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Trick or Treason sounds like an unpublished Ann Coulter book, but it's really a collection of Alvin and the Chipmunk stories that will get children in the Halloween mood. The title story is a cautionary tale of peer pressure in which social-climbing Alvin is determined to join the Monster Club, "the coolest club in the whole wide world." Theodore objects that its members are "power-crazed bullies," but Alvin will not be dissuaded until the club's initiation requires him to play a cruel prank on the local neighborhood outcast nicknamed Pumpkinhead, whom all the other children fear until Simon befriends him. Four other Halloween-ready treats make their DVD debut, including another story with a nice message about the perils of misjudging people, "Babysitter Fright Night," as well as "Theodore's Life as a Dog," "Nightmare on Seville Street," and "No Chipmunk Is an Island." Donald Liebenson

All Movie Guide

Nearly a decade after the heyday of the daily cartoon series Alvin & the Chipmunks came this Halloween-themed cable TV special. Anxious to join the Monster Club, precocious singing chipmunk Alvin undergoes a grueling trick-or-treat initiation. Naturally, things go awry, spelling trouble not only for Alvin but for his chipmunk siblings Simon and Theodore--not to mention long-suffering David Seville. In keeping with the Chipmunks' tradition of "covering" popular songs, this special includes a spirited rendition of the 1961 novelty hit "The Monster Mash." Trick or Treason debuted October 28, 1994, over the USA network, which was then showing reruns of the original Alvin & the Chipmunks. Hal Erickson

Product Details

• UPC: 097361385549
• Source: PARAMOUNT
• Region Code: 1
• Aspect Ratio: Pre-1954 Standard (1.33.1)
• Sound: Dolby Digital Stereo
• Language: English
• Time: 1:06:00
• Sales Rank: 25,433

This DVD is also available as part of a box set:

• Alvin and the Chipmunks - Classic Holiday Gift Set

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