Beverly Hills Chihuahua

"50% Warrior. 50% Lover. 100% Chihuahua."

2008 1h 31m EN

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5.4

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★5.4TMDB · 1,128

ComedyFamilyAdventureRomance

Synopsis

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A pampered Beverly Hills chihuahua named Chloe who, while on vacation in Mexico with her owner Viv's niece, Rachel, gets lost and must rely on her friends to help her get back home before she is caught by a dognapper who wants to ransom her.

“50% Warrior. 50% Lover. 100% Chihuahua.”

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Cast

Drew Barrymore
Chloe (voice)
Piper Perabo
Rachel Ashe Lynn
Andy Garcia
Delgado (voice)
George López
Papi (voice)
Paul Rodríguez
Chico (voice)
Plácido Domingo
Monte (voice)
Edward James Olmos
Diablo (voice)
Loretta Devine
Delta (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Raja Gosnell
Writers: Jeffrey Bushell, Analisa LaBianco, Jeffrey Bushell
Languages: English, Spanish
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Made its money back 7.5× over at the box office.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Beverly Hills Chihuahua Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Raja Gosnell, shot by Phil Meheux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Heitor Pereira. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Sabrina Plisco shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Drew Barrymore and Piper Perabo and Andy Garcia carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Raja Gosnell directs. Phil Meheux behind the camera. Heitor Pereira scores. Sabrina Plisco cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Spanish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 7.5× over at the box office.
2Released 18 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Spanish.
4Part of the "Beverly Hills Chihuahua Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by Raja Gosnell, shot by Phil Meheux. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Heitor Pereira. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Sabrina Plisco shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Drew Barrymore and Piper Perabo and Andy Garcia carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "50% Warrior. 50% Lover. 100% Chihuahua.".
10IMDB entry: tt1014775 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Phil Meheux
Original score: Heitor Pereira
Editing: Sabrina Plisco
Production design: Bill Boes
Costume design: María Estela Fernández
Makeup / hair: Lynn Barber
Runtime: 91 min · 1h 31m
Status: Released
Budget: $20,000,000
Box office: $149,281,606
Return: 746% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)

Part of

Beverly Hills Chihuahua Collection

Beverly Hills Chihuahua is a series of films starring the voice talents of George Lopez and Drew Barrymore. The films are based on a chihuahua named "Papi" going through adventures along side his family and friends.