The Chipmunk Adventure

The Chipmunk Adventure
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Janice Karman
Produced by	Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.
Written by	Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. Janice Karman
Based on	Alvin and the Chipmunks by Ross Bagdasarian
Starring	Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. Janice Karman Dody Goodman Susan Tyrrell Anthony De Longis Frank Welker Ken Sansom Nancy Cartwright
Music by	Randy Edelman
Edited by	Tony Mizgalski
Production company	Bagdasarian Productions
Distributed by	The Samuel Goldwyn Company
Release date	May 22, 1987 (1987-05-22)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$6.8 million

The Chipmunk Adventure is a 1987 American animated musical adventure fantasy comedy film featuring the characters from NBC's Saturday morning cartoon Alvin and the Chipmunks.

The film, directed by Janice Karman and written by Karman and Ross Bagdasarian, stars the voices of Karman, Bagdasarian, and Dody Goodman, and follows the Chipmunks and the Chipettes as they go on a hot air balloon race around the world that is the cover for a diamond smuggling ring.

When David Seville goes off to Europe on a business trip, the Chipmunks, Alvin, Simon and Theodore are left at home with their babysitter, Miss Beatrice Miller - much to the dismay of Alvin. While the three are playing an arcade game of Around the World in Thirty Days with the Chipettes, Alvin and Brittany argue over which would win an actual race around the world. Diamond smugglers Claudia and Klaus Furschtein overhear the conversation and approach the children, telling them that they will provide them with the means for a real race around the world by hot air balloon, with the winner receiving $100,000.