks before the film's opening, and contains new versions of old songs such every bit "Witch Doctor" and "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas, Don't Be Belatedly)" (as made famous by David Seville and the Chipmunks), cover versions of songs such equally "Bad 24-hour interval" (equally fabricated famous by Daniel Powter) and "Funkytown" (every bit made famous by Lipps Inc.) and new songs such as "Declension 2 Declension", "Get You Goin'" and "Get Munk'd". The 2nd runway on the album is "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)", a remake version, without Jason Lee as the voice of Dave. However, the seventh track, the stone version of the vocal, features Lee as the voice of Dave. The soundtrack is the first album to exist released in three years past Bagdasarian Productions, and is the group'due south 43rd album overall. Four songs from the album have charted on the Billboard Hot 100.

The album has been certified Platinum by the Recording Manufacture Clan of America for shipments of over ane million copies.

Reception [edit]

Professional person ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [25]

In Dec 2007, the album debuted at number 133 on the Billboard 200. In its second week of sales, the album jumped to number 67 on the chart.

The album'southward highest superlative was number 5 on the Billboard 200, making information technology the grouping's highest on the chart album since Chipmunks in Low Places (which peaked at number 21). Following Alvin and the Chipmunk 's DVD release, the soundtrack went back into the elevation 10 from number xvi to number v with a 111% sales increase; information technology sold 51,000 copies of what was its 18th week on the chart,[26] and was the issue'southward greatest gainer.[27]

The album has been certified Platinum by the RIAA and has sold over 1,000,000 copies in the Us. By doing this, the album has become the group's first RIAA-certified album since Chipmunks in Depression Places (which likewise went Platinum). Alvin and the Chipmunks: Original Motion Pic Soundtrack has become the Chipmunks' third Platinum album and sixth RIAA-certified album total.

Songs [edit]

Four songs from the album managed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100 during the calendar month of December 2007. They became the grouping's first charting songs in 47 years ("Alvin for President" had been the last charting single for the grouping, it peaked at number 95 in 1960). None of the songs were released as singles or ever solicited to mainstream radio (although it is possible that child-oriented radio stations, such as Radio Disney, might have played them anyway); they charted solely because of loftier digital downloads.

The four songs that charted on the Billboard Hot 100 and/or the Hot Digital Songs chart were:

Track listing [edit]

A soundtrack sampler was released along with the DVD of the film in a two-pack sold exclusively at Walmart.[28] This features five songs produced exclusively for the soundtrack.

Track list[29]
All songs performed by The Chipmunks except as noted
No. Title Author(s) Length
ane. "Bad Day" Daniel Powter iii:47
2. "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Exist Late) DeeTown OG Mix" Ross Bagdasarian 2:34
iii. "Follow Me Nowi (featuring Jason Gleed)" The DeeTown Syndicate for DeeTown Entertainment, Inc. three:07
4. "How We Roll1" The DeeTown Syndicate for DeeTown Amusement, Inc. three:54
five. "Witch Doctor (featuring Chris Classic)" Ross Bagdasarian 3:03
6. "Come up Get It1 (featuring Rebecca Jones)" The DeeTown Syndicate for DeeTown Entertainment, Inc. three:34
7. "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Tardily) DeeTown Rock Mix" Ross Bagdasarian 2:14
8. "Funkytown" Steve Greenberg 3:34
9. "Become You Goin'1" The DeeTown Syndicate for DeeTown Entertainment, Inc. 3:sixteen
10. "Coast 2 Coast1" The DeeTown Syndicate for DeeTown Amusement, Inc. 2:47
11. "Mess Around1" The DeeTown Syndicate for DeeTown Entertainment, Inc. three:20
12. "Merely You (And Yous Lone)" Buck Ram, Ande Rand ii:50
thirteen. "Ain't No Partyi (featuring Rebecca Jones and Chris Archetype)" The DeeTown Syndicate for DeeTown Amusement, Inc. ii:43
14. "Get Munk'd1 (featuring Al D)" The DeeTown Syndicate for DeeTown Amusement, Inc. 3:01
Bonus tracks
No. Championship Writer(s) Length
15. "Witch Medico Archetype Version2" Ross Bagdasarian 2:15
16. "The Chipmunk Vocal (Christmas Don't Be Late) Archetype Version3" Ross Bagdasarian ii:17
Soundtrack CD Sampler
No. Title Writer(s) Length
ane. "How We Scroll" The DeeTown Syndicate for DeeTown Amusement, Inc. 3:54
2. "Get You Goin'" The DeeTown Syndicate for DeeTown Entertainment, Inc. 3:16
3. "Go Munk'd (featuring Al D)" The DeeTown Syndicate for DeeTown Entertainment, Inc. 3:01
4. "Ain't No Party (featuring Rebecca Jones and Chris Classic)" The DeeTown Syndicate for DeeTown Entertainment, Inc. two:41
5. "Mess Around" The DeeTown Syndicate for DeeTown Entertainment, Inc. iii:20
  • oneDenotes original song.
  • 2Performed by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. equally David Seville. This version is technically without the Chipmunks.
  • iiiFeaturing Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. equally David Seville (speaking but) and the singing voice for Alvin, Simon and Theodore.

