About “Alvin and the Chipmunks” in a few words:

The “Alvin and the Chipmunks” movie is a delightful blend of comedy, music, and heart. It narrates the story of three chipmunk brothers – Alvin, Simon, and Theodore. As they navigate the human world after their tree gets cut down, they meet a struggling songwriter named Dave. As the chipmunks adjust to their new life, they form a unique bond with Dave and embark on musical escapades, all while dodging various challenges and hilarious misadventures.

Meet the characters from Alvin and the Chipmunks

Alvin

Alvin is the chaotic spark of the group — loud, irresistible, and basically a walking dare-you-to-look-away magnet. He’s a showman to his core, always scheming a bigger stunt or prank (which usually involves glitter and questionable life choices). Deep down he’s fiercely loyal, although he’ll deny it and then steal your hoodie to prove a point — or was that to hide the evidence? He somehow manages to be both exasperating and lovable in the same breath, like someone who eats cake while lecturing you about responsibility.

Simon

Simon is the brains, the quiet one with the glasses who probably owns three lab notebooks and a button that says “organize me” (and sometimes means it). He’s fiercely rational and annoyingly practical, but also has this weirdly cozy side — collects star charts and vintage comic-books, which you would never expect because he’s always correcting your grammar. Slightly socially awkward in a charming way, he’ll solve your problem with a spreadsheet and then offer you tea like it’s a diplomatic treaty. He’s the kind of genius who checks facts at 3 a.m., then forgets where he left his keys.

Theodore

Theodore is pure marshmallow energy: soft, sweet, warm, and prone to giving unsolicited hugs that will make you melt. He’s gentle to the point of poetic, but also surprisingly stubborn if it’s about cookies or defending a friend (don’t test him on cupcakes). He’s innocent but not naive — there’s a little glint of dry humor in there that surprises people, like a joke tucked into a bedtime story. Also, he has a habit of naming houseplants and sometimes forgets whether he already fed them or just loved them intensely.

Brittany

Brittany is the confident, glamorous leader of the Chipettes — sass with a capital S, but like, thoughtful sass, not just hair flips. She’s competitive and polished and will clap back in heels, yet she cries at sappy movies and keeps a scrapbook of concert tickets (and possibly a secret haiku notebook, don’t ask). Fiercely stylish and surprisingly strategic, she’ll plan a performance and a brunch and a takedown of your terrible playlist all before noon. She cares about winning, sure, but also about making sure everyone looks good while doing it.

Jeanette

Jeanette is adorably brilliant in a soft-spoken, distracted way — the brainy sweetheart who trips over her own books because she was reading the footnote aloud. She’s shy and thoughtful, always with a slightly crooked ponytail and a stack of science magazines, and yet she’ll blurt out the exact blunt truth when you least expect it (which is both helpful and slightly terrifying). Extremely loyal and low-key dramatic about lab discoveries, she’s the one who remembers obscure facts and forgets her lunch. There’s a quiet confidence under the glasses, like a library that’s secretly also a roller rink.

Eleanor

Eleanor is the practical muscle of the crew — grounded, dependable, the person who actually remembers to pack snacks and a spare sock for everything. She’s sporty and assertive but also has this ridiculous sweet tooth (bakes cookies at midnight, claims it’s for “research”). Gentle with animals and terrifyingly efficient in crisis, she’ll organize your life and then braid your hair like it’s no big deal. She’s warm and blunt and somehow both a planner and a last-minute adventurer, which is suspicious but very endearing.

Dave

Dave is the patient, perpetually exhausted guardian who still somehow manages to be the emotional center of the chaotic chipmunk hurricane. He’s caring, steady, a little exasperated (a lot exasperated), but deeply invested in their music, their safety, and their terrible life choices — in that order. He plays the straight man with a quiet deadpan, but will belt out a song at a moment’s notice or make emergency pancakes at 2 a.m., so don’t underestimate his spontaneous dad-hero vibes. He’s the grown-up who’s also definitely been roped into a pillow fight and secretly enjoyed it.