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| ā | '''''Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein''''' is an animated horror |
+ | '''''Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein''''' is an American animated horror-themed direct-to-video children`s comedy film based on characters from ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks (TV series)|Alvin and the Chipmunks]] ''and Mary Shelley`s 1818 novel ''Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus''. It was produced by Bagdasarian Productions and Universal Animation Studios, distributed by Universal Studios Home Video, and released on VHS on September 28th 1999, on DVD (as part of the ''[[Monster Bash Fun Pack]]'')Ā on September 7th, 2004, and again on DVD (as part of theĀ ''[[Scare-Riffic Double Feature (DVD)|Scare-Riffic Double Feature]]'') on September 4th, 2007. |
==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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| + | The film`s black-and-white opening, which spoofs the classic 1931 Universal Pictures horror film ''Frankenstein'', has Frankenstein`s monster inadvertently doing some damage in a European village on a cloudy, stormy night with dry lightning and a full moon before the sounds of an angry mob force him to flee. Thinking the monster has been destroying their home on purpose, a large crowd of villagers, armed with torches, pursues him back to his place of origin, the castle of Dr. Victor Frankenstein, where the monster successfully seeks refuge. But before the villagers can step foot inside the castle, they are stopped outside the entrance by Dr. Frankenstein himself, who demands why they have come to his residence. Facing the blame for the monster`s destructive outing, the mad doctor denies that he brought life to such a creature, which he had cobbled together from dead body parts that he had unearthed and stolen from the local cemetery. Having not seen this themselves, the villagers cannot say this part is true, so they believe this lie and leave. Once the crowd has left, the doctor heads back inside and immediately begins dismantling his monster, having decided that after such a close call, it`s time for him to pack up his belongings and start anew somewhere else in order to keep his cover. Transitioning to full color, the film now centers on ''Frankenstein`s Castle'', the newest walk-through horror attraction at Majestic Movie Studios Theme Park in Hollywood, where a cast member dressed as Frankenstein`s monster unsuccessfully tries to scare Billy, a four-year old boy, and his mother, who have come to check out the attraction for the first time, before tripping in his costume and having his mask come off, revealing the performer`s face. The man tries to explain to his guests that the costume he is wearing makes it hard for him to move, but he only ends up getting chastized by Billy`s mother, and later his boss, the park`s creative director, Mr. Ted Yesman, after receiving a complaint from Billy`s mother during a personal run-in, for his ineptitude. Having screwed up on the job too many times, Yesman tells his timid young employee that has hired a monster expert from Europe to come to the park and make the attraction scarier and relegates him to his previous job, which is performing as the park`s mascot, Sammy Squirrel. In another part of the park, The Chipmunks are revealed to have gotten their very own singing attraction,complete with an elaborate stage set, costumes, and a number of film-grade special effects, in which they perform a spoof of Michael Jackson`s hit ''Thriller ''titled "Things Out There". After one performance in particular ends with Alvin falling off the stage after tripping over his show costume upon stepping up to the mic to say thank you to the audience following the main performance, landing in front of Billy, who is attending the performance with his mother and sitting up front, which frightens him, causing him to cry and his mother to berate Alvin for scaring her son, he and his brothers are let off on an hour-long break before they are due for their next scheduled performance. Theodore, feeling hungry, suggests they take the time to get refreshments, but selfish Alvin, being the dominant member of the group, sees this soley as an excuse for Theodore to get something for himself and rejects the idea, deciding that he and his brothers will ride ''Dragonland'', a dragon-themed indoor rollercoaster whose set includes audio-animatronic dragons that spew real flames at riders,instead.Theodore, being the youngest member of the group and easily frightened, objects to this idea, but Alvin drags him and Simon along anyway, saying that ''Dragonland'' isn`t scary, but thrilling. Meanwhile, Dr. Frankenstein, the monster expert Yesman has hired, arrives at Majestic after somehow travelling to the United States from Europe. There he is greeted by Yesman at the front entrance, who personally shuttles him to his workplace,the ''Frankenstein`s Castle ''attraction, which will now become his new home and laboratory within the park. Upon arriving at the attraction, the mad doctor scares off a crowd of frustrated park-goers at the entrance |
