Beverly Hills Chihuahua

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Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Raja Gosnell
Produced by	David Hoberman Todd Lieberman John Jacobs Ricardo Del Rio
Written by	Screenplay Analisa LaBianco Jeffrey Bushell Story Jeffrey Bushell
Starring	Piper Perabo Manolo Cardona Jamie Lee Curtis Andy Garcia George Lopez Edward James Olmos Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo Cheech Marin Loretta Devine Drew Barrymore
Music by	Heitor Pereira
Cinematography	Phil Meheux
Editing by	Sabrina Plisco
Distributed by	Walt Disney Pictures
Release date(s)	Australia September 25, 2008 Mexico & United States October 3, 2008
Running time	91 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Gross revenue	$145,824,897

Beverly Hills Chihuahua is a 2008 comedy film by Walt Disney Pictures directed by Raja Gosnell and released October 3. The plot centers around a Chihuahua who gets dognapped in Mexico and has to escape from an evil Doberman, El Diablo, with help from a lonely German Shepherd, Delgado, and a hyperactive male Chihuahua, Papí, who has a desperate crush on her.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 2.1 Voices 3 Production 3.1 Visual effects 3.2 Music 4 Reception 4.1 Critical reception 4.2 Box office 4.3 Home media 5 Trivia 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

Plot

Vivian Ashe leaves her pet chihuahua Chloe with her irresponsible niece Rachel to watch the dog. However, when Rachel decides to go to Mexico with her friends, Chloe gets lost and bonds with Delgado, a lonely German Shepard who used to be a police dog, and goes on the run from a ruthless Doberman called El Diablo. Meanwhile, Papi, a hyperactive chihuahua who falls in love with Chloe, attempts to find his love in Mexico while El Diablo attempts to capture Chloe and get her collar to his owner, a dog fight ringleader.

Cast

• Jamie Lee Curtis as Aunt Vivian Ashe
• Piper Perabo as Rachel Ashe Lynn
• Manolo Cardona as Sam
• Maury Sterling as Rafferty
• Jesús Ochoa as Officer Ramirez

Voices

• Drew Barrymore as Chloe
• Andy Garcia as Delgado
• George Lopez as Papi
• Edward James Olmos as El Diablo
• Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo as Rafa
• Placido Domingo as Monte
• Paul Rodriguez as Chico
• Cheech Marin as Manuel
• Loretta Devine as Delta
• Luis Guzman as Chucho
• Eugenio Derbez as Storekeeper

Production

Visual effects

Cinesite in London, using their specially developed pipeline for creating digital muzzle replacements, animated the many talking dogs. The in-house visual effects supervisor is Matt Johnson, and the animation supervisor was Alexander Williams.

Music

The music to Beverly Hills Chihuahua was written by composer Heitor Pereira, who recorded the score with the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Eastwood Scoring Stage at Warner Bros..^[1]

Reception

Critical reception

Beverly Hills Chihuahua received mixed reviews from critics. As of October 17, 2008, review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 41% of critics gave positive reviews based on 71 reviews.^[2] Among Rotten Tomatoes' Cream of the Crop, it was reported that 50% of critics gave positive reviews based on 16 reviews.^[3] Metacritic reported that the film had an average score of 41 out of 100 based on 22 reviews, placing it under the "Mixed or Average" category.^[4]

Mark Olsen of the Los Angeles Times wrote in his review that "One could try to overlook the film's view of Mexico as an either-or land of resort poshness and street-level poverty, chiefly populated by criminals and hustlers of all stripes, except that view forms the entire film, driving the narrative impulse by which the spoiled puppy makes her journey." Olsen also wrote "Think of it as the Paris Hilton Complex, that idea of young people as little princesses and princes who get what they want, and what they want is easy pickings and a life without engagement."^[5] Walter Addiego of the San Francisco Chronicle gave a positive review saying the film combines the themes of dignity and empowerment - "We are tiny, but we are mighty", says the leader of a vast Chihuahua pack - with a story of a spoiled rich canine who learns not to be so high and mighty, the film hits all the typical Disney notes. There's even a politically correct message at the end advising would-be dog adopters to make sure they know what they're getting into.^[6]

Box office

Despite mixed reviews from critics, Beverly Hills Chihuahua was a commercial success. The film grossed $29,300,465 on its opening weekend from 3,215 theaters, averaging about $9,114 per theater, and ranking number 1 at the box office for that weekend.^[7] On its second weekend, the film arrived number 1 again with $17,502,077.^[8] As of May 10, 2009, Beverly Hills Chihuahua has grossed $94,514,402 domestically and $51,310,495 in other territories leading up to a total of $145,824,897 worldwide.

Home media

Beverly Hills Chihuahua was released on March 3, 2009 in the US and 25th May 2009 in the UK on Disney DVD and Blu-ray.

Trivia

• Chloe and Delgado board a truck in Mexico City, and exit shortly thereafter in Puerto Vallarta. According to the Mexican Guía Roji road atlas, that is a 17-hour drive, taking the fast route through Manzanillo.
• In the scene where Rachel and Sam meet in a Mexican police station, Papi says "Oh, look out, Hannah Montana at three o' clock!".
• While Chloe and Delgado are walking in Puerto Vallarta, SpongeBob SquarePants toys can be seen briefly.

See also

• Xoloitzcuintle dog

References

External links

• Official website
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua at the Internet Movie Database
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua at Allmovie
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua at Box Office Mojo
• Scoring Session Photo Gallery at ScoringSessions.com

Preceded by Eagle Eye

Box office number-one films of 2008 (USA) October 5, 2008 – October 12, 2008

Succeeded by Max Payne

v • d • e Films directed by Raja Gosnell Home Alone 3 (1997) · Never Been Kissed (1999) · Big Momma's House (2000) · Scooby-Doo (2002) · Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004) · Yours, Mine and Ours (2005) · Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008)