Personnel [edit]

  • Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. — lead guitars and the spoken voice of Dave on rails 2 and the sung vocal of Alvin
  • Steve Vining — bass on track 8 and the sung vocal of Simon
  • Janice Karman — the sung song of Theodore
  • Jason Lee — spoken voiceover on track 7 (as "David Seville")
  • Justin Long - spoken voiceover on tracks seven (as "Alvin")
  • Matthew Gray Gubler — spoken voiceover on tracks 7 (as "Simon")
  • Jesse McCartney — spoken voiceover on tracks 7 (every bit "Theodore")
  • Jason Gleed — invitee vocals and rhythm guitars
  • Chris Classic — secondary invitee lead vocals
  • Rebecca Jones — tertiary guest lead vocals
  • Ali Dee Theodore — keyboards, bass (except rail 8) and drum programming
  • Alana Da Fonseca — uncharacterized backing vocals
  • Joey Katsaros — manipulation of original concept album samples and uncharacterized backing vocals
  • Zach Danzinger — alive drums and uncharacterized backing vocals
  • Vinny Alfieri — uncharacterized backing vocals
  • Andy Richards — string synthesizer on track 4, pianoforte on track 8
  • Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. — piano on runway 15, the singing voice of Dave on track 15, and the spoken voice of Dave, as well as singing voices for Alvin, Simon, and Theodore on runway 16
  • Aaron Sandlofer —keyboards, bass, guitar, drums & uncharacterized backing vocals

Charts [edit]

Chart (2007) Peak
position 		Certification Sales
United states of america Billboard 200 5 Platinum[30] one,000,000+

Score album [edit]

The moving-picture show's original score was equanimous and conducted by Christopher Lennertz, a fan of the Chipmunks since childhood.[31] La-La Land Records released a limited edition album on September 19, 2008.

  1. Chief Title (1:07)
  2. I'thousand Tardily (:40)
  3. Always? (2:07)
  4. Dave's Theme (:48)
  5. No More than Nuts/Storing Nutrient for the Wintertime (4:43)
  6. Rescue the Gear/Toaster Waffles (ane:44)
  7. Exit Me Alone (2:17)
  8. I'll Clean Out My Part (ane:35)
  9. Are You lot Awake? (1:13)
  10. Christmas Morning time (4:09)
  11. Alive with Uncle Ian (2:36)
  12. Dinner! (ii:07)
  13. Dave Remembers/Missing the Boys (1:08)
  14. Get Them! (1:03)
  15. Dave's Telephone Call (1:06)
  16. Theodore's Nightmare (1:05)
  17. I Want to Become Home (1:28)
  18. Alvin!!!/You'll Never Accept U.s.a. Live (4:09)

Release [edit]

Marketing [edit]

The first poster for Alvin and the Chipmunks was revealed online on July iv, 2007.[32] Later that month, Fox launched the official website for Alvin and the Chipmunks with merely a trailer and synopsis;[33] Several games were added subsequently.[34] In an August 2007 survey of 750 American teens ran by eCRUSH and OTX, Alvin and the Chipmunks, alongside Saw Iv, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, Mama'southward Boy, Fred Claus, I Am Legend, and Enchanted, were the most predictable films of the 2007 fall and wintertime seasons in the grouping.[35]

Reception [edit]

Predictions [edit]

