Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island
Tags: horror, psychedelic, suspenseful

Plot synopsis:
The film opens with the Mystery, Inc. gang solving the case of the Moat Monster. Becoming bored with solving mysteries, the gang goes their separate ways. Daphne Blake and Fred Jones start running a successful television series called Coast to Coast With Daphne Blake; Velma Dinkley becomes the proprietor of a mystery bookstore; Shaggy Rogers and his dog Scooby-Doo are fired from their job at an airport after eating all of the confiscated foods. For Daphne's birthday, Fred decides to get the gang back together for a road trip while Daphne is filming her show.
After encountering a lot of fake monsters, the gang finally arrives in New Orleans. They are soon invited by a young woman named Lena Dupree to visit her employer's home on Moonscar Island, which is allegedly haunted by the ghost of the pirate Morgan Moonscar. Though the gang is skeptical, they go with Lena, to whom Fred has taken a fancy.
On the island, the gang meets Lena's employer Simone Lenoir, as well as the ferryman Jacques, and Simone's gardener Beau, to whom Daphne takes a fancy. They also meet Snakebite Scruggs, an ill-natured fisherman, and his hunting pig, Mojo. The gang sets out to prove that the "ghost" is a fake. Shaggy and Scooby are chased by Mojo and end up falling into a big hole, where they encounter the zombie of Morgan Moonscar. By the time the rest of gang comes to investigate, Moonscar isn't around.
Simone invites the gang to her house to stay for the night. As the gang is dressing up for dinner, Shaggy sees the ghost of a Confederate colonel in the mirror; Simone explains that the island was a temporary headquarters for a Confederate regiment during the American Civil War. Due to Simone's cats, Shaggy and Scooby eat in the Mystery Machine, but find the food spicy and get some water from the lake, where an army of zombies emerge. Shaggy's bad driving gets the Mystery Machine stuck in the mud, forcing him and Scooby to flee on foot.
Fred and Daphne find the Mystery Machine, but no sign of Shaggy and Scooby. They argue about each other's supposed love interests and come across Shaggy and Scooby. They manage to capture a zombie, which is revealed to be real. As the zombies swarm around them, the gang splits in panic. Elsewhere, Shaggy and Scooby discover wax dolls that look like Fred, Velma, and Daphne, and they play with them, causing their friends to undertake a series of involuntary actions for a short time until they leave after disturbing a nest of bats.
Fred, Daphne, Velma, and Beau return to Simone's house and discover a secret passage under the staircase. They find Lena, who tells them that the zombies took Simone away. They find a secret chamber for voodoo rituals, where Velma finds footprints of Simone's heels and interrogates Lena about the story. Simone then appears, and she and Lena use voodoo dolls to trap the gang in the chamber before revealing themselves to be evil cat creatures. Simone explains that centuries ago, they were part of a group of settlers who were devoted to a cat god. When Moonscar and his pirates chased the settlers into a bayou filled with alligators, the vengeful Simone and Lena asked their cat god to curse Moonscar. Their wish was granted and they killed Moonscar and his crew, but the curse caused them to become cat creatures permanently, requiring that they drain life forces to preserve their immortality. Jacques joined them later on, agreeing to bring them more victims in exchange for immortality. The repentant zombies' intent was to warn the gang to leave to escape their fate.
Finding Shaggy and Scooby, Jacques transforms into a cat creature and chases them to drain their lives. Thanks to the zombies, Shaggy and Scooby escape and accidentally tumble into the cave, interrupting the draining ceremony and distracting the cat creatures. Velma quickly unties herself and creates voodoo dolls of Simone and Lena to interrupt their ritual. When they are finally cornered, the cat creatures' curse expires, causing them to disintegrate, freeing the zombies' souls and allowing them to rest in peace. Beau is revealed to be an undercover police officer sent to investigate the disappearances on the island. Daphne offers Beau a chance to guest-star on her show and discuss the adventure. The next morning, everyone leaves the island via ferry to head back to town. In a post-credits scene, Scooby feeds the cats some milk before howling out his name to the viewers.

Review: Out of all the Scooby movies that have been made over the years (including the two live action ones), Zombie Island is by far the best; the characters are older, the plot line is much more sophisticated than previous attempts, is even a little scary, and by far LOOKS the best (even though it was a direct-to-video movie, it has the quality of a major motion picture, a big plus).
A complete nobody voices Scooby-Doo......BADLY?!?)Horrendous, grainy animation that wasn't even good back when it originally released, let alone today when it's absolutely LAUGHABLE.
Even the animation quality from Scooby-Doo Where Are You from 30 years earlier somehow holds up infinitely better!WOW, "real" ghosts, what an absolutely game-changing innovation!
