Tragic Child Star Gets a Surprise Spotlight in Chip ’n Dale Movie

“This business can be so tough,” laments Chip (John Mulaney), the animated chipmunk, about 30 minutes into Disney+’s reboot Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers. Chip certainly gets it, having sacrificed his Hollywood dreams to schlep insurance packages. The clever premise of Akiva Schaffer’s Disney+ reboot is that no one really remembers Chip or his trusty sidekick, Dale (Andy Samberg), from their brief Disney Channel run between 1989 and 1990. The film—a live-action and animated mash-up—finds the forgotten duo reuniting decades after their fleeting success to rescue an old friend, now with the cynical perspective of former flash stars burned by… Read Full Article