Revealing mistake: When the chipmunks are singing 'How we roll' there is a shot of Ian with some people in a private room. The music continues to play as they listen and the stage is reflected in the glass, how ever the chipmunks, back up singers, dancers, instrument players and audience are missing. (01:17:40)
Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007)
1 revealing mistake
Directed by: Tim Hill
Starring: Justin Long, Jason Lee, Jesse McCartney, David Cross, Jane Lynch, Cameron Richardson
Continuity mistake: When the chipmunks start practicing for the first time with Ian, Ian gives Simon "cooler" glasses that he should use it from now on. However, in their tour shots he's still using his old glasses. Much later in the movie he is also seen rummaging through a desk cabinet for his his old glasses which he found to be already bent. (01:01:50)
Simon: We're chipmunks Dave, we can get out of a cat carrier.
Alvin: It's not even difficult.
More trivia for Alvin and the Chipmunks
Question: Throughout the course of the movie, why is Ian so obsessed with making money off the Chipmunks? After all, he lives in a mansion, has an outdoor pool, a nice car, and a group of house servants, and if he has enough money to afford that many extra toys for the Chipmunks when they arrive, any extra diamond or ring shouldn't be a problem for him.
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Answer: Ian is a greedy "business man", no matter how much money he has he will always want more.