Tired of chasing old men in masks, Daphne and Fred go off to start a successful TV series, Velma opens a mystery bookstore and Scooby and Shaggy works as customs officers at an airport.
However the gang discover that everything is not quite as it's seems on the island.The nineties film version of the animated Scooby Doo are quite different from the original series.
Daphne and Fred both being slightly jealous of the other having opposite-sex interest is one example of this that worked quite well.Also the film's go harder for scares from their ghosts, I'm not saying it's scary but it has a lot more action than the series!
Daphne is now a talk show host, Fred is her producer and personal camera man, Velma runs a mystery book store and Shaggy and Scooby work at an airport checking luggage.
But they miss each other and reunite on Daphne's birthday to set out on a cross country journey looking for "real" ghosts, only to find more "nut jobs in Halloween costumes".Then they head to the Bayou where they crash at an old house run by a creepy woman.
Will they survive?By far the best of the new Scooby Doo animated films on video, this one explores certain themes that kind of developed but were never explored in the old show - like is there something going on between Fred & Daphne, and what would the gang do with themselves if they were apart.
It also explores what happens when the gang finally encounters the real deal and not a guy in a mask, so it's basically "Night of the Living Dead" with the Mystery Inc gang.Frank Welker, voice of Fred, is the only member of the original series on hand.
I hadn't remembered its name, but felt inclined to comment on it, after seeing a couple of remarks about the live-action Scooby movie.I saw this one 2-3 years ago & thought it was very well-done & quite faithful to the original cartoon--which I grew up with and dearly loved.One reviewer of the live movie remarked that the real ghosts were a nice change from the old formula of the cartoon.
Let a great show die!In any case, the real ghosts in Zombie Island were very refreshing, as was the uniquely modern animation.
I thoroughly enjoyed Zombie Island and found it quite interesting that the real-life Scooby plot seemed suspiciously similar (i.e., the group breaking up, then being reunited & finding a real ghost for once).I would strongly recommend this one to any Scooby fans..
I love Zombie Island very much, one of the best Scooby Doo movies easily along with Witch's Ghost.
The animation was very good(one of the best-looking Scooby films), and so was the very 90s soundtrack, Terror Time's extremely catchy.
I also really liked the sophisticated and very atmospheric plot, which was refreshingly different also, about a pirate's ghost haunting a Louisianna plantation, the scenes with the zombies are genuinely unsettling(at times too much so perhaps).
I was and still am a big fan of the original Scooby Doo series before it was ruined by that horrible screaming mutt.
Updated and renewed for the 90s, Fred, Daphne, Shaggy, Velma and our favorite Great Dane rejoin to look for real ghosts, but instead of going to Amityville or Burkittsville, they head for New Orleans where the Cajun stereotypes are stretched and the ghosts are real.
With me being in my mid-teens, I feel a little bit silly watching the Scooby-Doo videos, but I have to admit, Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island was really the best out of all the franchise.
This movie is a staple to fans of Scooby Doo, and we'll say goodbye to the original voice: Don Messick.
It defined the "cartoon" for an entire generation, for better or for worse (animated films are still fighting off the presumption that all "cartoons" are essentially Scooby- Doo).
I always sort of roll my eyes when I see another lineup of endless Scooby-Doo reruns on Cartoon Network, going through the litany of the original series, the guest-star laden "New S-D Movies", the reprehensible Scrappy-Doo ones, and the bewildering "Pup named S-D" episodes.
The ensuing movie consistently delivered on this promise of a fresh new take on the Scooby-Doo franchise cast.
It was jam-packed with self-referential jokes (Fred briefly contemplates wearing his ascot to dinner, but tosses it aside), the Mystery Machine is updated to a modern minivan (complete with computers), and the background art throughout the movie does justice to it all-- it makes for real atmosphere, not just cheesy side-scrolling watercolored filler material.
That was a dark time for animation, and right now it's another Golden Age. S-D on Zombie Island is a product of that new sense of animated legitimacy, bringing genuine life to each of a set of characters who previously were one-dimensional at best...
Let's just say that the movie differs from the rest of the stories.Now, I am way past my childhood, but still picked this up because it has zombies in it, and because it is Scooby Doo after all.
So if you enjoy those, then you will enjoy this animated movie too.As far as the art goes for "Scooby Doo on Zombie Island", then it is your typical Hanna Barberra style art for the series, which is a definite plus.
It is just like something from when I was a kid.The voice acting in this animated movie is good, and even features Mark Hamill.
I will say that all the voice actors did good jobs with their given roles and characters.This animated movie is fun and entertaining for the entire Family, regardless of you actually liking Scooby Doo or not..
This movie was more Jonny Quest-ish, the enemies were a real threat, Scooby Doo is cartoony and funny not seriously threatening.
