Name	Beverly Hills Chihuahua
Caption	Theatrical release poster (with previously planned release date)
Director	Raja Gosnell
Producer	David HobermanTodd LiebermanJohn JacobsRicardo Del Rio
Screenplay	Analisa LaBiancoJeffrey Bushell
Story	Jeffrey Bushell
Starring	Drew BarrymoreAndy GarcíaGeorge LopezPiper PeraboManolo CardonaJamie Lee CurtisEdward James OlmosEddie "Piolín" SoteloCheech MarinLoretta Devine
Music	Heitor Pereira
Cinematography	Phil Meheux
Editing	Sabrina Plisco
Distributor	Walt Disney Pictures
Released
Runtime	91 minutes
Country
Language	English
Budget	$20 million
Gross	$145,824,897
Followed by	Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2

Beverly Hills Chihuahua is a 2008 family comedy film produced 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 Chloe with her irresponsible niece Rachel to watch the dog. However, when Rachel decides to go to Mexico with her friends, Chloe gets dognapped. She is sent to the dog fights, and meets a German Sheperd named Delgado. Delgado helps her escape the dog fights and attempts to get her back to Beverly Hills. Meanwhile, Rachel is searching for Chloe with Sam and Papi, landscaper and dog before Aunt Viv gets home. Chloe then encounters a pack rat named Manuel trying to steal Chloe's diamond collar. She is tricked into giving him the collar, which was going to be used to get her home. El Diablo, a fierce black dog, is sent by the dog fight ringleader to capture Chloe for the reward. Later on in the movie the rat, Manuel, is seen with the collar by Delgado, so Manuel switches sides and helps Delgado find his sense of smell. Delgado sniffs the collar and gets his sense of smell back. He finds Chloe and she returns to Beverly Hills. Delgado gets a job with the police, and El Diablo runs away. Chloe and Papi go on a date by the gazebo and Chloe licks him on the face. Papi mentions that there might be a few miniature baby Chihuahuas in their futures. The two stray dogs that Sam and Rachel adopt on the trail of Chloe go to good homes too. El Diablo is adopted by a lady who has a passion for fashion.

Cast

Jamie Lee Curtis as Aunt Vivian Ashe

Piper Perabo as Rachel Ashe Lynn

Manolo Cardona as Sam

Morgan York as Angela

Jose Maria Yazpik as Angel Gomez

Maury Sterling as Valeria Gomez

Jesús Ochoa as Officer Ramirez

Eugenio Derbez as Storekeeper

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 - Great Dane

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.

Sequel

A direct-to-video 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 Odette Yustman will be voicing Chloe and Zachary Gordon will be voicing the role of Papi Jr.

References

External links

Scoring Session Photo Gallery at ScoringSessions.com

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Caption	Madison Pettis, February 2008
Birthname	Madison Michelle Pettis
Birth date	July 22, 1998
Birth place	Arlington, Texas, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Yearsactive	2003–present

Madison Michelle Pettis (born July 22, 1998) is an American child actress, best known for playing Sophie Martinez "America's Angel" on Disney Channel's Cory in the House and Peyton Kelly in The Game Plan.

Life and career

Pettis was born in Arlington, Texas, to Steven and Michelle Pettis. Pettis was first noticed when her mother entered into an annual cover search held by FortWorthChild, a local parenting magazine. From that she began modeling and acting in commercials; she had an agent and a website from the age of five. She had a co-starring role in the Disney Channel Original Series, Cory in the House as the President's daughter, Sophie Martinez, also known as "America's Angel". In this role she was seen in one episode of Hannah Montana. She also starred as Peyton Kelly in the 2007 Disney movie, The Game Plan. She portrayed Isabelle Tyler in an episode of The 4400. She was the 2007 Disney Channel Games commentator, and also appeared on Barney and Friends as Bridget, in which she sang, danced and acted. In 2008, she cameoed in Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!, and had roles in and . Pettis also had a small role in Seven Pounds as Lorena, Connie Tepos' daughter. She has a voice role in the Disney Channel animated series Special Agent Oso. Most recently Pettis had a role in Free Style as Bailey Bryant with Corbin Bleu and has appeared as herself on the syndicated version of the game show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?. Pettis and her older brother, Steven Jr., appeared recently on The Bonnie Hunt Show, where they were reunited after Steven's return home from active military duty.

Filmography

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TV series

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References

External links

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Name	Bridgit Mendler
Birthname	Bridgit Claire Mendler
Birth date	December 18, 1992
Birthplace	Washington, D.C.
Yearsactive	2004–present
Occupation	Actress, singer

Bridgit Claire Mendler

External links

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