Scooby-Doo (Film)

Scooby-Doo is a 2002 American live-action comedy horror film directed by Raja Gosnell, produced 
 	
Directed by: 	Raja Gosnell
Produced by: 	
Charles Roven
Richard Suckle
Screenplay by: 	James Gunn
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Story by: 	
James Gunn
 Craig Titley
Based on: 	Scooby-Doo by Hanna Barbera Productions
Starring 	
Neil Fanning
Freddie Prinze, Jr.
Sarah Michelle Gellar
Matthew Lillard
Linda Cardellini
Rowan Atkinson
Music by 	David Newman
Cinematography 	David Eggby
Editing by 	Kent Beyda
Studio 	Mosaic Media Group
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Distributed by 	Warner Bros. Pictures
Theatrical Release Date	June 14th 2002
Running time 	88 minutes
Country 	United States
Language 	English
Budget 	$84 million
Box office 	$275,650,703
by Charles Roven and Richard Suckle, and scripted by James Gunn. The film is a live action adaptation of Hanna-Barbera television cartoon series Scooby-Doo, and the first installament in the Scooby-Doo live-action film series. The film stars Freddie Prinze, Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard, Linda Cardellini and Neil Fanning in the title role with supporting roles played by Scott Innes, Rowan Atkinson and Isla Fisher. Scooby-Doo and the other nonhuman characters were created on-screen using computer-generated imagery. Filming took place in and around Queensland on an estimated budget of $84,000,000. The film was released in theatres on June 14th 2002, and though it received generally negative reviews, it grossed $275 million worldwide. Reggae artist Shaggy and rock group MXPX perform different versions of the theme song. Shaggy got his stage name from a previous hairstyle of his he says, not from  the character. In 2004. The Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster, a ride based on the film, was built in Warner Bros. Movie World in Gold Coast, Australia in 2002. A sequel, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, was released in March 26th 2004. On September 13th 2009, Cartoon Network released a new live action film, Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins, telling how the gang meet and become Mystery Inc. The film has a whole new cast, and is a prequel to the two theatrical films. 
==Story==
The Gang break up 2 years ago until they get back together.
==Plot==
Daphne (Sarah Michelle Gellar) has been kidnapped  by a ghoul called the Luna Ghost, who has tied her wrists together with a jump rope and gagged her with her own scraf. The gang is shown inside a warehouse illustrating a plan to catch the Luna Ghost and Recuse Daphne. However the plan goes astray although Scooby-Doo(Voiced by Neil Fanning) and Shaggy (Matthew Lillard) manage to catch the ghost. After solving the mystery, constant arguments among the members of Mystery, Inc. cause the gang to go their separate ways. Two years later, Shaggy and Scooby are approached to solve the mystery of the popular horror resort Spooky Island, reuniting with Fred (Freddie Prinze Jr.), Velma (Linda Cardellini) and Daphne, although none of the latter are thrilled to see each other. On the island, the gang meets Emile Mondavarious, the park's owner, who explains his theory that visitors are being cursed. Shaggy falls in love with a girl named Mary Jane, while Scooby is mysteriously targeted by demonic creatures. Velma meets a man named N'Goo Tuana and his minion, the famous luchador Zarkos, who explains that demons rule the island. The gang visits the island's abandoned ghost castle, where Daphne finds a tetrahedron-shaped artifact called the Daemon Ritus and Velma and Fred find a strange classroom with videos designed to address non-humans. When the gang returns to the hotel, they are attacked by the island demons, who kidnap numerous tourists including Fred, Velma and Mondavarious. The next day, Daphne is captured by Zarkos and is possessed, while Shaggy and Scooby discover Fred, Velma and the tourists are now possessed by the demons. The two flee with Mary Jane, until Scooby realizes she is possessed as well. In the midst of an argument between Scooby and Shaggy, Scooby falls down a hole, followed by Shaggy, who dives in to save him. Shaggy comes across a vat containing the protoplasmic souls of everyone who was captured, including the rest of the gang, and releases the gangs' souls to their bodies. Velma discovers the demons