It's not that I like everything to remain stagnant and the same--after all, I actually like Scrappy, and my favorite Scooby-Doo series was the very different and daring "13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo"."Zombie Island" gives alternate careers and paths to the characters--the series "The New Scooby-Doo Mysteries" said Fred had become a mystery writer and Velma an apprentice rocket scientist.
This movie returns to those roots as the gang realizes that in all those years none of the ghosts or monsters were ever real.
Frank Welker (Fred) is the only cast member to return as lovely Daphne, brainy Velma and hungry Shaggy join our favorite Great Dane in search of their own X-Files.
Adrienne Barbeau, Mark Hamill and Tara Charendoff also lend their voices to the fun.The overall movie is updated as the gang, probably in their early thirties, have jobs and lives, and the old "Where Are You" tune is remade with a hip 90s retro.
Mostly because there is no Scrappy-Doo. The formula is very different from the other Scobby formula because it has real ghost and zombies.
"The 13 Ghosts of Scooby Doo" series was all real, but still cartoony and funny.
Probably the Best of the Scooby-Doo Movies.
This was my favorite as a kid, too, mainly because it was a mind trip to finally see some real monsters in a Scooby-Doo show.
The background artwork is BEAUTIFUL & moonscar manor & the Louisiana bayou look stunning as visual help create a lovely spooky atmosphere!!!I always remembered seeing this on video in Woolworths when i was young way back in the Awesome 90's & the cover art looked fantastic & exciting & creepy but i never got to watch it until i got it brought for in a scooby-doo movie dvd boxset much later in like 2005 or 2006 something like that as i remained a scooby fan my lovely lady got it for me & i finally watched Zombie Island & it was BRILLIANT!!!!The 90's animation is superb & still never been better in my opinion & for a scooby-doo fun cartoon movie it's treated really good & made with heart & love for the creepiness & mystery that we scooby fans love.
The atmosphere is fantastic for an animated movie & has an eerie tone most of the time & absolutely beautiful background artwork & images & an excellent creepy musical score throughout that's exciting & moody & we have real scary actually threatening zombies that look fantastic & this time the monsters are real & takes it to whole new level of pure Horror just in animated form & there's a lovely story of the gang all grown up with other jobs & miss those fun adventures unmasking monsters & it's a lovely warm moment the team get back together.
The Louisiana bayou & southern town the gang are staying at investigating is done beautifully & exciting & the big old mansion they are guests in is beautiful too just like all the animation.Zombie Island stands out as a very special grown up darker but still fun Scooby-doo movie that is basically a Horror movie in animated form but with that goofy scooby fun like an 80's comedy Horror & there's a warm comfort feeling seeing the Gang get back together & face real monsters this time & the supernatural magic & cult all mix together perfectly.
Zombie Island will always be known as the best Scooby movie ever!
In this more contemporary Scooby Doo movie, the Mystery Inc. gang, having separated and acquired new careers, reunites on trip to Louisiana for Daphne's television show.
They run into fun, ghostly adventures - just like the old days.The animation in this movie was very colorful and the plot was somewhat suspenseful, making the story elements, especially that of the zombies.
It was great seeing Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby all banding together again to solve the mystery; you can tell that the humor, jokes and dialog have a more hip and modern touch to it.While a pretty fun and entertaining movie, it doesn't have that unique flavor of the classic Scooby-Doo series.
"Terror Time" and "The Ghost is Here" are both first-rate songs.This is not only the best Scooby-Doo movie, but also one of my personal favorite animated films of all time.
I think it's the darkness and scariness that makes this movie the best out of them all; it still feels like a Scooby movie and has various comedic lines and moments but it just has a much more adult tone overall and seems like the main aim of the movie is to tell a solid story while giving kids (and some grown up) the spooks.The Voice cast is stellar as well.
The Darkest and Scariest Scooby Doo Movie, and One of the Best.
Scooby Doo on Zombie Island was one of the first Scooby Doo movies I ever saw as a child, and it sure was one to start with.
The movie follows the Gang reuniting to tour Louisiana for Daphne's new TV show, where she wants to get footage of real ghosts, not just guys in masks.
What sets this movie apart from other Scooby Doo films and other children movies is that it takes the audience seriously.
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (1998)*** (out of 4) At the start of this feature the gang has broken up and gone their separate ways.
This Scooby-Doo features is one that kept me entertained but at the same time my three-year-old seemed to be bored through the first forty-minutes or so.
It has quite a good plot and makes a great film for everyone, (Well, maybe not really small Kids, but hey, It's up to you what you show them)It's kinda refreshing when all you've been seeing on Scooby Doo your whole life is just a load of old men/women in costumes chasing a group of teens.