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| ā | The Chipmunks are performing at a theme park called Majestic Movie Studios, a spoof of Universal Studios Hollywood "[[Things Out There]]." After one of their shows, in which Alvin accidentally scares a small boy, they go off for a break. Meanwhile, Doctor Frankenstein has come and is inhabiting a new attraction called "Frankenstein's Castle" as he makes another monster. The Chipmunks get lost, and eventually get locked inside the park (not to mention, they missed their show, so it was canceled). They find that one light is still on, in the castle, where Dr. Frankenstein is working on the monster. The Chipmunks witness the monster being resurrected. But Theodore drops his teddy bear, and when Alvin gets it, Dr. Frankenstein steps on his cap (Alvin hates when people touch his cap). He sends the monster after them on a wild goose chase through the park. Eventually, they end up on a roller-coaster with the monster on their tail. They lose him when he gets scared and stops the car, then when he finally lets go, the car lurches forward going faster than the ride was engineered. This causes the roller coaster to go off its tracks into the park sidewalks. They climb out and run out of the park. In the ruckus, Theodore drops his teddy bear, and the monster finds it. |
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| ā | When the boys get home, they try to tell Dave what happened but he doesn't believe them. Ā They then go up to their room, get ready for bed "[[If a Monster Comes in Our Room]]," and go to sleep, and the monster finds their house and returns the teddy bear to Theodore. It starts to rain, and Theodore feels bad for him, so he lets him sleep in his bed that night. The next morning, Dave goes to the park to consult with the manager to book them for the premier that night of the new Bud Wiley movie. Meanwhile at home, the Chipmunks take the monster (Theodore refers to him as "Frankie") to the park and teach him about being kind and making friends "[[If You Wanna Have Friends]]." When the sun is setting, the four are heading home to cook dinner for Dave. They make lasagna, but Frankie accidentally takes it out of the oven without gloves and burns his hands. In the process, he throws the lasagna out the window. Alvin goes out to retrieve it, but is kidnapped by the Doctor and taken to his lab in the theme park. Dave comes home, and Simon and Theodore, are told by him they are playing at the premiere. They then run off to the park with the monster to rescue Alvin. |
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| ā | At the park, Dr. Frankenstein makes Alvin drink a purple concoction. Then the doctor electrocutes him with 50,000 volts to "complete the process" as he says. The Chipmunks then burst through the door and knock over a few bottles of brains to distract Dr. Frankenstein as they rescue him. When they get out, Simon steals the book Frankenstein was using. He reads that the doctor fed him "Cartoon Monster Maker" which instructs to serve cold with 50,000 volts of electricity, then to wait three minutes. Simon checks his watch. The three minutes are up. Just then, Alvin grows to an enormous size, then shrinks down to his normal size. But he is not his normal self, and now resembles a cartoon character. He has a spiral for one eye, and his nose has grown and it is shiny. He runs away in a cloud of smoke. |
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| ā | At the premiere, he causes chaos, like a crazy cartoon character. He destroys a table with a chainsaw, defaces the movie's poster, and pops inside peoples wardrobe and messes up their hair. Simon and Theodore make an antidote from food on the buffet and go to feed it to him. But he must be upside down for it to work. When Bud Wiley arrives, Alvin closes his autograph book around his face. Bud begins chasing him, and they end up on top of a cut out of Wiley 100 feet in the air. Alvin is upside down when it begins to collapse, so Simon and Theodore throw it at him, and he drinks it. When he becomes normal immediately, he helps Bud by holding on to him when he almost falls. Dave and the boys make a trampoline out of a tablecloth and rescue them both. |
