Beverly Hills Chihuahua

Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Theatrical release poster (with previously planned release date)
Directed by	Raja Gosnell
Written by	Screenplay Analisa LaBianco Jeffrey Bushell Story Jeffrey Bushell
Produced by	David Hoberman Todd Lieberman John Jacobs Ricardo Del Rio
Starring	Piper Perabo Manolo Cardona Jamie Lee Curtis Andy García George Lopez Edward James Olmos Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo Cheech Marin Loretta Devine Drew Barrymore
Cinematography	Phil Meheux
Edited by	Sabrina Plisco
Music by	Heitor Pereira
Distributed by	Walt Disney Pictures
Release dates	Australia September 25, 2008 Mexico & United States October 3, 2008 United Kingdom January 16, 2009
Running time	91 minutes
Country	Template:FilmUS
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Box office	$145,824,897

Beverly Hills Chihuahua is a 2008 family comedy film by Walt Disney Pictures. It is directed by Raja Gosnell and released on October 3, 2008. The plot centers around a Chihuahua, Chloe, 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, Papi, who has a desperate crush on her.

Plot

Vivian Ashe leaves her pet chihuahua Chanel with her irresponsible niece Rachel to watch the dog. However, when Rachel decides to go to Mexico with her friends, Chanel gets dognapped. She gets sent to the dog fights, and meets a German Sheperd name Delgado. Delgado helps her escape the dog fights and attempts to get her back to Beverly Hills. Meanwhile, Rachel is searching for Chanel before Vivian gets home. Chanel then encounters a pack rat named Manuel trying to steal Chanel's diamond collar. She is tricked into giving her the collar, which was going to be used to get her home. El Diablo is sent by the dog fight ringleader to capture Chanel for the reward. Later on in the movie the Manuel is seen with the collar by Delgado, so Manuel pretends he was helping Delgado find his scent. Delgado sniffs the collar and gets his sense of smell back. He finds Chanel and she returns to Beverly Hills. Delgado gets a job with the police, and El Diablo runs away.

Cast

• Jamie Lee Curtis as Aunt Vivian Ashe
• Piper Perabo as Rachel Ashe Lynn
• Manolo Cardona as Sam
• Ali Hillis as Angela
• Jose Maria Yazpik as Vasquez
• Maury Sterling as Rafferty
• Jesús Ochoa as Officer Ramirez
• Eugenio Derbez as Storekeeper

Voices

• Drew Barrymore as Chloe - Chihuahua
• Andy García as Delgado - German Shepherd
• George Lopez as Papi - Chihuahua
• Edward James Olmos as El Diablo - Doberman Pinscher
• Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo as Rafa - Bull Terrier
• Placido Domingo as Monte - Longhaired Chihuahua
• Paul Rodriguez as Chico- Iguana
• Cheech Marin as Manuel - Pack Rat
• Loretta Devine as Delta - Toy Poodle
• Luis Guzman as Chucho - Mixed Breed
• Michael Urie as Sebastian - Pug

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..

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. Among Rotten Tomatoes' Cream of the Crop, it was reported that 50% of critics gave positive reviews based on 16 reviews. 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.

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." 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.

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. On its second weekend, the film arrived number 1 again with $17,502,077. 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 25 May 2009 in the UK on Disney DVD and Blu-ray. As of November 1, 2009 the DVD has sold 3,534,251 copies generating $59,918,764 in sales revenue.

Notes

Chloe was named after writer Analisa Labianco's dog, a 4 year- old Chihuahua.

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Sequel

A sequel has been announced by Disney and is currently in post-production for a February 1, 2011 release to DVD and Blu-ray. It was filmed in October 2009 in Los Angeles and George Lopez will be returning as the voice of Papi. Drew Barrymore and Piper Perabo have been confirmed not to be reprising their roles. It has been said that Zachary Gordon will be voicing the role of Papi Jr.

External links

• Official website
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua at IMDb
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• Beverly Hills Chihuahua at AllMovie
• Beverly Hills Chihuahua at Box Office Mojo
• Scoring Session Photo Gallery at ScoringSessions.com