are destroyed in sunlight, while Daphne and Fred's souls end up in the wrong bodies. Shaggy steals the Daemon Ritus and reunites with the gang after their souls correct themselves. Coming across Voodoo Maestro, the gang learns that if the leader of the demons absorbs a pure soul through the Daemon Ritus, then the demons shall rule the world for the next 10,000 years. The pure soul belongs to Scooby, while the demons' leader is Mondavarious. The gang puts their differences aside and finally work together to save Scooby. They form a plan but it fails and Scooby's soul is extracted. Scooby is saved by Shaggy, wounding Mondavarious in the attempt. Fred and Velma discover he is actually a robot, controlled by none other than Scooby's nephew, Scrappy (Voiced by Scott Innes), who the gang abandoned years ago due to his egotism. Now vengeful, Scrappy transforms into a giant demon to destroy the gang and rule the world using the tourists' souls he absorbed. Daphne fights Zarkos above the island's caves, knocking him through the roof, which exposes the demons to sunlight and kills them. Shaggy confronts Scrappy and rips the Daemon Ritus off his chest, freeing the souls and reverting Scrappy to his original self. Shaggy finds the real Mondavarious trapped in a hole and frees him. Scrappy and his minions are arrested, while Mystery, Inc. is reunited to continue solving mysteries. At the end, it shows Scooby and Shaggy eating food at the Spooky Island hotel. They both eat hot peppers and scream as smoke comes out of the hotel. 
==Cast==
*Freddie Prinze, Jr. as Fred Jones: The self-proclaimed leader of Mystery Incorporated.
*Sarah Michelle Gellar as Daphne Blake: The fashion-conscious one of Mystery Incorporated.
*Matthew Lillard as Shaggy Rogers: The cowardly one of Mystery Incorporated.
*Linda Cardellini as Velma Dinkley: The intelligent one of Mystery Incorporated.
*Neil Fanning as the voice of Scooby-Doo: Shaggy's best friend, and pet of Mystery Incorporated.
*Scott Innes as the voice of Scrappy-Doo: Scooby's nephew.
*J.P. Manoux as the voice of Scrappy the Creature.
*Rowan Atkinson as Emile Mondavarious: The owner of Spooky Island.
*Isla Fisher as Mary Jane, Shaggy's girlfriend.
*Miguel A. Núñez, Jr. as Voodoo Maestro.
The cast also includes:
*Sugar Ray as themselves;
*Sam Greco and Steven Grives as N'Goo Tuanna and Zarkos, Scrappy-Doo's henchmen;
*Nicholas Hope as Old Man Smithers, a criminal involved in the Luna Ghost mystery;
*Michala Banas as Carol, a college student;
*Kristian Schmid as Brad, Carol's friend;
*Martin Broome as Melvin Doo;
*Jonathan Coffey as Fitzgibbon, a security guard;
*Jess Harnell as the creatures who kidnap and possess humans.
==Production==
Producer Charles Roven began developing a live-action treatment of Scooby-Doo in 1994. Actor Mike Myers also expressed interest in playing Shaggy. However, by the end of the decade, the combined popularity of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, along with the addition of the script and updated digital animation led Warner Bros. to fast track production of the film. Scooby-Doo began principal photography in October 2000. The movie was filmed on location in and around Queensland, Australia. The film started production on February 12th 2001 at the Warner Bros. Movie World theme park.[5][6] The film wrapped production in June 2001. The film was originally set to have a much darker tone, essentially poking fun at the original series, much like The Brady Bunch Movie and was set for a PG-13 rating. Shaggy was set to be a stoner, Velma and Daphne had a side relationship, and there were many marijuana references.[8] Several rumors about these aspects in the original cartoon series were passed around by fans of the original and were to be incorporated into the live action film.[9] One marijuana reference that was retained was the use of "Mary Jane" as the name of Shaggy's love interest. According to actress Sarah Michelle Gellar, after the cast had signed on there was a change and the film became more family-friendly. Some of the original adult jokes are still in the film. They are also included in deleted scenes on the home media releases.[10] Gellar also said her character and Linda Cardellini's shared an onscreen kiss that did not make the final film. "It wasn't just, like, for fun," she said, explaining it took place in the body-switching scene. "Initially in the soul-swapping scene Velma and Daphne couldn't seem to get their souls back together in the woods. And so the way they found was to kiss and the souls went back into proper alignment."
