FAQ

In a tree farm, three musically inclined chipmunks, Alvin, Simon and Theodore, find their tree cut down and sent to Los Angeles. Once there, they meet the frustrated songwriter David Seville, and despite a poor house wrecking first impression, they impress him with their singing talent. Seeing the opportunity for success, both human and chipmunks make a pact for them to sing his songs. While that ambition proves a frustrating struggle with the difficult trio, the dream does come true after all. However, that success presents its own trials as their unscrupulous record executive, Ian Hawke, plans to break up this family to exploit the boys. Can Dave and the Chipmunks discover what they really value amid the superficial glamor around them?

The screenplay for Alvin and the Chipmunks was written by American scriptwriter Jon Vitti and is based on the Chipmunk characters created in 1958 by American songwriter Rostom Sipan Bagdasarian [1919-1972], better known by his stage name David Seville, which he used on his recordings featuring Alvin and the Chipmunks. A sequel, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009), was released in 2009 and a third film in 2011.

In the film series, yes, because it contains songs sung by the cartoon chipmunk characters from the 1980s. The next three films have the chipmunks sing modernized songs, not the original songs by Ross.