Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders
Tags: psychedelic, horror

Plot synopsis:
The Mystery Machine is driving through a desert in Roswell, New Mexico. A sandstorm comes up and Shaggy Rogers makes a wrong turn onto government property. Seeing a UFO causes Shaggy to lose control of the vehicle and the gang find themselves on the outskirts of a small town. While Scooby-Doo and Shaggy stay with the van, the rest of the gang enters a local diner to get directions. Shaggy and Scooby then see a mythical animal called a jackalope. The jackalope takes their last Scooby Snack and they chase it into a cave, where they encounter aliens. They run into the diner in panic, claiming to have seen aliens.
The waitress, Dottie, says that they never see aliens but do see strange lights and hear sounds at night. The chef, Sergio, says that a month earlier local cattle vanished without a trace and a lot of people moved away. A man named Lester claims to have been abducted and he believes the two. He also claims to have pictures, so the gang goes to his house to see them. However, they are nothing more than paintings by Lester. He then refers to SALF: the Search for Alien Life Forms (similar to S.E.T.I.), dishes, saying that ever since they were installed, there have been numerous UFO sightings and disappearing livestock.
The gang stays overnight at Lester's home where Daphne Blake and Velma Dinkley sleep in a bunk bed and Fred Jones sleeps on the couch. Scooby and Shaggy fall into a deep sleep on the roof and are abducted. The aliens try to examine the two, but Scooby is able to free them. After being cornered by the aliens when they try to escape, they pass out. They are awakened in the middle of the desert by a hippie photographer named Crystal, and her golden retriever, Amber. Shaggy and Scooby immediately fall in love with them, and when they meet up with Fred and the girls at the local diner, the two of them are still so love struck after seeing Crystal and Amber that they are not even hungry, which shocks Fred, Daphne, and Velma.
Fred, Daphne, and Velma meet the crew of SALF, Steve, Laura, and Max, while Shaggy and Scooby hang out with Crystal and Amber. Velma becomes suspicious when she sees dried mud on the boots of Steve, Laura, and Max since they are in the desert. She later takes the gang to a canyon where she believes a seasonal river runs. The canyon proves to be dry, but they find caves, mining equipment and on the cave walls, gold. The SALF crew capture and tie them up. The crew explains that they stumbled on the gold cave while searching for a new location for another SALF dish. Since the gold cave was on government land, they decided to keep the secret for themselves, and they planned to keep it that way. They are also exposed as the "aliens" who abducted Scooby and Shaggy, with the UFO being nothing more than a dressed-up helicopter, and the inside of the UFO being an old movie set. Shaggy, Scooby, Crystal and Amber also investigate the cave in the canyon and find the gang and try to rescue them.
Eventually, Crystal and Amber reveal themselves to be the actual aliens from a planet 20 light years away. They dressed like hippies because their only information about Earth came from 1960s television broadcasts, and they assumed that the people of Earth still talked and dressed like those from the 1960s. The UFO that ran the Mystery Gang off the road was actually Crystal and Amber's spaceship. The gang, Crystal, and Amber manage to stop the SALF crew from escaping and tie them up. The SALF crew and their accomplices are arrested, and Crystal and Amber return to their homeworld after a heartfelt goodbye. Shaggy and Scooby are brokenhearted, but a box of Scooby Snacks helps them forget about their sorrows.
In a post-credits scene, Scooby-Doo scares the viewer in an alien costume.

Review: Good Scooby fun with some new features....
Scooby and the gang stumble into another mystery involving aliens, government scientists, a suspicious coffee shop cook, a waitress with a crush on Freddy, a cranky garage mechanic, a crazy old man convinced he was abducted by aliens, a nature photographer and her dog.While this episode follows the same basic formula as the last two Scooby films ("SD on Zombie Island" and "SD & The Witch's Ghost"), there is a new element added: Shaggy and Scooby fall in love.
They meet a nature photographer (Crystal) and her dog (Amber) in the desert fall head-over-heels.
There is a really fun song Shaggy sings while fantasizing about his and Scooby's lives with Crystal and Amber which is a whole side of Shaggy never seen before.This film is much more light-hearted that its two predecessors and the villains aren't nearly as wicked as Simone & Lena (Zombie Island) or Ben Ravencroft (Witch's Ghost).
Freddy pops off some genuinely funny sarcastic remarks throughout the movie and there are a couple of good pokes at the original TV series ("meddling kids", paint-job on the van, etc.)Sadly, this will be the last film that features Mary Kay Bergman as the voice of Daphne.
