Scooby-Doo (2002)

Director:

Raja Gosnell

Writers (WGA):

James Gunn (screenplay)
Craig Titley (story) ...

Release Date:

14 June 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Mystery

Tagline:

Zoinks!

Plot:

After an acrimonious break up, the Mystery Inc. gang are individually brought to an island resort to investigate strange goings on.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Resort | Amusement Park | Scooby Doo | Wrestler

Awards:

3 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Freddie Prinze Jr.	...	Fred
Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Daphne
Matthew Lillard	...	Shaggy
Linda Cardellini	...	Velma
Rowan Atkinson	...	Mondavarious
Isla Fisher	...	Mary Jane
Miguel A. Núñez Jr.	...	Voodoo Maestro (as Miguel A. Nunez Jr.)
Steven Grives	...	N' Goo Tuana
Charles Stan Frazier	...	Sugar Ray (as Stan Frazier)
Craig Bullock	...	Sugar Ray (as DJ Homicide)
Matthew Murphy Karges	...	Sugar Ray (as Murphy Karges)
Mark McGrath	...	Sugar Ray
Rodney Sheppard	...	Sugar Ray
Sam Greco	...	Zarkos
Charles Cousins	...	Velma's Friend

Also Known As:

Scooby Doo (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some rude humor, language and some scary action.

Runtime:

Argentina:88 min | Germany:86 min | Spain:89 min | USA:86 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels) | DTS

Certification:

Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (British Columbia/Quebec) (also TV rating) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) (Canadian Home Video rating) | Australia:PG (TV rating) | Malaysia:U | Iceland:L | South Korea:All | New Zealand:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Austria:10 | Brazil:Livre | Finland:K-7 | France:U | Germany:6 | India:U | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:8 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:PG (cut) | USA:PG (Approved No. 39055)

Filming Locations:

Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

In the scene where Fred, Velma and Daphne meet up at the airport, there was originally a flashback for each of them showing what they had all been doing: Fred on a book tour, Velma in a support group and Daphne learning Martial Arts. The flashbacks were cut out because the director thought they dragged out the scene.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Scooby punches Fred on the airplane, Fred moves his head before Scooby makes contact.

Quotes:

Scooby Doo: What's that?
Mondavarious: It's a cat with a bobbing head, please don't touch it.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Forrest Gump (1994)

Soundtrack:

Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?

Scooby rocks!

I watched Scooby Doo, the cartoon, only with medium level interest as a child, so I went (with my wife and kids) mostly as a kick. Matthew Lillard is brilliant as Shaggy (how is that possible? His impersonation skills were flawless!). The cartoonimation of Scooby and Scrappy Doo were interesting but were so 3-D rendered that they did not match the original 2-D versions very well. The plot was reasonably interesting and twisted. No mere disgruntled janitor in a spooky disguise-- there's some evil genius at work. There were some minor plot issues with Velma, Fred, and Daphne having much greater insecurity issues than in the cartoons, but experimenting with such ideas is very cartoon-like. The set and cast worked very well. There's some biological humor with Shaggy and Scooby that I did not expect, but the last bit that they did helped. If you're prudish about gas-passing and belching, there are about 4 minutes you can do without, but they seem very much in character.