Scooby-Doo and the Witch's Ghost (1999) (V)

Director:

Jim Stenstrum

Writers:

Rick Copp (written by) and
David A. Goodman (written by)

Release Date:

5 October 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Adventure | Comedy | Family | Mystery

Plot Keywords:

Spell Book | Wiccan | Horror For Children | Small Town | Thanksgiving

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Scott Innes	...	Scooby Doo / Norville 'Shaggy' Rogers (voice)
Mary Kay Bergman	...	Daphne (voice)
Frank Welker	...	Fred (voice)
B.J. Ward	...	Velma (voice)
Tim Curry	...	Ben Ravencroft (voice)
Kimberly Brooks	...	Luna (voice)
Jennifer Hale	...	Thorn (voice)
Jane Wiedlin	...	Dusk (voice)
Bob Joles	...	Jack (voice)
Tress MacNeille	...	Sarah Ravencroft (voice)
Peter Renaday	...	McKnight (voice)
Neil Ross	...	Mayor (voice)

Directed by
Jim Stenstrum

Writing credits
Rick Copp		(written by) and
David A. Goodman		(written by)

Produced by
Joseph Barbera	....	executive producer
Davis Doi	....	supervising producer
William Hanna	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Louis Febre

Casting by
Collette Sunderman

Production Management
Christopher Keenan	....	production supervisor

Art Department
Mark Bachand	....	props
Victor Dal Chele	....	storyboard artist
Dublin Evans	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Stuart Ablaza	....	foley editor
Rick Hinson	....	sound effects editor
Dave Rowe	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Animation Department
Ruben Chavez	....	background artist
Mark Lewis	....	clean-up artist: character design

Editorial Department
Julianne Humbert	....	post-production coordinator (as Julianne Lins)

Music Department
Bodie Chandler	....	song producer
Gary Lionelli	....	song producer
Lolita Ritmanis	....	orchestrator
Peter Rotter	....	music production supervisor
Jeffrey Schindler	....	conductor

Other crew
Dane Taylor	....	production technology
Kris Zimmerman	....	voice director

Production Companies

• Hanna-Barbera Productions
• Warner Bros. Animation

Distributors

• Warner Home Video

Other Companies

• Paramount Pictures Scoring Stage M  music recorded at
• Rhino Records  soundtrack released by

Also Known As:

Runtime:

70 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:G | UK:U | USA:Unrated | South Korea:All

Company:

Hanna-Barbera Productions

Trivia:

Tim Curry, long term fan of Scooby-Doo, considers "Dreadful darkness, hear my cry. Bring back one who cannot die" to be his favorite line throughout his career as he believes it was an inside joke referring to Scooby-Doo (who entered the scene after the line was said).

Quotes:

Velma:[Velma pretends to fall down as she tries to expose the fake ghost] Help me! I've fallen and I can't get up!

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Soundtrack:

The Witch's Chost

Best Scooby Doo movie out there

I started watching the original show when I first got the Cartoon Network, and as soon as I found out that they were making movies separate to the usual formula of fake villains, I just had to check 'em out.

Don't get me wrong; Zombie Island was cool too, but this one in particular is by far my favorite.

This has got to be one of the best of these movies simply because of the fact that the gang faces off against a conjured ghost... it also sheds some much-needed light on the differences between wiccans and witches.

Not only is the plot a draw, but the music was pretty cool too. The Hex Girls were pretty killer for an animated band.

All in all, I really enjoyed this movie. I even look for it every October.

9/10