Scooby-Doo (2002)

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

Director:

Raja Gosnell

Writers:

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

Stars:

Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Matthew Lillard

3 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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

Storyline

The Mystery Inc. gang have gone their separate ways and have been apart for two years, until they each receive an invitation to Spooky Island. Not knowing that the others have also been invited, they show up and discover an amusement park that affects young visitors in very strange ways. Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy and Scooby soon realize that they cannot solve this mystery without help from each other.

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Plot Keywords:

island | resort | amusement park | spring break | girl with glasses | 

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Taglines:

The Ghouls Are Revolting.

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Mystery

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Official Sites:

Fox Official site [France]

Country:

USA Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 June 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Scooby Doo

Filming Locations:

Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Box Office

Budget:

$84,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$1,157,711 (Brazil) (4 October 2002)

Gross:

$4,942,107 (Brazil) (29 November 2002)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Mosaic Media Group, Atlas Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital SDDS (8 channels) DTS

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The production used all the sound stages that the studio had.

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Goofs

When Shaggy first sees Mary Jane on the plane, the strap to her bag is draped over her left shoulder. After she bends down to ask Shaggy if she can sit with them, the strap is across her chest.

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Quotes

Fred: How many times do I have to tell you? There is no such thing as ghouls, ghosts, goblins or monsters! Listen up, there is absolutely ABSOLUTELY NO SUCH THING AS... MONSTERS!

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Crazy Credits

As the Warner Bros. logo fully appears, a chunk of it is suddenly bitten off, and Scooby-Doo is heard giggling. A new logo appears, with the letters "SD" in it (for Scooby-Doo), and reading underneath "A Mystery Inc. Company".

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Connections

Referenced in Scoob 2 (2003)

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Soundtracks

"Take the World"
Written, Produced and Performed by Evan Olson

User Reviews

Good? No. Funny? You bet!

Scooby and the gang investigate a mystery on Spooky Island.

OK...this is NOT a good movie. The jokes are very obvious and the PG rating keeps things very clean and family friendly. Still, I was laughing a lot. Maybe it was my mood, but I kept giggling over all the jokes. It works mostly because the entire cast plays it straight.

Sarah Michelle Gellar looks nothing like Daphne in the cartoon, but she is good. Likewise, Freddie Prinze Jr. looks nothing like Fred either, but he's OK. Matthew Lillard, however, is letter perfect as Shaggy. Also the woman playing Velma is right on target. And the CGI Scooby was just great...his expressions and body language provided lots of laughs. Great special effect and the movie moves quickly.

My only real complaint--did we really need a burping/breaking wind contest between Scooby and Shaggy?

A very good family movie--I liked it a lot. A very guilty favorite all the way.