The Chipmunk Adventure
- David Seville: Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.
- Alvin Seville: Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.
- Simon Seville: Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.
- Theodore Seville: Janice Karman
- Brittany Miller: Janice Karman
- Jeanette Miller: Janice Karman
- Eleanor Miller: Janice Karman
- Miss ( Beatrice ) Miller: Dody Goodman
- Claudia Furschtien: Susan Tyrrell
- Klaus Furschtien: Anthony DeLongis
- Oriental Prince: Nancy Cartwright
Alwin and the globetrotter is an American animated film, produced by Bagdasarian Productions. The film is based on the cartoon series Alvin and the Chipmunks and is the first feature film with the Chipmunks and Chipettes the.
Alwin and globetrotters appeared on May 22, 1987 in the U.S. cinemas and on 24 March 1988 in the cinemas of the Federal Republic of Germany. In the U.S., the film grossed a $ 6,804,312, in Germany 80 783 moviegoers were counted.
Action
David Seville, the foster father of three boys gophers Alvin, Simon and Theodore, have to travel to Europe. Despite Alvin 's request to be allowed to come, David is traveling alone, after having Miss Miller is committed to taking care of the boys. In a restaurant the Chipmunks meet the gophers girl Brittany, Eleanor and Jeanette, the Chipettes. Alvin and Brittany deliver to a game station, a dogged duel for the victory in a balloon race around the world and is therefore subject Alvin, Brittany to argue, and he about who would win them a real balloon race. The close fitting of the children of brother and sister Claudia and Klaus Furschtien is carefully through the hassle to them and decides to abuse children for their own plans, where it comes to deliver diamonds worth five million dollars in worldwide based receiver and the corresponding collect payment. In addition, this action would also against a certain Jamal be inconspicuous because of the unfamiliar children; that Jamal had brought the siblings ever to several million dollars. Claudia and Klaus disguise their intentions towards the Chipmunks and Chipettes to, by inviting them to a balloon race around the world, launch a cash prize of $ 100,000 for the winning team. To the great consternation of the others agree Alvin and Brittany to the proposal immediately.
The next day succeeds the Chipmunks manipulated by means of a tape recording of a telephone conversation with her foster father, Miss Miller hoodwink that Alvin, Simon and Theodore to come to David to Europe. Instead, the Chipmunks go to the starting point of the alleged betting race. Both teams receive maps with different routes and as alleged proof that they have driven the required stations, they should ever change and bring one of them mitgegebenen dolls against the individual at the station found on such doll. Claudia is however secretly with informants in contact who will monitor and confirm the replacement of the dolls. The servant of Furschtiens learns of the actual intentions of the two as well as the destinations of children and passes on the information to said Jamal, who in turn instructed his men to pick up the children, the dolls, but that does not succeed after several travel stations.
In Athens the Chipmunks run randomly to David by without noticing him, David, however, does not believe that they are his boys, whom he met fleetingly, and travels further.
In Egypt, the Chipettes are held by a young prince who has been commissioned by Jamal with the procurement of the dolls, in whose palace. Brittany is forced into marriage with the prince, on the eve of the already scheduled for the next day's engagement party Brittany receives as a gift to his family entrissenes penguin baby. On the same night succeeds the Chipettes to retrieve the dolls and to escape from the palace, where Eleanor The Penguin Baby entrains secretly. Regardless of the race the Chipettes then decide to bring the sick penguin back to Antarctica with his family. The deviation from their original route will however be managed by Claudia's informants told her, so that Claudia is concerned that the girls would have seen through the real purpose of the trip around the world and would now try to escape with the diamonds and the money. It instructs their informants, the girls steal the dolls. In Antarctica, it is possible the Chipettes using the Penguins just barely, to thwart this intention, but it tears up one of the dolls and there inlaid diamond fall out. The girls open another doll and find in it a wad of cash. Since they now recognize the true plans of Claudia and Klaus, they think the guys in great danger and set out to search for them.
Meanwhile, Theodore has been made by a Native American tribe to a supposed ruler and Alvin and Simon have been condemned to serve him. On the basis of an inscription, however, Simon finds out that Theodore is to be sacrificed as a ruler at the next full moon. In fact, this also applies to the other two. At the last moment however, they are rescued by the Chipettes from the awkward position and stand together with them on the journey home.
It turns out now that Jamal works at the airport at the international police and determined when it comes to diamond smuggling. The servant of Furschtiens but discovered and fixed by Claudia as a spy. You and Klaus expect the kids at the airport, the Chipmunks and Chipettes to make them understand that they have seen through their game. Then they flee together with the dolls before the two smugglers, but there those assets to capture the children, by pretending to have Miss Miller at their mercy. Claudia and Klaus push the children into her car; However, as it takes off, it succeeds Alvin, the likewise the airport leaving David on his request for assistance to raise awareness and David takes together with the hurrying Jamal immediately give chase. The getaway car is involved by the spa located on the way to the airport and driving on the wrong track Miss Miller in an accident, so that David and Jamal can obtain it. The Furschtiens be arrested and taken the children and David of Miss Miller home.
Reviews
In the edition of the Washington Post of 25 May 1987 Hal Hinson described the film as " delicious treat " and especially for fans of the Chipmunks as "pleasure ". Although the quality of the animation were not on a Disney - level and the film plot - heavy, but the story in which the boys and their girlfriends, the Chipettes, unwitting accomplices of a ring of diamond smugglers move swiftly and there was plenty of Action. The Chipettes are more than just additions to the Chipmunks. In particular, Brittany was a new star for the Chipmunks movies.
" Cartoons, whose figures were launched in 1958 by composer Ross Bagdasarian; acceptable entertainment for children, which was backed by a lot of music. "
Nomination
The film was nominated in 1988 for the Young Artist Award in the category " Best Motion Picture - Animation ".
Trivia
Unlike the television series, the name of the Chipmunks are pronounced in this film in German. This also explains the change in spelling in the movie title with " Alwin " instead of " Alvin ".