Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers

Chip (John Mulaney) and Dale (Andy Samberg) in “Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers,” an live-action-animated hybrid film adaptation of the popular 1980s animated series. (COURTESY OF DISNEY)

I knew I was in good hands when Tenacious D’s “Friendship” started playing in the opening minutes of “Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers,” a live-action/animated hybrid film reboot of the popular Disney animated series from the 1980s.

Similar to Tenacious D, director Akiva Schaffer, one third of the comedy team Lonely Island, which also includes Andy Samberg who is voicing Dale, brings a goofy, subversive energy to “Rescue Rangers.” It also helps that the film goes full-meta, with the “Rescue Rangers” series existing in the “Rescue Rangers” movie.

Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers-3

From left: Chip (John Mulaney), Monterey Jack (Eric Bana) and Dale (Andy Samberg) in “Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers,” a meta reboot of the popular 1980s animated series that was a staple of the Disney Afternoon block of cartoons. (COURTESY OF DISNEY)

Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers-Poster

John Mulaney and Andy Samberg star in the film adaptation "Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers." (COURTESY OF DISNEY)

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Chip (John Mulaney) and Dale (Andy Samberg) in “Chip 'n' Dale: Rescue Rangers,” a film adaptation of the popular 1980s animated series. (COURTESY OF DISNEY)

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