==Music==
The film's score was composed by David Newman. 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 as singer, Shaggy performs the theme song of Scooby-Doo, Where are You? but instead was entitled, "Shaggy, Where are You?".
==Distribution ==
Videogame
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. 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.
==Home Media==
The film was released on VHS on October 11th 2002 and on DVD on December 2nd 2002. The release included deleted scenes, among them an alternate opening animated in the style of the original TV series. It was later released as a double feature with its sequel on Blu-ray on November 9th 2010.
==Deleted Scenes==
===Alternate Opening===
The Movie was originally going to have an animated where Daphne is kidnapped by monsters who appeared on episodes of the original Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! series: The Creeper (Jeepers! It's The Creeper!), The Phantom Shadow (A Night of Fright is No Delight) and Frankenstien (A Gaggle Of Galloping Ghosts)
===Flashbacks===
TBA
===Nightmare Boulevard===
TBA
===Velma’s Song===
TBA
===Locker Room===
TBA
===Daphne’s Spirit Thingy===
Daphne is kidnapped and held in a cave. She gets her soul sucked out of her and gets possessed by a demon.
===Heart Attack===
TBA
Reaction
===Box Office===
Scooby-Doo debuted with $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 31st 2002, with a final gross of $153 million in the United States. It made an additional $122 million in other territories, bringing the total worldwide gross to $275,650,703, making it the 15th most successful film worldwide of 2002.
===Critical Respone===
Scooby-Doo received generally unfavorable reviews from film critics and audiences alike. The film holds a 30% approval rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 142 reviews with an average rating of of 4.4/10 and the consensus, "Though [Matthew] Lillard is uncannily spot-on as Shaggy, Scooby Doo is a tired live-action update, filled with lame jokes."[15] Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score, rated the film 35 out of 100 based on 31 reviews from critics. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film a negative review, stating that the film "exists in a closed universe, and the rest of us are aliens. The Internet was invented so that you can find someone else's review of Scooby-Doo. Start surfing."[17] Peter Travers of Rolling Stone said, "Get out your pooper-scoopers. Doo happens June 14th, warn the ads for Scooby-Doo. And they say there's no truth in Hollywood."[18] Robin Rauzi of the Los Angeles Times called the film "entertainment more disposable than Hanna-Barbera's half-hour cartoons ever were."[19] Although Jay Boyar of the Orlando Sentinel said that children who liked the animated version of Scooby-Doo will "probably like" the film, he urged parents to "know that the violence is a bit harder-edged than in the cartoon version." He would later go on to say that adults who remember the cartoon version "may get caught up in what Scooby would call the "rostalgia,"" but said that "adults who do not fondly recall the Scooby-Doo cartoons are strongly advised to steer clear." Conversely, Hank Struever of Washington Post gave the film a positive review, stating that "You don't want to love this, but you will. Although Scooby-Doo falls far short of becoming the "Blazing Saddles" of Generations X, Y and Z, it is hard to resist in its moronic charms." 
==Accolades 
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Gellar won Choice Movie Actress: Comedy at The Teen Choice Awards. Prinze Jr. was nominated for a Razzie for Worst Supporting Actor.
==Sequel
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A sequel, Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed, was released in theatres on March 26th 2004. In the sequel, Mystery Inc. battle some old enemies.
==Direct To Video Prequels
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Cartoon Network released two TV live Scooby-Doo films, entitled Scooby-Doo: The Mystery Begins  (2009) and Scooby-Doo: Curse of The Lake Monster (2010).
 
 
 
 
 
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