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| ā | In the theater, Dr. Frankenstein manages to sneak in dressed up in a costume of Sammy Squirrel (the park's mascot, whom he despises) after being denied entrance to the party. He sees that Alvin is cured, but realizes if he shocks Alvin, he can turn him back. He turns the mic to a high revere so when Alvin touches it, he would be shocked. But then the Monster turns up, and grabs the doctor. As he is carrying him, he slips and Dr. Frankenstein grabs the microphone to steady himself and gets shocked. The people see the monster and start to run away from him, but Theodore tells everyone if they are kind to him, he will be kind to them. Dr. Frankenstein awakens and tries to get the costume off, but can't. |
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| ā | In the end, Dr. Frankenstein is now the new entertainer, still stuck in the Sammy Squirrel costume, the Monster gets a job as a bus driver for tourists around the sets (though since Alvin taught him how to drive, he is a rather reckless driver, not to mention he has a chipmunk voice). At night, the sounds are still heard in Frankenstein's Castle. |
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*[[Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.]] as [[Alvin]], [[Simon]], and [[Dave Seville]] |
*[[Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.]] as [[Alvin]], [[Simon]], and [[Dave Seville]] |
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*[[Janice Karman]] as [[Theodore]] |
*[[Janice Karman]] as [[Theodore]] |
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*[[Dody Goodman]] as [[Miss Miller]] |
*[[Dody Goodman]] as [[Miss Miller]] |
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| ā | *[[Frank Welker]] as [[Frankie|" |
+ | *[[Frank Welker]] as [[Frankie|"Frankie", the Monster]] / Sammy Squirrel |
*Michael Bell as [[Doctor Frankenstein]] |
*Michael Bell as [[Doctor Frankenstein]] |
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| ā | *[[Mary Kay Bergman]] as Mother |
+ | *[[Mary Kay Bergman]] as Billy`s Mother |
| ā | *[[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as [[Bud Wiley]] / |
+ | *[[Kevin Michael Richardson]] as [[Bud Wiley]] / Security guard |
*[[Jim Meskimen]] as Mr. [[Ted Yesman]] |
*[[Jim Meskimen]] as Mr. [[Ted Yesman]] |
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| ā | *Dee Bradley Baker as [[Phil]] |
+ | *Dee Bradley Baker as Tour Guide [[Phil]] |
*Susan Boyd as Additional voices |
*Susan Boyd as Additional voices |
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*Jim Cummings as Ghost (uncredited) |
*Jim Cummings as Ghost (uncredited) |
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==Trivia== |
==Trivia== |
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| ā | *Simon wears black glasses instead of blue-framed. |
+ | *Simon wears black glasses in this film instead of the usual blue-framed. |
| ā | *Dave's hairstyle is quite different in this film. |
+ | *Dave's hairstyle is quite different in this film than it is for the rest of the . |
*Dave and the Chipmunks' eyes are black in this film. |
*Dave and the Chipmunks' eyes are black in this film. |
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*The Chipmunks' shoes are different; Alvin's shoes are dark blue rather than light blue, Simon's shoes are dark red rather than bright red, and Theodore's shoes are orange rather than light blue. Those shoes will remain in ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman]]''. |
*The Chipmunks' shoes are different; Alvin's shoes are dark blue rather than light blue, Simon's shoes are dark red rather than bright red, and Theodore's shoes are orange rather than light blue. Those shoes will remain in ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman]]''. |
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Revision as of 08:56, 31 December 2019
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein is an American animated horror-themed direct-to-video children`s comedy film based on characters from Alvin and the Chipmunks and Mary Shelley`s 1818 novel Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus. It was produced by Bagdasarian Productions and Universal Animation Studios, distributed by Universal Studios Home Video, and released on VHS on September 28th 1999, on DVD (as part of the Monster Bash Fun Pack) on September 7th, 2004, and again on DVD (as part of the Scare-Riffic Double Feature) on September 4th, 2007.