She did an admirable job as Daphne and the makers of these films will be hard-pressed to find a worthy replacement.A must-see for any respectable Scooby fan!.
Another great Scooby Doo. The mystery may be a little weaker than in previous Scooby movies but this is still well worth your time and showcases the huge potential in the revamped Scooby franchise.The Mystery Inc. gang break down in the desert (déjà vu?) and have to stay the night in a nearby town where the locals rant about aliens kidnapping cattle.
So obviously they are up for investigation.I still don't like those stupid sound effects that are STILL (!!!!!!) used when Scooby or Shaggy BEGIN to run away.
It's pretty lame, considering all the thought and effort that has went into updating the franchise, that these old-fashioned and cruddy sound effects are being used in this day and age.But that aside there is a lot of fun to be had as Shaggy falls in love (his song is way cool), is kidnapped by the aliens along with Scooby and the gang suspecting a rather unfriendly mechanic.
Scooby Doo is going places (even further if they do away with those sound effects) and next time the writers should focus more on plot and mystery as this one was wrapped up in a disappointingly short 74 minutes.
This one hurt a bit.I mean, there were jokes that made the whole movie worth watching.
Unfortunately those jokes weren't enough to really break the Alien thing.Watching it I wanted the return of the masks, at least then it wouldn't have hurt so bad after the first two.Instead we had introduced dead-end characters that we meaningless at the end, no real advancement, and a plot that was trying far too hard to be science fiction and not nearly hard enough to be Scooby Doo..
Gang, We've Got Another Mystery to Solve!.
The Scooby Doo mystery gang is back with Velma, Fred, Daphne, Scooby Doo and Shaggy to solve another mystery.
When their mystery van breaks down in the desert, they learn that they may not be alone as if aliens.
Scooby Doo and Shaggy fall in love with Crystal and Amber.
The movie is entertaining and different from another films.
The film is an entertaining adventure with the Scooby Doo gang and an alien concept.
The film is just light-hearted entertainment with Mark Hamill as one of the voices..
Another Great Scooby Movie!.
Not as good as "Zombie Island" and "Cyber Chase" but still a great Scooby-Doo movie.
However, what's great about this movie is the new "side" of Shaggy we get to see!
Scooby-Doo has been in love before but never Shaggy, as here he falls for a "hippie" called Crystal.
Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders (2000) *** (out of 4) Fast and fun feature has Scooby, Shaggy and the gang breaking down in the desert so they walk to the nearest town where they hear about strange lights and cattle missing.
Soon the gang is going up against some alien invaders and this is where the mystery begins.
SCOOBY-DOO AND THE ALIEN INVADERS is certainly an entertaining little film that offers up a pretty good mystery, a nice story and certainly some very funny moments throughout.
I think the best thing about the film are the actual aliens.
I thought the animation throughout the entire thing was extremely good but the look of the aliens was quite good and it was a joy whenever they were in action.
This here certainly isn't going to win any Scooby Snacks for greatness but I found it easy to get caught up in solving the mystery.
The vocal work by all was good as usual and this here even threw in some romance with Shaggy and Scooby.
He loves everything Scooby but I've never seen him react so positively to a film..
I loved this movie, when it came out, and despite one or two minor flaws, it is like a trip down Memory Lane.
The animation is faultless, and i loved the music in the opening credits, with the planets, totally relevant to the title of the film.
The voice talents, as is usually the case with the Scooby movies, save a couple of exceptions are excellent, a notable standout being Mark Hamill as Steve.
Jeff Bennett was also really entertaining as Lester, and I loved the constant fighting over the Scooby snacks.
The plot, overall was good, not the best, but those aliens to a young child are pretty scary.
My only complaints are the sweet but rather soppy love song in the diner, and although I liked the romance between Shaggy and Crystal, it got a little distracting from the plot.
An avid fan of Scooby Doo that I am, this movie is the one!
Despite the changes, Scott Innes doing Casey Kasem's role as Shaggy this movie is fantastic.
As for Shaggy and Scooby, I liked the video they made called "Groovy", I could agree with them more.
I was very surprised when the the duo were alien agents, they were stuck in the fashion time warp which Shaggy lived in.
But I wondered who was affected more, Shaggy and Scooby?
Despite of it all, it was a very good movie.
Enjoy it with all your Scooby Doo cartoon classics.
As they wait for help Scooby and Shaggy claim to have seen aliens.
