Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Pop sensations Alvin, Simon and Theodore end up in the care of Dave Seville’s twenty-something nephew Toby. The boys must put aside music super stardom to return to school, and are tasked with saving the school’s music program by winning the $25,000 prize in a battle of the bands. But the Chipmunks unexpectedly meet their match in three singing chipmunks known as The Chipettes — Brittany, Eleanor and Jeanette. Romantic and musical sparks are ignited when the Chipmunks and Chipettes square off.

Director:

Betty Thomas

Writers:

John Vitti
Jonathan Aibel
Glenn Berger

Other Cast Members:

David Cross – Ian
Jason Lee – Dave
Justin Long – Alvin
Matthew Gray Gubler – Simon
Jesse McCartney – Theodore
Amy Poehler – Eleanor
Anna Faris – Jeanette
Christina Applegate – Brittany
Wendie Malick – Dr Rubin

Trivia

It was originally scheduled to be premiered on March 19, 2010, but it was moved up to a Christmas 2009 release instead.

The Seville home has a house number of “1958″. This is the year Ross Bagdasarian created the animated singing anthropomorphic chipmunks.

During the dodgeball scene, Alvin says to himself, “C’mon Alvin, remember your five Ds. Dodge, duck, dip, dive, and dodge.” This is a reference to the “Five Ds of Dodgeball” in Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. Justin Long starred in that film.

Ross Bagdasarian named the Chipmunks after executives at Liberty Records, who released Seville’s and the Chipmunks’ original albums. Alvin was named for company president Alvin Bennett, Simon for company vice-president/record producer Si Waronker, and Theodore for recording engineer Ted Keep.