The world-famous singing preteen chipmunk trio return to contend with the pressures of school, celebrity, and a rival female music group known as The Chipettes.The world-famous singing preteen chipmunk trio return to contend with the pressures of school, celebrity, and a rival female music group known as The Chipettes.The world-famous singing preteen chipmunk trio return to contend with the pressures of school, celebrity, and a rival female music group known as The Chipettes.
- Awards
- 3 wins
Justin Long
- Alvin
- (voice)
Matthew Gray Gubler
- Simon
- (voice)
Jesse McCartney
- Theodore
- (voice)
Amy Poehler
- Eleanor
- (voice)
Anna Faris
- Jeanette
- (voice)
Christina Applegate
- Brittany
- (voice)
Anjelah Johnson-Reyes
- Julie
- (as Anjelah Johnson)
Chris Warren
- Xander
- (as Chris Warren Jr.)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJason Lee was meant to have a larger role in this film, but his screen time was rewritten shorter than planned due to scheduling conflicts with My Name Is Earl (2005). Most of his scenes were filled in with Zachary Levi's character, Toby Seville.
- Goofs(at around 58 mins) At the sing-off, when the Chipettes are singing, Ian uses his phone to make a video. He says "If you like what you see, call Ian Hawke...." however, when the video is seen on a website by some record executives, Ian says "If you're interested..."
- Crazy creditsAfter the very last credit scrolls off the top of the screen, there is one more little scene.
- Alternate versionsWhen the movie is aired on Freeform in, Ian Hawke's phone number is muted (which is odd, since the number doesn't exist in the first place) and references to "The Donald" (as in Trump) are removed entirely.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Trailer Failure: Legion, Transylmania, Avatar & The Squeakquel (2009)
- SoundtracksYou Really Got Me
Written by Ray Davies
Featuring Honor Society
Honor Society performs courtesy of Jonas Records/Hollywood Records
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Perfect for young families and animation fans, but not for everyone else.
Saw an early screening. I never saw the first one, but within the context of it being a kids' movie, it was actually quite well made. I actually laughed at the jokes, and I'm 33 and educated. If I were a young kid, I'd love this movie a lot, but I'm way past that and am often quite critical of children's genre films these days. The plot was coherent and the moral issues were clear. The characters stay true to themselves, much to anyone who is a fan of the original cartoon characters, and the dynamic of character triads works well for moral storytelling.
The moral lesson to be taught is about learning to be selfless and considerate of others. This is explored through Alvin and his ego problem, and the consequences it has on his friends and family. Other characters have their own arcs as well, and they read clear and convincingly.
On the downside, I think there are some choices that hurt the quality. Dave, the most famous human character in the franchise is probably in the film for about 5 minutes total, however the human characters we're left with are good performers with decent subplots. I did not care for the cliché use of a fart joke, but I forgive it because there was only one, and it was used in a way that's actually still funny to adults.
Sure, it's not the most intellectual film for an adult audience, but it serves its purpose and achieves its goals, despite being the result of commercialism. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to take their small kids out to a movie.
The moral lesson to be taught is about learning to be selfless and considerate of others. This is explored through Alvin and his ego problem, and the consequences it has on his friends and family. Other characters have their own arcs as well, and they read clear and convincingly.
On the downside, I think there are some choices that hurt the quality. Dave, the most famous human character in the franchise is probably in the film for about 5 minutes total, however the human characters we're left with are good performers with decent subplots. I did not care for the cliché use of a fart joke, but I forgive it because there was only one, and it was used in a way that's actually still funny to adults.
Sure, it's not the most intellectual film for an adult audience, but it serves its purpose and achieves its goals, despite being the result of commercialism. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to take their small kids out to a movie.
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- Also known as
- Alvin and the Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel
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- Budget
- $75,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $219,614,612
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $48,875,415
- Dec 27, 2009
- Gross worldwide
- $443,140,005
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