Meanwhile Shaggy and Scooby fall in love with a local hippy girl and her dog and follow her to investigate a fenced off government area of the desert and the bank of satellite dishes.One of a series of new Scooby Doo films, this doesn't distinguish itself in any particular way but does continue to give us what the others did  a more aware version of the old cartoon without going the whole hog and filling it with knowing adult gags.
The plot (as with most of the new cartoons) involve real beasts rather than just relying on comedy monsters  these aliens are a little unsettling at times, but the comedy is still good for kids.Scooby doing impressions is a good one, but there are also some self-aware gags that work well for those who grew up watching the old cartoon series  the best bit being where the line `and we would have got away with it etc' is cut short by an impatient policeman as the film moves on!
Shaggy's love subplot is not as strong as it could have been but is still an amusing side of the film.Overall this is probably not for adults but can be watched by them as long as they are fans of the series.
If you're planning to watch it then I imagine you already know you're in the mood for that type of humour and, as long as you are, this is quite an enjoyable little movie..
I could not have been more pleased with the new Scooby Doo film and yet so disappointed at the same time.
The film's producer Davis Doi made a wonderful decision to stick with traditional Scooby Doo plot lines and character set up.
Watch for a classic seen when Scooby imitates a vicious rattlesnake..
I don't remember when it happened, but long ago, I think my mom bought me some Scooby-Doo movies.
One was a DVD pack of 3 movies that included; Abracadabra-Doo, Goblin King, and Alien Invaders.
The following movies will not be reviewed.
Camp Scare will remain ingrained in my brain for the rest of my natural born life, Goblin King will always be known as one of my least favorite Scooby-Doo movies, and Abracadabra-Doo will always be a fun little romp through a Harry Potter cash-in.
I've always been a fan of aliens, cryptids, and the supernatural, so Alien Invaders is basically a staple movie of my childhood.
Here's the plot of the movie.
They have themselves an extraterrestrial encounter, when an alien ship hovers above the Mystery Machine.
They stop in the middle of the dessert to get help in the nearest town, but Shaggy and Scooby decide to stay behind.
There they spot a jackalope that barely has an effect on the plot and the aliens, who are actually rastafaliens.
Shaggy and Scooby pig out on donuts, while Fred, Velma, and Daphne listen in on the story of how Lester got proved by the aliens.
Lester offers to show the gang pictures of the ship and they agree to follow him.
He lets Shaggy and Scooby sleep on the roof, for some reason, and the two get kidnapped by the aliens.
They're's a scene in the ship, and then they wake up to meet a girl and her dog, Crystal and Amber.
If there's anything the movie lacks is in it's plot and mystery, there's nothing really going on.
The mystery is also not interesting, as you only care about two things, aliens and hippie women.
Many people consider this the worst of the four Mook Animation Scooby movies, but I like it.
There animation is also really good, although it's lighter in tone compared to Zombie Island and Witch's Ghost.
Every time Shaggy says Shaggy Jr., I go like, why couldn't this have actually been a thing.
Jennifer Love Hewitt's rendition of the Scooby-Doo is kind on the ears, it could be worse, like in Cyber Chase.
Lester, Dolly, Amber, Shaggy, and Scooby.
All of them, not counting Scooby and Shaggy, are people who definitely need more screen time like the Hex Girls from last movie.
Fred, Daphne, and the SALF employees are okay, and there are parts of the movie where Velma says some cringe-worthy stuff that I'd rather not mention here.
She should be apart of the gang, she didn't deserve to be treated like a secondary character in a franchise that doesn't appreciate those kind of people.
While she is pretty basic and weird, you'll know why if you watch the ending, she's got this weird little charm on her.
She's a very likable character and her relationship with Shaggy is one of the greatest things to ever happen to the Scooby-Doo franchise, even if it was for a short amount of time.
It may be sappy, but it gets me, when I see her leave at the end of the movie, as well as leaving the franchise forever.
This may not be a good movie in terms of plot, but what it lacks it makes up for it with charm and likability.
Any of the Scooby-Doo writers reading this, bring back Crystal and Amber.
Let me get started by saying that the storyline the movie follows is very cool and interesting, I found that it was very well written and came out good on screen.
The animation in this movie is very well done all of the characters are very well drawn and look good.
The voice over actors are very good such as Scott Innes as Scooby Doo and Shaggy, Mary Kay Bergman as Daphne, Frank Welker as Fred, B.J. Ward as Velma, and they even have Mark Hamil as Steve.