Plot
The film`s black-and-white opening, which spoofs the classic 1931 Universal Pictures horror film Frankenstein, has Frankenstein`s monster inadvertently doing some damage in a European village on a cloudy, stormy night with dry lightning and a full moon before the sounds of an angry mob force him to flee. Thinking the monster has been destroying their home on purpose, a large crowd of villagers, armed with torches, pursues him back to his place of origin, the castle of Dr. Victor Frankenstein, where the monster successfully seeks refuge. But before the villagers can step foot inside the castle, they are stopped outside the entrance by Dr. Frankenstein himself, who demands why they have come to his residence. Facing the blame for the monster`s destructive outing, the mad doctor denies that he brought life to such a creature, which he had cobbled together from dead body parts that he had unearthed and stolen from the local cemetery. Having not seen this themselves, the villagers cannot say this part is true, so they believe this lie and leave. Once the crowd has left, the doctor heads back inside and immediately begins dismantling his monster, having decided that after such a close call, it`s time for him to pack up his belongings and start anew somewhere else in order to keep his cover. Transitioning to full color, the film now centers on Frankenstein`s Castle, the newest walk-through horror attraction at Majestic Movie Studios Theme Park in Hollywood, where a cast member dressed as Frankenstein`s monster unsuccessfully tries to scare Billy, a four-year old boy, and his mother, who have come to check out the attraction for the first time, before tripping in his costume and having his mask come off, revealing the performer`s face. The man tries to explain to his guests that the costume he is wearing makes it hard for him to move, but he only ends up getting chastized by Billy`s mother, and later his boss, the park`s creative director, Mr. Ted Yesman, after receiving a complaint from Billy`s mother during a personal run-in, for his ineptitude. Having screwed up on the job too many times, Yesman tells his timid young employee that has hired a monster expert from Europe to come to the park and make the attraction scarier and relegates him to his previous job, which is performing as the park`s mascot, Sammy Squirrel. In another part of the park, The Chipmunks are revealed to have gotten their very own singing attraction,complete with an elaborate stage set, costumes, and a number of film-grade special effects, in which they perform a spoof of Michael Jackson`s hit Thriller titled "Things Out There". After one performance in particular ends with Alvin falling off the stage after tripping over his show costume upon stepping up to the mic to say thank you to the audience following the main performance, landing in front of Billy, who is attending the performance with his mother and sitting up front, which frightens him, causing him to cry and his mother to berate Alvin for scaring her son, he and his brothers are let off on an hour-long break before they are due for their next scheduled performance. Theodore, feeling hungry, suggests they take the time to get refreshments, but selfish Alvin, being the dominant member of the group, sees this soley as an excuse for Theodore to get something for himself and rejects the idea, deciding that he and his brothers will ride Dragonland, a dragon-themed indoor rollercoaster whose set includes audio-animatronic dragons that spew real flames at riders,instead.Theodore, being the youngest member of the group and easily frightened, objects to this idea, but Alvin drags him and Simon along anyway, saying that Dragonland isn`t scary, but thrilling. Meanwhile, Dr. Frankenstein, the monster expert Yesman has hired, arrives at Majestic after somehow travelling to the United States from Europe. There he is greeted by Yesman at the front entrance, who personally shuttles him to his workplace,the Frankenstein`s Castle attraction, which will now become his new home and laboratory within the park. Upon arriving at the attraction, the mad doctor scares off a crowd of frustrated park-goers at the entrance
Voice Cast
- Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. as Alvin, Simon, and Dave Seville
- Janice Karman as Theodore
- Dody Goodman as Miss Miller
- Frank Welker as "Frankie", the Monster / Sammy Squirrel
- Michael Bell as Doctor Frankenstein
- Mary Kay Bergman as Billy`s Mother
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Bud Wiley / Security guard
- Jim Meskimen as Mr. Ted Yesman
- Dee Bradley Baker as Tour Guide Phil
- Susan Boyd as Additional voices
- Jim Cummings as Ghost (uncredited)
- Noel Blanc as Additional voices (uncredited)
- Dody Goodman as Miss Miller (uncredited)
Singing Vocals
- Randy Crenshaw (lead & background)
- Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. (background)
- Jon Joyce (background)
- Janice Karman (background)
- Gene Merlino (background)
Songs
- "Things Out There" - The Chipmunks
- "If A Monster Came In" - The Chipmunks
- "If You Wanna Have Friends" - The Chipmunks
- "Dem Bones" - The Chipmunks
Trivia
- Simon wears black glasses in this film instead of the usual blue-framed.
- Dave's hairstyle is quite different in this film than it is for the rest of the .
- Dave and the Chipmunks' eyes are black in this film.
- The Chipmunks' shoes are different; Alvin's shoes are dark blue rather than light blue, Simon's shoes are dark red rather than bright red, and Theodore's shoes are orange rather than light blue. Those shoes will remain in Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman.
- When the roller coaster goes faster than normal and the Chipmunks' faces are distorted by the g-forces, they suddenly transform to how they looked in The Alvin Show, then to "real" chipmunks as they where depicted on their first album covers, before returning to their normal selves.
- When the boys and the monster return home from the playground they pass a street sign saying "Castillo Avenue," and during the premiere party at the amusement park you see a restaurant called "Selma's." Kathi Castillo is the movie producer, and Selma Edelman is the assistant producer.
- In one of the scenes where Alvin is in his crazy cartoon character form, he is seen standing in front of a standee that reads "A Midsummer Night's Car Crash" which is a parody of "A Midsummer Night's Dream."