Months before its release, bloggers predicted Alvin and the Chipmunks to be terrible considering of the involvement of the director of Garfield: A Tail of Ii Kitties (2006);[36] [37] the writers of the Ice Age films, Robots (2005) and Big Momma's House two (2006);[37] and the poor quality of previous live-activeness adaptations of erstwhile cartoons.[36]

Critical response [edit]

Rotten Tomatoes reported that "critics say this may be the weakest vehicle for the helium-voiced rodents yet," elaborating, "the pundits say despite a few laughs, this is pretty bland stuff: dated, weakly constructed, and defective in three-dimensional characters of the man or CGI variety."[38] As of November 2020[update], on Rotten Tomatoes the film had an approving rating of 28% based on 109 reviews and an boilerplate score of 4.52/ten. The site'southward disquisitional consensus reads, "Though cutely rendered, Alvin and the Chipmunks suffers from banal potty humor and a rehashed kids' movie formula."[39] As of November 2020[update], on Metacritic the film had a weighted average score of 39 out of 100 based on reviews from 23 critics.[twoscore] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave it grade A, on a scale of A+ to F.[41]

Several film reviewers praised Cantankerous' performance as the villain.[42] [43]

Ty Burr of the Boston Globe said, "the script leans heavily on the pranks and big-eyed cuteness of the li'l guys and leaves the live actors with unfunny dialogue and nothing to do."[44] According to The New York Times, "its animated protagonists are egregiously eclipsed by the live-action characters."[43] Chicago Reader criticized the "paper-thin" characters of David Seville and Ian Hawke.[45] The most common censure was the picture show's satire on commercialism, which was hypocritical due to being bombarded with pop brands, including the chipmunks themselves.[45] [46] [47] [48] [49] [l] [51] Explained Burr, the film's message "is torn between the glitz that sells and the homilies that suffer."[44]

Some critics disliked Lee's nether-acting, particularly his underwhelming yelling of the word "Alvin!"[a] In Premiere's view, "Jason Lee makes for a sympathetic Dave, all the same there's an near somnambulistic quality to his performance;"[56] and Vice wrote that Lee's "rather 'cartoony' acting fashion here leaves a lot to be desired."[54] Yet, Lee'south acting did accept some supporters for working as a likable protagonist,[58] [51] [59] such equally Time Out, a source that thought his "wry approach lends an edge to some of the script'southward wittier moments."[48] Some reviewers praised Cross' performance,[b] such as Bill Goodykoontz of The Arizona Commonwealth who called the villain the highlight of the film: "Cross is hilarious in everything he does, merely he's surprisingly constructive in a kids comedy. His villainy is so broad that it'due south never really scary, and he'south so funny that you never tire of seeing him on-screen."[61] Yet, 1 reviewer, Tim Robey, admitted to existence annoyed by Cantankerous in the film.[50] Premiere called Richardson "sufficiently adorable and winsome, though the flick's purity makes it difficult to imagine any sort of romantic entanglement."[56] Wrote Roger Ebert, "Jason Lee and David Cantankerous manfully play roles that require them, equally actors, to chronicle with empty space that would later exist filled with CGI."[62]

The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote, "the values and the CGI are proficient."[63] Some critics praised the chipmunk protagonists;[45] [46] with Vice writing they were "integrated pretty well into the live-action elements."[54] The A.V. Order wrote, "the manic Chipmunks vesture out their welcome pretty rapidly."[53] The Globe and Mail service also commented on the shot composition: "you've got regulation-height dancers and musicians bankroll a singing grouping the size of kids' mittens."[64] "As rendered here by the average-looking CGI effects, the characters are underwhelming in their appeal, defective the amuse of their previous animated incarnations," summarized The Hollywood Reporter.[59] Some reviewers, including Ebert, too panned the lack of distinction between the chipmunks.[62] [63] All the same, Variety thought at that place was a "persuasive interaction of man and digital co-stars."[52]

Accolades [edit]