So make sure you rent or buy Scooby doo and the Alien Invaders.Overall Score: ********* out of ********** ****1/2 out of ***** Some may consider this a spoiler so that is why I saved it for last.
I have to say how I liked the way they used both real and fake aliens in this movie, The main villains were people in masks and if you watch the movie you will see how they used real aliens..
Yes there are aliens, but they only show up during the movie's climax.
The one's you think are the actual aliens, are just people in masks.
The third of the Mook Animation Scooby-Doo movies is another great one.
People thought that Scooby-Doo couldn't be frightening, but then along came "Zombie Island." People then thought that Scooby-Doo couldn't affect them on an emotional level, but that's just what this movie did.We get to see a side of Shaggy and Scooby we had never seen before.
In this film, Shaggy falls in love with a hippie named Crystal, and Scooby falls in love with Crystal's dog, Amber.
Meanwhile, the rest of the gang is trying to solve a mystery involving aliens that may have been spotted.The true stand-out in this film is Shaggy and Crystal's charming and heartwarming romance.
They have more chemistry than Fred and Daphne could ever hope to have.The animation is once again spectacular, and the landscapes are nice to look at and very well-detailed.The "groovy" song that played in the middle of the film was one of the sweetest songs I've ever heard and the ending where it's revealed that Crystal and Amber are aliens is very heartbreaking, making you really feel for Shaggy and Scooby.One issue with the film is that the mystery is very basic and rather forgettable.
While it doesn't match "Zombie Island," I'd say it's about on par with "Witch's Ghost." Highly recommended for Scooby-Doo fans.RATING: B+.
Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders.
This straight to video film when I was young was quite good because it went back to the original style of Scooby-Doo the TV series.
Scooby and the gang get lost and end up in a desert village outside a alien spotting station.
Aliens are starting to appear and the gang decide to investigate.
During the process Scooby and Shaggy fall in love with Crystal and Amber (a golden retriever).
They also find out there are real aliens, Crystal and Amber!
Scooby-Doo was number 8 on The 100 Greatest Kids' TV Shows, and he was number 49 on The 100 Greatest Cartoons.
From every Warner bros VHS i had, there would always be a trailer for the alien invaders, it looked creepy and cool and my siblings and i just had to watch it, after the first viewing, it became one of our persornal favorites.
Spoiler, there are real Aliens in this movie!
They even start the movie with techs at a SETI radio station.
When they reach the towns diner, they meet some colorful characters, one being a supposed alien abductee named Lester, whose got to have the funniest lines in the movie.
Shaggy and scooby are eventually abducted by the aliens, who look like broccoli men, but still have their intimidating moments.
the next morning they wake up in the dessert where they meet a hippie girl named Crystal and her dog amber, scooby and shaggy fall instantly in love.
Surprisingly ive come to realize shaggy has had quite a lot of girlfriends in the scooby doo franchise, but crystal has got to be the most memorable besides isla fisher of course.
The romance in this movie is very sappy but charming, the song Groovy will basically tell you that ( shaggy imagines having a ty dye wedding with all of the gang present, and having a life with Crystal, but unlike other love struck cartoon characters he doesn't forget about involving his best friend, since scooby doo is still present in his fantasy; that to me is very thoughtful).
The gang meanwhile go to a SETI radio station, where they meet 3 very nice techs, one is played by the always awesome to hear mark Hamill.
Also as it turns out these are the 3 greediest sons of bi******** in all of the scooby doo franchise!
Not only are they probably millionaires from all the gold, they said they stole cattle and sold them too, but when they meet the real aliens, they decide to capture them to make even more money!!!!
The real mystery is why they even bothered to stay working at SETI, and not just buy the whole state!
Sadly crystal and amber have to leave, which is actually very sad, even Fred starts crying, after watching the whole movie you have grown attached to crystal and amber and their relationship with shaggy and scooby, but at the same time its probably for the best.
The aliens departure is very stunning animation and it leaves me in awe every time.
I feel they saved their best animation for the right moments in this movie, the songs are very nice, the characters are all great, and this is a very special scooby doo movie that always abducts me every time i watch it..
Scooby-Doo it again.
I liked Scooby-Doo and the Alien invaders.
A whole new mystery in the lines of ZOMBIE ISLAND and WITCH'S GHOST.
If you love Scooby-Doo and the other Scooby Movies, then you must add this to your collection.
Now if you aren't a Scooby-Fan, then this isn't the movie for you.
But if you never saw anything Scooby related, then this is a good place to start.