Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

"The Boys are back in town... and they have competition."

2009 1h 29m EN

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★5.7TMDB · 3,197

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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.

“The Boys are back in town... and they have competition.”

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Cast

Zachary Levi
Toby
David Cross
Ian
Jason Lee
Dave
Justin Long
Alvin (voice)
Matthew Gray Gubler
Simon (voice)
Jesse McCartney
Theodore (voice)
Amy Poehler
Eleanor (voice)
Anna Faris
Jeanette (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Betty Thomas
Writers: Jon Vitti, Jonathan Aibel, Glenn Berger
Languages: English, French
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $75M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 5.9× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Alvin and the Chipmunks Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Betty Thomas, shot by Anthony B. Richmond. 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 David Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Betty Thomas directs. Anthony B. Richmond behind the camera. David Newman scores. Matthew Friedman 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, French.

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189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Mid-budget at $75M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
3Made its money back 5.9× over at the box office.
4Released 17 years ago.
5Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
6Part of the "Alvin and the Chipmunks Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
7Directed by Betty Thomas, shot by Anthony B. Richmond. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
8Original score by David Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
9Editor Matthew Friedman shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
10Zachary Levi and David Cross and Jason Lee carry the top of the cast.
11Marketing tagline: "The Boys are back in town... and they have competition.".
12IMDB entry: tt1231580 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Anthony B. Richmond
Original score: David Newman
Editing: Matthew Friedman
Production design: Marcia Hinds
Costume design: Alexandra Welker
Makeup / hair: Cheri Minns
Sound: Gary C. Bourgeois
Stunt coordinator: John Moio
Runtime: 89 min · 1h 29m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $75,000,000
Box office: $443,140,005
Return: 591% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)

Awards

Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Movie

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Part of

Alvin and the Chipmunks Collection

Alvin and the Chipmunks is a 2007 American live-action comedy film directed by Tim Hill. Based on the characters of the same name created by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., the film stars Jason Lee, David Cross, and Cameron Richardson with the voices of Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler and Jesse McCartney. The first film was followed by three sequels: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, released on December 23, 2009, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, released on December 16, 2011 and Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip, released on December 18, 2015.

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Andre Gonzales2023-07-03
★ 6/10
This one was alright. It was more about the female chipmunks in this. I know there being introduce in this movie. But it was funnier when the male and females were making fun of each other.
RealZero2025-07-02
★ 7/10
Like the first movie, this one also is a quite nice family-friendly movie about cute stuff and how families and friends should support each other. The main theme is "highschool comedy", with all the many tropes you're used from highschool movies, but of course silliness instead of horny teenagers. :-D When it comes to humor and dancing, it's very close to the first movie, which I consider good. It does have some advantages over the first movie, though: - Theodor: Alvin finds other people at school that he wants to interact with, causing a rift between him and his family, especially him and Simon. Theodor, in this way, basically acts as the "child in between arguing parents", and he does so in a very emotional way that makes you really care for him. But Alvin's and Simon's role are also really well-displayed. Thus the movie teaches much of responsibility towards family and friends and how you have to find the people you really belong to. - The Chipettes: The biggest addition to the movie, the boys' counterpart, and I'd lie if I'd say their cuteness does not influence how much I like this movie. But seriously: The Chipettes are a really cute addition in behavior and looks. Like the boys, their models and fur look lovely, and damn, their dancing is animated SO smooth and impressive. Adding them in this movies especially fits really nice as the whole "boys vs. girls" thing fits well into the highschool setting. While the Chipettes start off as mere fangirls of the boys, they quickly develop their own personality, show the familiar "supporting each other" the boys, as of the beginning of the movie, still lack. In addition: Great compliments to whoever designed their costumes, because they look great! Once the movie turns from a highschool comedy to something a little more serious with dangers and chases through the city, the full strength of the Chipmunks and Chipettes constellation is shown and makes for a fun and enjoyable second half or last third. The only things I did not like: - Toby Seville, the human main character is...not really important. A very cheap stereotype of a "good for nothing" gamer that only gets character development in the very last bits at all and could've easily be ignored in the movie completely. - The typical highschool bully which plays an elementary role in the story, but is over-the-top asshole and can be exhausting in some moments. -- Like the first movie, a nice family movie about supporting your friends and family with the Chipettes as a great addition.