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Revision as of 22:12, 28 October 2009

Scooby-Doo!!!
File:Scooby-Doo Poster.png
Film poster
Directed byRaja Gosnell
Written byScreenplay:
James Gunn
Story:
Craig Titley
James Gunn
Characters and Series:
William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Produced byCharles Roven
Richard Suckle
StarringSarah Michelle Gellar
Freddie Prinze, Jr.
Matthew Lillard
Linda Cardellini
Rowan Atkinson
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.
Isla Fisher
Neil Fanning (voice)
CinematographyDavid Eggby
Edited byKent Beyda
Music byDavid Newman
Production
companies
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
June 14, 2002
Running time
86 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Australia
LanguageEnglish
Budget$84 million[1]
Box office$275,650,703

Scooby-Doo is a Template:Fy live-action film based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon show, Scooby-Doo. The film was directed by Raja Gosnell and written by James Gunn and Craig Titley. It was produced by Charles Roven and Richard Suckle for Warner Bros. and stars Matthew Lillard as Shaggy, Sarah Michelle Gellar as Daphne, Freddie Prinze, Jr. as Fred, Linda Cardellini as Velma, and Neil Fanning as the voice of Scooby-Doo (who was created on screen using computer-generated imagery), Scott Innes as Scrappy Doo and Rowan Atkinson as Emile Mondavarious. Pamela Anderson made an uncredited appearance at the beginning of the movie.

Reggae artist Shaggy and rock group MXPX perform different versions of the theme song. Shaggy got his stage name from the show/film's character. In 2004, this film was followed by a sequel, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. A prequel, Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins, aired on Cartoon Network Sunday, September 13, 2009.

Plot

After solving the case of the Luna Ghost, an uncooperative Mystery Inc. splits apart. Two years later, the group are unexpectedly reunited to solve mysteries occurring at the remote amusement park Spooky Island. In the time that has passed, Fred has become a celebrity, Daphne a blackbelt expert, Velma an employee at NASA, and Shaggy and Scooby have stopped investigating mysteries. On the plane, Shaggy and Scooby are eating when Shaggy sees a pretty young woman (Isla Fisher) with whom he is immediately smitten. The following conversation reveals she is called Mary Jane, likes Scooby Snacks, but is allergic to dogs (Scooby disguised as Shaggy's grandmother to get on the plane).

Upon arrival at the island, the gang are greeted by Emelius Mondavarious, the park's owner, who explains that a "spell" has been placed upon the visiting students who arrive as hyperactive but leave as emotionless people with inhuman abilities. The gang split up after an argument to solve the mystery for themselves. Velma watches a dance led by a man named N'Goo Tuana who explains the island was once home to demons who seek vengeance after Mondavarious built the theme park. Daphne encounters Voodoo Maestro who advises her not to go to the closed down castle-styled ghost train. Mistaking this for trickery, Daphne does indeed go to the castle. Scooby is lured into a secluded forest and is chased by a demon but escapes, before going to the castle with Shaggy and Daphne.

The gang is reunited inside the castle where they split up properly to look for clues. Daphne finds a strange triangular artefact called the Daemonritus, whilst Velma and Fred discover a strange schoolroom where a training video is played which seems addressed to non-human creatures. The gang escape the castle when the N'Goo's minions appear, including a wrestler named Zarkos. They return to the island's hotel and tell Mondavarious their suspects: N'Goo, Maestro and Mondavarious(mostly cause he "creeps (Fred) out".. N'Goo plays a piano tune which seemingly summons dog-like demons which capture most of the guests including Fred, Velma and Mondavarious. Scooby, Shaggy, Daphne and Mary Jane

The next day, everything seems normal until Fred, Velma, Daphne, Mary Jane and most of the guests are revealed to now be possessed by the demons. Scooby falls down a hole followed by Shaggy, who discovers a pool of ectoplasmic heads and returns Velma, Daphne and Fred to their bodies, although they all end up swapping bodies until they revert to their normal ones, caused by the Daemonritus. The gang find Maestro who explains that if the demon's leader absorbs the captured ectoplasmic heads via the Daemonritus and then a sacrificed pure soul, the demons will be fully allowed to walk and the Earth for the next 10,000 or so years. The pure soul turns out to be Scooby's who is tricked by Mondavarious, the mastermind behind the plan to be a sacrifice. The gang set up a trap to destroy the demons via their weakness of sunlight but it does not go according to plan and Fred and Velma are captured.

Daphne carries out her part of the plan but ends up fighting Zarkus in a Buffy the Vampire Slayer-like battle. Shaggy saves Scooby but knocks over Mondavarious as he absorbs the ectoplasmic heads, revealing him to actually be a robot controlled by noneother than Scrappy Doo. After being kicked out of the gang, Scrappy vowed revenge and carried out his plan to conquer the world and destroy Mystery Inc. in the process. He transforms into a monstrous giant version of himself and chases down Scooby and Shaggy. Daphne manages to defeat Zarkus, releasing sunlight and destroying the demons. Shaggy destroys the Daemonritus and Scrappy reverts to his smaller self. The real Mondavarious is located by Shaggy, for he had been trapped underground by Scrappy for two years. Mary Jane comes to Shaggy and thanks him for saving her life. They try to kiss but Mary Jane sneezes because Scooby is there. The villains are arrested and Mystery Inc. are quickly told of a new case which they decide to solve together.

Cast

Reception

The film was released to generally negative reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the movie has a "Rotten" rating of 28%, with an average score of 4.3 out of 10. On Metacritic, the film has a 35 out of 100 rating which indicates "generally negative reviews". However, despite a negative reception, it made $19,204,859 on its opening day and $54,155,312 over the weekend from 3,447 theaters, averaging about $15,711 per venue and ranked #1 at the box office. The film closed on October 31, 2002, with a final domestic gross of $153,294,164. It made an additional $122,356,539 internationally, bringing the total worldwide gross to $275,650,703. It is the 15th most successful film worldwide of 2002.[2] Geller was voted Choice Movie Actress: Comedy at the The Teen Choice awards

Soundtrack

Main article: Scooby-Doo (soundtrack)

A soundtrack containing hip hop, reggae and alternative rock was released on June 4, 2002 by Atlantic Records. It peaked at #24 on the Billboard 200 and #49 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.

Video games

A video game based upon the film was released for Game Boy Advance shortly before the film was released. The game is played in 3rd person point-of-view and has multiple puzzle games and mini-games. The game's structure was similar to a board game. The game was panned by critics and was a poor seller.

Novelization

Scholastic Inc. released a novelization of the story in conjunction with the film. The novel was written by American fantasy and science fiction author Suzanne Weyn.

See also

References

  1. ^ Dayna Van Buskirk, Reg Seeton (2004-03-01). "Unleashing Monsters & Zombies". UGO. Retrieved 2008-04-23.
  2. ^ http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2002&p=.htm
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