Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers
By Jennifer Green,
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Peril, cartoon violence in live-action/CGI buddy reboot.

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Funny for parents not appropriate for kids
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Ok for teenagers, not small kids
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What's the Story?
Chip (voiced by John Mulaney) and Dale (Andy Samberg) are childhood friends who grow up to become television stars on their own adventure series called CHIP 'N DALE: RESCUE RANGERS. When Dale sets out on his own with a spinoff show, the gang from the original series breaks up, and Chip and Dale go their separate ways. One day, both chipmunks receive a call from former castmate Monty (Eric Bana), who is hiding out from debt collectors that he's worried are after him. Sure enough, Monty soon disappears, and Chip and Dale are thrown back into their Rescue Ranger lives of sleuthing. They join forces with police detective Ellie (Kiki Layne) and Captain Putty (J.K. Simmons) to uncover a plot involving kidnapping characters, changing their appearance, and shipping them off to film bootleg movies.
Is It Any Good?
This film exploits a clever concept of combining animation and cartoon styles across a range of characters and eras in a detective tale starring humans and CG characters. The inclusion of dozens of past and present Disney characters, properties, and storylines on display in Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers can feel like an advertisement, one giant billboard or trailer. But there's visually a lot on offer here as well as some fun meta-commentary about what we're seeing, like characters and places representative of styles from specific moments in history. This film is for fans of the characters, of Disney, and of the evolving technologies fueling the animation industry, who can all feel like they're in on a big inside joke.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how a film is made with a combination of humans and animated characters, as in Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers. How could you learn more about this filmmaking process?
What other characters and Disney brands did you recognize? Were there references you only understood because you'd seen another movie or show previously?
What lessons do Chip and Dale learn about friendship?
The film spans a range of animation and cartoon styles. How would you describe some of the differences between characters' appearances?
Movie Details
- On DVD or streaming: May 20, 2022
- Cast: Andy Samberg, John Mulaney, KiKi Layne
- Director: Akiva Schaffer
- Inclusion Information: Black actors
- Studio: Disney+
- Genre: Family and Kids
- Topics: Magic and Fantasy, Cats, Dogs, and Mice, Fairy Tales, Friendship
- Run time: 97 minutes
- MPAA rating: NR
- Last updated: February 17, 2023
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