The Adventures of Chipmunk the 1987 animated film

The adventures of the Chipmunks (The Chipmunk Adventure) is a 1987 American musical animated film, which is based on the cartoon series by Alvin and the Chipmunks. Directed by Janice Karman and written by Karman and Ross Bagdasarian Jr., it is played by the voices of Karman, Bagdasarian and Dody Goodman, and follows the adventures of the Chipmunks and the Chipettes, as they travel around the world in a balloon, looking for a ring of diamonds.

History

When their guardian David Seville goes to Europe on business, the Chipmunks - Alvin, Simon and Theodore - stay at home in Los Angeles with their babysitter, Ms. Miller. Later, the Chipmunks and Chipettes - Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor - play the arcade game. Around the World in 30 days, and Alvin and Brittany argue about who would win a real race around the world. They are heard by international diamond smuggling brothers Claudia and Klaus Furschtein, who have $ 5 million worth of diamonds to distribute to buyers, but no unknown courier to their nemesis, Jamal. Claudia tricks the little ones into becoming unwitting traffickers, proposing to organize a race for a real world tour between Chipmunks and Chipettes for a prize of $ 100.000. To participate, Alvin records a phone call to Dave and modifies it to trick Ms. Miller into believing that Dave wants the Chipmunks to meet him in Europe.

The two teams went off in a hot air balloon, each with a different route and twelve dolls made to their likeness, which they must swap at designated locations for dolls in the other team's likeness to confirm that they have visited the locations. Unbeknownst to them, their dolls are full of diamonds and the ones they receive contain cash. The Furschteins' butler Mario is secretly an informant of Jamal, who sends two of his men to acquire the dolls. The Chipmunks' first stop is Mexico City, where they join a party. In Bermuda, the Chipettes dive to make their first trade and Brittany is almost eaten by a shark. The teams continue their travels, swapping their dolls in various countries along the way. Jamal's men follow them, but are unable to get the dolls due to various incidents. The teams cross paths in Athens, where they try to outdo each other in a musical number at the Acropolis and are almost noticed by Dave.

Frustrated by the failures of his men, Jamal enlists the help of a young sheikh who has the Chipettes captured in Giza by his mercenaries. Instead of handing them over to Jamal, the prince wishes to marry Brittany instead and gives her a baby penguin. The girls perform a song to charm the cobras who guard their dolls, escape in their hot air balloon, and take a detour to Antarctica to return the baby penguin to his family. Learning that they have strayed from their path, Claudia sends her henchmen behind them. The girls run away, but they discover the diamonds and money inside the dolls, realize they have been duped and go in search of the boys.

Meanwhile, the Chipmunks take a shortcut through a jungle, where they are captured by a native tribe that calls Theodore their "Prince of Plenty" and forces Alvin and Simon to be his slaves. They soon learn that they must be sacrificed by dropping them into a crocodile pit. Performing the song “Wooly Bully” to entertain the natives, they block their execution and are saved by the Chipettes.

Claudia discovers that Mario passes information to Jamal, who turns out to be an Interpol inspector. The children land at Los Angeles International Airport at the same time as Dave's return flight and are chased by the Furschteins, who convince them to surrender by falsely claiming to have kidnapped Ms. Miller. Dave sees them being taken away in the Furschteins' car and joins Jamal in pursuit. Ms. Miller is absent-mindedly driving in the wrong direction on a one-way street as she picks up Dave and accidentally knocks the Furschteins off the road. They are arrested by Jamal and the children reunite with Dave. Alvin and Brittany argue about who won the race, much to the frustration of the adults.

Technical data

Original title The Chipmunk Adventure
Country of Production United States of America
Year 1987
Duration 78 min.
Gender animation, musical, comedy, adventure
Regia Janice Karman
Film script Ross Bagdasarian, Janice Karman
Producer Ross Bagdasarian
Production house Bagdasarian Productions
Distribution in Italian The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Editor Tom Mizgalski
Special effects Kathleen Quaife-Hodge, Don Paul, Sari Gennis, January Nordman
Music Randy Edelman
scenography Roy Allen Smith, Andrew Austin, Gary Graham
Storyboard Dan Haskett, Andy Gaskill, John Norton, Glen Keane, Michael Peraza Jr., Roy Allen Smith
Art director Carol Holman Grosvenor
character design Louise Zingarelli, Sandra Berez
Entertainers Andy Gaskill, Becky Bistow, Skip Jones, Mitch Rochon, Don Spencer, Glen Keane, Viki Anderson, David Feiss, Raoul Garcia, Chuck Harvey, Dan Haskett, John Norton, David Pruiksma, Paul Riley, Kirk Tingblad
Wallpapers Ron Dias, Tom Woodington, Don Towns, William Lorencz

Original voice actors

Ross Bagdasarian Jr .: Alvin, Simon, Dave Seville
Janice Karman: Theodore Seville, Brittany, Jeanette, Eleanor Miller
Dody GoodmanBeatrice Miller
Judith BarsiAnnick Starlight
Susan TyrrellClaudia Furschtien
Anthony De Longis: Klaus Furschtien
Ken SansomJamal
Frank WelkerSophie
Nancy Cartwright: Arabian Prince

Italian voice actors

Home video version (1988)
Alessandro Tiberi: Alvin Seville
Massimo Corizza: Simon Seville, Arab Prince
Alberto Caneva as Theodore Seville
Ambrogio Colombo (voice actor): Dave Seville
Stella MusyBrittany Miller
Gabriella Andreini: Jeanette Miller
Beatrice Margiotti: Eleanor Miller
Daniela GattiClaudia Furschtien
Mauro BoscoKlaus Furschtien
Cristina Grado: Beatrice Miller

TV version (1997)

Laura LenghiAlvin Seville
Diana AnselmoSimon Seville
Monica Ward as Theodore Seville
Massimo RossiDave Seville
Ilaria Latini as Brittany Miller
Cinzia Villari: Jeanette Miller
Maura Cenciarelli as Eleanor Miller
Graziella Polesinanti: Beatrice Miller

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chipmunk_Adventure