The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)
The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.
David Seville / Alvin Seville / Simon Seville (voice) / Producer / Writer
Janice Karman
Theodore Seville / Brittany Miller / Jeanette Miller / Eleanor Miller / Director / Writer
Dody Goodman
Miss Rebecca Miller (voice)
Susan Tyrrell
Claudia Furschtien (voice)
Anthony De Longis
Klaus Furschtien (voice)
Frank Welker
Sophie / Native Chief / Baby Penguin / Additional Voices (voice)
Nancy Cartwright
Arabian Prince (voice)
Philip L. Clarke
Additional Voices (voice)
Ken Sansom
Inspector Jamal (voice)
George Poulos
Additional Voices (voice)
Charlie Adler
Additional Voices (voice)
Patrick Pinney
Additional Voices (voice)
Jack Angel
Additional Voices (voice; uncredited)
Mel Blanc
Additional Voices (voice; uncredited)
Laura Summer
Additional Voices (voice; uncredited)
Donald W. Ernst
Supervising Sound Editor
Randy Edelman
Music / Music Arranger
Greg P. Russell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ralph Ferraro
Orchestrator
Ross Bagdasarian
Characters
Frank Thomas
Thanks
Douglas M. Lackey
Music Editor
Rocky Solotoff
Production Supervisor
Kathleen Quaife-Hodge
Supervising Animation Director
Scott D. Jackson
Sound Editor
Steven Hahn
Co-Producer
Ollie Johnston
Thanks
Skip Jones
Animation Director
Sam Horta
Sound Editor
Michael Wolf
Production Manager
Alan Smart
Animation
Jeffrey J. Haboush
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tim Allen
Animation
Al Holter
Animation
John Williamson
Animation
Rob Bekuhrs
Visual Effects
Gary Krivacek
Sound Editor
Andrew Gaskill
Title Designer
Tony Mizgalski
Editor
Howard Pfeifer
Music Arranger
Louise Zingarelli
Casting
Sue Shakespeare
Associate Producer
Cecil Broughton
Sound Editor
Greg Griffin
Assistant Editor
Rick Riccobono
Music Supervisor
Rob Matheny
Music Supervisor
Roxy Steven
Production Coordinator
Patty Burns
Production Coordinator
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 22, 1987
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 17m
Content RatingG
Box Office$6,804,312
Genres
Wiki.
The Chipmunk Adventure is a 1987 American animated musical-adventure comedy film based on the Saturday-morning cartoon series Alvin and the Chipmunks and the Alvin and the Chipmunks virtual brand and media franchise created by Ross Bagdasarian Sr.. Directed by Janice Karman and written by Karman and Ross Bagdasarian Jr., it follows the Chipmunks and the Chipettes as they go on a hot air balloon race around the world that is the cover for a diamond smuggling ring while their owner David is out on a trip and being hunted down by Claudia and Klaus Furschtein.
After the success of the Alvin and the Chipmunk TV series on NBC, many companies had been interested in financing an Alvin and the Chipmunks film. Bagdasarian Jr. and Karman decided to finance the movie themselves. Animators from The Black Cauldron (1985) worked on the film after its box-office flop caused many animators to get laid off from Walt Disney Pictures. The animation was provided overseas to several countries such as Utah and Canada. Randy Edelman composed the music after he was visited by Bagdasarian Jr. in London. Production lasted for a year.The Chipmunk Adventure was released on May 22, 1987, and grossed $6.8 million at the box office, making it a moderate box-office success. The film initially received mixed reviews from critics. Most critics praised the animation, visuals, and soundtrack, but the plot and voices of the Chipmunks and Chipettes were polarized. Stereotypes of foreign characters were also criticized. Retrospective reviews of the film became more positive. It was the only theatrical Chipmunks movie until Alvin and the Chipmunks in 2007.