Fox submitted Alvin and the Chipmunks to the University Awards for a All-time Blithe Characteristic before the film had a theatrical run required for the honour;[65] information technology wasn't nominated. Upon the declaration of the submitted films, Brad Brevet of ComingSoon.net questioned the submission of a live-activity/animated film like Alvin: "I hateful, why wouldn't Transformers then be considered animated?"[66] While the Movieguide Awards named Alvin and the Chipmunks the third best family film of 2007,[67] PopMatters chosen it the 2nd worst movie of the year.[68] Information technology was as well named one of 2007'south worst pictures by science fiction writer John Varley.[69] In 2011, Entertainment Weekly ranked Alvin and the Chipmunks the third worst live-action/animation hybrid picture show of all-time.[lxx] In terms of lists regarding the worst talking animate being films of all time, both Complex and Screen Rant named it eleventh worst.[71] [72] In 2013, it was ranked past GamesRadar the 48th worst Christmas movie always.[73] In 2016, Box Role Prophets ranked information technology the 5th worst live-activity film based on a cartoon.[74] The picture also won a Kids' Option Award for Favorite Motion picture, a BMI Film & TV Award for Film Music, and was nominated for a Immature Artist Accolade for Best Family Feature Picture show (Fantasy or Musical).

Response towards Cantankerous [edit]

Negative fan responses likewise as a joke well-nigh Cross' involvement in Alvin and the Chipmunks fabricated in a blog past Patton Oswalt (pictured) influenced Cantankerous to write on his blog about why he worked on the motion-picture show.

Cantankerous' advent in Alvin and the Chipmunks was negatively received by fans of the comedian, The New York Observer reporting weblog comments that chosen him a "smug, cavalier asshole" and "a huge prick."[75] On Dec 10, 2007, comedian Patton Oswalt published a writing on his MySpace blog titled "Godawful/Give thanks God," where he revealed he and Brian Posehn were approached for the function of Ian for Alvin and the Chipmunks; he made the following remark in the post: "Nosotros both threw the script beyond the room in disgust. David Cross caught it."[76]

All of this prompted Cross to publicly discuss his interest with the flick on his website The Bob and Davider on Dec 31, 2007.[77] He explained that he really was offered the role before the casting team approached Oswalt and Posehn, but rejected. He got the offering again after six months of declining to find interim work and having a downwardly payment on a cottage in the eye of Sullivan County, New York due; this time, he accepted the role out of desperation.[77] He as well admitted in the mail he never saw the film, and hoped that his post "hopefully lessens some of the sense that I'm some kind of whore sell-out who doesn't intendance about annihilation but making coin."[77] The post only garnered more bad comments on blog stories nearly it: a Defamer reader commented that it was "the shittiest fucking defense since the Nuremberg trials," an A.V. Social club user stated that "he's digging his own grave, professionally," and a Stereogum reader idea he "wouldn't mind if [Cross] dies."[75]

Oswalt responded to the post via The A.5. Social club on January two, 2008. He revealed that the comment towards Cross was nothing more than a "snide, private in-joke between us" that referenced a annotate Cross fabricated at a party in New York in March 2006; Cross had just received the script for Failure to Launch and stated, "Man, they sent me that script, and I read ten pages and threw it across the room." He called blog comments that responded to Cross' writing "very entertaining," but as well concluded, "I don't intendance what any of my friends – or, for that matter, enemies – does to pay the bills. I think my role in this is finished, so it'due south up to someone else to mention your massive cash donations to Performance Rescue, or your upcoming tour with Toby Keith."[76]

When information technology came to responses from professional person writers towards Cantankerous' beliefs in the debacle, Jeff Bergstrom of BrooklynVegan opined that "no explanation was needed; a person needs work. And to be honest, I found his five part response to be a mega-invaluable resources for learning what Cross has been up to these days."[78] Gawker stated the post "volition effectively quash any burgeoning feud between two of our favorite comedians—especially since Cross demonstrated the higher up-referenced respect for his Pixar-blessed peer by not noting Oswalt's longtime interest in King of Queens."[79] C. Robert Cargill, on the other hand, thought that while Cross gave "pretty good reasons" in his post, "he forgot that he could drop some actually biting sarcasm in the place of a 1000-word diatribe" and "lost" in responding to Oswalt.[80]

Playlist was very harsh, calling Cross' post an "extremely lengthy and irksome defense" and that "at least Jason Lee had the good sense to take the pay check and shut the fuck upwardly."[81] Writing for The A.Five. Lodge, Steve Hyden chosen Cross' web log post a "snide, dishonest, and largely unsuccessful endeavour" to deflect the harsh responses thrown at him. He cited similar public statements Cantankerous fabricated when involved in previous projects, such as when he discussed being in the Law & Order: Criminal Intent episode "Bombshell" with Time Out Chicago; he elaborated, "Even at his funniest Cross is distant, common cold, untouchable; he either can't acknowledge to the occasional lame moment in his own life or he honestly believes he'southward higher up the foibles the residuum of us idiots are guilty of every day."[82]

