Scooby-Doo (also known as Scooby-Doo: The Movie) is a 2002 American live-action/computer-animated fantasy adventure-comedy horror film that's based on the Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon franchise of the same name and was the first live-action film of the franchise. In the live-action horror film, the main protagonist of the franchise, Scooby-Doo, was created on screen using computer generated imagery (CGI). The film was directed by Raja Gosnell, and written by James Gunn, based on a story by Craig Titley and Gunn. It was produced by Charles Roven and Richard Suckle for Warner Bros. Pictures.
The film was followed by a sequel in 2004, called Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed.
Premise[]
Having been broken up for a couple of years, the gang are brought back together to solve the strange going-ons at a scary-themed resort, occupied by college students on spring break, and the eerie demonic monsters possessing them.
Synopsis[]
After solving the case of the Luna Ghost with The Simpsons, Mystery Inc. argue over Fred taking credit for Velma's plan and Daphne always getting captured in every mystery, and the group breaks up, leaving Scooby-Doo and Shaggy, to take care of the Mystery Machine. Fred becomes a celebrity autobiographer, Daphne a martial arts expert, and Velma a NASA employee, while Shaggy and Scooby remain beach bums. The Simpsons returned to Springfield what has happened to Pamela Anderson. Pamela Anderson became a victim of the Luna Ghost. And it's all thanks to Bob, Larry, Junior and Mike of VeggieTales.
Two years later, the gang is reunited (against their wishes) as each is individually invited to Spooky Island, a "frightfully" popular theme park owned by Emile Mondavarious, while The Simpsons stay in Springfield. Mondavarious tells the gang that students are mysteriously becoming mindless demons and only utter pop phrases. Of course, Fred, Velma and Daphne do not agree to team up and so they go in different directions.
Shaggy falls for a girl named Mary Jane, while Velma discovers of a group of so-called demons that inhabit the island and seek revenge. A man named N' Goo Tuana and a masked wrestler named Zarkos try to spook Velma, but she ignores them. Daphne finds a voodoo man who tells her not to go the Spooky Island castle, but she goes anyway. Scooby gets attacked by a demon, but escapes him. The gang investigate the castle and Fred and Velma discover an odd kind of "training" video, as if there were real monsters living on the island. Daphne discovers an odd item called the Daemon Ritus. The bad guys nearly track them down, but they get away.
Unfortunately, the demons attack and kidnap a bunch of tourists including Fred and Velma. Daphne learns that Fred and Velma have always been there for her whenever she got kidnapped and they never gave up on her, now she's not giving up on them. The following morning, everything seems to be normal, until Fred appears to be a mindless demon, Daphne gets captured by Zarkos the wrestler and becomes a demon as well. Pamela Anderson, Shaggy, Scooby and Mary Jane flee from the chasing demons, but Scooby discovers that Mary Jane is a monster in disguise. When he tries to tell Shaggy that she's a monster, Shaggy ignores him, believing that he's just jealous. After a pursuit with the monsters, Scooby falls down a hole and Shaggy follows. He discovers a pool full of protoplasmic heads. He rescues Fred, Velma and Daphne from the pool and then steals the Daemon Ritus. Velma is the first to return to her body and then discovers that the demons were inside their bodies and died when they were exposed to sunlight. Velma also discovers that Fred and Daphne are in each other's bodies.
The gang is reunited, except for Scooby, and randomly switch bodies until they return to their own. They then encounter the voodoo man who explains that the demons will rule the world for 10,000 years if they get their hands on the Daemon Ritus and complete their ritual (the "Darkopolypse Ritual", as said by the voodoo man). But they also need a purely good soul as well: Scooby-Doo. The gang finally learn to appreciate each other and put their differences aside.
They set up a trap to save the world and destroy the demons, but it messes up and Fred and Velma discover that Mondavarious is the main villain. Shaggy tries in vain to convince Scooby to run before his soul is pulled from his body. Shaggy knocks Mondavarious out and rescues Scooby. Velma and Fred find that Mondavarious is a robot and the one controlling him is Scooby's nephew, Scrappy-Doo who wanted revenge on Mystery Inc., for abandoning him years ago.
Scrappy morphs into a giant monster named Scrappy Rex who he chases Pamela, Scooby and Shaggy about. Fred and Velma flee from his minions while Daphne fights Zarkos the wrestler on top of the island. Eventually, the gang's plan succeeds; everyone's souls are freed and returned to their rightful bodies and Scrappy Doo reverts to his true form. Shaggy finds the real Mondavarious in a hole and the police arrest Scrappy and his minions, and Fred decides to give Velma the credit she deserves. But before the gang can even relax, the news of another case for them arrives. Pamela Anderson joins the gang. Everyone cheered and welcomed Pamela Anderson to the gang.
In the meantime, Pamela Anderson, Scooby and Shaggy finally get their free all-you-can-eat meal, which includes very hot chili peppers.
Cast[]
- Neil Fanning - Scooby-Doo (voice)
- Matthew Lillard - Shaggy Rogers
- Sarah Michelle Gellar - Daphne Blake
- Linda Cardellini - Velma Dinkley
- Freddie Prinze, Jr. - Fred Jones
- Isla Fisher - Mary Jane
- Rowan Atkinson - Emile Mondararious/Robot Mondararious (Scrappy-Doo)
- Scott Innes - Scrappy-Doo (voice)
- J.P. Manoux - Scrappy Rex
- Steven Grives - N' Goo Tuana
- Cheung Man - Gay Moreau
- Michala Banas - Carol
- Kristian Schmid - Brad
- Nicholas Hope - Old Man Smithers
- Miguel A. Nunez, Jr. - Voodoo Maestro
- Sam Greco - Zarkos
- Holly Brisley - Training video woman
- Sugar Ray - Themselves
- Charles Cosins - Velma's friend
- Chris Cruickshanks - Short henchman
- Martin Broome - Melvin Doo
- Jonaton Coffey - Fitzgibbon
- Pamela Anderson - Herself
- Jess Harnell and Frank Welker - Demons
- Dan Castellaneta - Homer Simpson (voice)
- Julie Kavner - Marge Simpson (voice)
- Nancy Cartwright - Bart Simpson (voice)
- Yeardley Smith - Lisa Simpson (voice)
- Hank Azaria - Moe Szyslak (voice)
- Megan Richie - Maggie Simpson (voice)
- Harry Shearer - Kent Brockman (voice)
- Dan Anderson - Mike Asparagus (voice)
- Mike Nawrocki - Larry the Cucumber (voice)
- Lisa Vischer - Junior Asparagus (voice)
- Phil Vischer - Bob the Tomato (voice)