Eep.)Anywho, It's a great film and anyone who doesn't like It really needs their head checked, SCOOBY DOO ROCKS!!!.
This was the first Scooby-Doo movie or episode I ever saw, and it gave me a good impression.
Zombie Island may have an unoriginal title, but the movie itself is pleasantly watchable.It's not scary in any sense of the world - not like Scooby ever is.
The gang, after years apart, rejoin to search for a "real" ghost for Daphnes TV show.The accents are iffy, but that aside, the film is fun to watch.
Daphne and Velma also have new voices, but time has marched on since the 60's and I suppose the originals were unavailable for the movie.On the plot, it is well done in all respects..
And, true to the cartoon series, music is prevalent with a good rendition of "Scooby Dooby Doo, Where Are You?" by Third Eye Blind..
This movie was an absolute treat for someone like me, who has been watching and enjoying "Scooby Doo" forever but would really like to see a new spin to the old plotlines.
It had funny allusions to the old show, with a great story and an ending that actually surprised me (somewhat; you didn't really think a Scooby Doo story would have a truly surprising ending, did you?).
The Magic of the Crew is Back in Scooby Doo on Zombie Island.
Scooby Doo on Zombie Island recaptures the magic of the entire original crew.
This was the very first of the new animated TV made film adventures of Scooby-Doo, the dog kids grew to love in the 70s.
Not so with Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island!
Not so with Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island!
I don't want my kids watching cartoons with this sort of theme and will no longer OK them watching Scooby-Doo movies unless I have checked the plot first.
Who would expect that from Scooby Doo????To the viewer who said this was the best ever: I like character development, but not bait and switch..
The Scooby-Doo movie that started it all....
cartoon, by upgrading to full animation, fully-orchestrated "Carl Stalling"-like music scores, doing the same comedy and gags that "Animaniacs" employed, and using all-new sound effects to make the cartoon blend in with the 1990s, in their TV movie "Arabian Nights." They decided to have Scooby-Doo and Shaggy appear in it, too.
Hanna-Barbera decided to breathe new life into the Scooby-Doo franchise, updating it in a better way than "Arabian Nights" tried to do.
But Don Messick, the original voice of Scooby-Doo, died before the film was put in production.
I'm sorry to say it, but Scott can't do a really good Scooby-Doo. He makes him sound like Roger Rabbit.
Anyways, this is the very first Scooby-Doo animated movie that Warner Bros.
Scoobie-Doo, Daphne, Fred, Shaggy and Velma, the members of Mystery Inc.', were fixtures of children's television during the 70's.
The films which followed:  Scooby-Doo and The Witches Ghost' (1999), The Alien Invasion' (2000), Cyber Chase' (2001) continue this change, but Zombie Island' was the creative breakthrough.
are NEVER real in a true Scooby Doo. This one really scared my kids.
If you rent or buy this movie expecting classic Scooby Doo, save your money and your time.
First the story is something that made the movie so good, the gang split up because they have become disillusioned through each monster being the janitor in a mask, so they go there separate ways but it isn't long before they are brought back together for what seems like another jobs.
The main point what makes this so good is that the zombies and the other monsters are actually real, which is both a twist and a refreshing change i mean had it been a guy in a mask it would have been very disappointing.
The animation is very good all the characters are well drawn, the zombies look very cool and the zombies are one of the best things about this movie.
The voice over actors do a very good job such as Scott Innes as Scooby-Doo, Billy West as Shaggy, Mary Kay Bergman as Daphne, Frank Welker as Fred, and B.J. Ward as Velma, and they even have Mark Hamil as Snakebite Scruggs.
So all I can say is make sure you watch Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island because it is awesome.Overall Rating: ********** out of ********** ***** out of ***** Well some may consider this a spoiler so thats why I saved it for last My favorite thing about this movie is that this Mystery was all real no man in a mask its all real and I found that really cool..
Best Modern Scooby Doo Film..
I actually got around to emailing the composer and he mailed me back, saying: "My score to Scooby Doo on Zombie Island is also one of my favorites.
The Best Scooby-Doo movie.
The Best Scooby-Doo movie.
Personally I think that this was the best of all the Scooby-Doo movies, being very entertaining to watch.I liked the way in which this movie kept several elements from the original "Scooby-Doo" series, showing them from a modern perspective, which served to make this something enjoyable for kids and adults as well.The "darker" treatment that the plot from this movie received (At least in comparison with all the previous Scooby-Doo animations) served to make this film much more interesting, giving an unexpected twist to the usual formula of the cartoon.
Scooby Doo on Zombie Island is the best direct-to-video Scooby-Doo yetPlot: After years of uncovering phony phantoms and ghosts the gang has split up.