Product Details

• Actors: Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, Frank Welker, Dody Goodman, Tress MacNeille
• Writers: Cynthia Friedlob, John Semper, Ross Bagdasarian
• Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Paramount
• DVD Release Date: August 22, 2006
• Run Time: 30 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000FIHN5C
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #76,146 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Alvin and the Chipmunks - Trick Or Treason" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

• This item is part of The Alvin and the Chipmunks Series.

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Join Alvin and his brothers Simon and Theodore for this hilarious Halloween adventure. Alvin wants to be accepted into the Monster Club, but the Monster members seem to think its cool to be cruel. It takes Theodore's friendship to Michael, a misunderstood outcast the other kids call Pumpkinhead, to show Alvin that being a true friend is really a lot more cool than trying to be a popular Monster! There are plenty of laughs and surprises and music, including the Chipmunk's rendition of the hit song "Monster Mash" to make this a monstrously fun video any time of the year!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alvin Fans, July 3, 2007

By	Roseann Guagno "Roseanne" (Littleton, CO United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Kids loved it. We rented this movie so many times that we finally decided to buy. The kids watch it all year round.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Average enough kiddie fare for Halloween, but not much more than that., December 19, 2006

By	Jonathon Turner "Jon Turner" (Highland Park, NJ USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Chip and Dale aren't the only squeaky-voiced chipmunks in the realm of animation. Around the same period these two critters were born out of the Disney studio, another trio would challenge their position--Simon, Theodore, and the ever-irrepressible scamp, Alvin. Creations of musician Ross Bagdasarian (who, incidentally, had the stage name of David Seville, the mild-mannered human who "fathers" the chipmunks), these three have amused many through their numerous record albums and television shows.

This DVD compiles several episodes from the 1980's series, as well as a 1994 Halloween special, "Trick or Treason", in which egocentric Alvin aspires to be part of a monster club while Theodore strikes up a friendship with a malformed, misunderstood boy. This special, capped off by a kitschy "Chipmunk" rendition of "Monster Mash" is probably the best on the disc, with solid production values, humor, and a couple of nice (albeit predictable) twists. (Considering it is a 1994 production, such polish is to be expected.)

On the other hand, the remaining episodes (where the "boys" deal with a seemingly menacing babysitter, a monster movie, practical jokes, and nightmares) are a mixed bag. For kids unfamiliar with Alvin and company from the '60s or the curious, this is passably entertaining fare. Unfortunately, my mother (who had grown up with the "old" Alvin), found these latter episodes to be uninspired and predictable--with production values on par with, well, an 80's TV cartoon and only a number of mildly amusing moments. It's not bad stuff for Halloween or a rainy day, all in all, but Alvin, Simon, and Theodore have had better outings--try THE CHIPMUNK ADVENTURE or A CHIPMUNK CHRISTMAS instead.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good video, November 3, 2008

By	Bank Am (Auburn, ME United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The first one is the only one that's actually related to halloween but the other stories are have scarry themes. Its great for the Halloween season and my kids love it.