A calendar week afterward Cantankerous-published on his blog, The New York Observer interviewed him and reported that he "seemed genuinely hurt by the criticism he was existence subjected to online." Cantankerous stated while being interviewed:[75]

At that place'southward no small part of people wanting to call you on your shit. And I think some of It's deserved on my role, simply I besides remember a lot of it isn't. I think a lot of information technology is lazy and not really thoughtful. Expect, do I actually recall that Lobsterboy103 thinks that I'1000 'evil'? Of course not … But It's just the Net, you lot know. It's tippity-tappity-tippity-tap … [hither he mimics simian typing] … Washed. Hitting ship.

In 2014, Flavorwire named Oswalt'due south snide remark in the MySpace blog the 30th harshest comedian-on-comedian insult of all time.[83]

Box office [edit]

Alvin and the Chipmunks was released in North America on December 14, 2007. The film grossed $44.3 million in 3,475 theaters its opening weekend averaging to nigh $12,750 per venue, and placing second at the box part backside I Am Legend.[84] Its second weekend was $28.2 million, behind National Treasure: Book of Secrets and I Am Legend. On its third weekend, it surpassed I Am Legend for number 2 at the box office, but nevertheless ranked behind National Treasure: Book of Secrets. The film airtight on Thursday June 5, 2008, making $217.3 million in the US and $144 million overseas for a full of $361.3 million worldwide.[84] The sustained box-office success surprised the studio; Elizabeth Gabler of Flim-flam 2000 told the Los Angeles Times, "I look at the numbers every day, and nosotros only laugh". Given its $threescore million budget, Alvin was far more than profitable than either I Am Legend or National Treasure: Book of Secrets.[85] Co-ordinate to MTV, it as well became the highest-grossing talking animal/drawing adaptation until its sequel. It is also 20th Century Play a joke on's highest-grossing film in the U.s.a. to be released in 2007.[6]

Dwelling media [edit]

Alvin and the Chipmunks was released in DVD in North America, Greece, and United mexican states on April 1, 2008; Hong Kong on April x, 2008; the United kingdom on April 14, 2008; and Taiwan on November 24, 2008. On Blu-ray, the film was issued in the United States on Apr 1, 2008; Portugal, Due south Africa, and the United Kingdom on April 14, 2008, Germany on April 25, 2008; Australia on June 18, 2008; Kingdom of norway and Sweden on July two, 2008; Due south Korea on July 7, 2008; Brazil on July 10, 2008; Finland on July xi, 2008; Hong Kong on July 18, 2008; Taiwan on Baronial eight, 2008; France on November 19, 2008; Denmark on December 19, 2009; Canada on March 29, 2011; Mexico on October 16, 2011; and Spain on November xvi, 2011. Likewise on April 1, 2008, a Blu-ray "gift set" that included dolls of all the three chipmunks alongside the film was released. On Amazon Prime number, the pic was originally released in standard definition on March 30, 2010, before being issued in HD on September 18, 2012; and information technology was fabricated available on Movies Anywhere on October 12, 2017.

Video game [edit]

The video game for this film was released December iv, 2007 for the Wii, Nintendo DS, PlayStation ii, and the PC. It was written and produced by DeeTown Entertainment.

Sequels [edit]

A sequel, titled Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, was released on December 23, 2009. Zachary Levi joined the cast to supersede Jason Lee due to his pocket-sized role and because of his role on My Proper noun Is Earl; the primary bandage members reprised their roles for the sequel and the film besides re-introduced the Chipettes. A third film, titled Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, was released on Dec 16, 2011. A quaternary and final film, titled Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, was released on December 18, 2015.

Notes [edit]

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External links [edit]

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks at IMDb
  • Alvin and the Chipmunks at the TCM Picture show Database
  • Alvin and the Chipmunks at The Big Cartoon DataBase
  • Alvin and the Chipmunks at AllMovie
  • Alvin and the Chipmunks at Box Office Mojo

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