Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
2011 film directed by Mike Mitchell
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked is a 2011 American jukebox musical comedy film directed by Mike Mitchell and written by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger, based on the characters Alvin and the Chipmunks and the Chipettes. It is the third installment in the live-action Alvin and the Chipmunks film series, following Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009). The film stars Jason Lee, David Cross, and Jenny Slate, with Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Amy Poehler, Anna Faris, and Christina Applegate reprising their roles from the first two films and joined by Alan Tudyk. In the film, playing around while aboard a cruise ship, the Chipmunks and the Chipettes go overboard and end up stranded on a tropical island, where they discover their new turf is not as deserted as it seems.
Chipwrecked was released in the United States on December 16, 2011 by 20th Century Fox. Despite receiving generally negative reviews from critics, the film was successful at the box office, grossing $349.1 million against its budget of $75–80 million. A fourth film, The Road Chip, was released in 2015.
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Two years after the events of the second film, Dave Seville, the Chipmunks, and the Chipettes embark on a cruise to attend the International Music Awards. While aboard, Alvin causes mischief by encouraging a water gun fight in the adult section of the ship, prompting Dave to apologize to the captain over dinner. Disobeying Dave's instructions, the Chipettes sneak into the ship's dance club while Alvin and Simon head to the casino.
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